Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Veterinarian in DeWitt
DeWitt Animal Hospital has been dedicated to providing quality veterinary care for pets throughout their lives since 1956. Our practice combines extensive experience with a personalized approach, offering services ranging from wellness and preventive care to pet boarding. Our friendly staff prioritizes making each visit relaxing for pets while maintaining a commitment to advanced diagnostics and treatment. Led by Dr. Robert Wilcox since 1998, we focus on building lasting relationships with clients and patients through compassionate care. Located in DeWitt, NY, we serve the local community and surrounding areas, including Syracuse and Onondaga County.Our team ensures transparency, clear communication, and tailored treatment plans to meet each pet's unique needs. We emphasize early detection through regular wellness exams and offer comprehensive services such as vaccinations, in-house laboratory testing, and geriatric profiling. Our boarding facilities accommodate dogs, cats, and small pets, ensuring their comfort during stays. We also participate in the Friends of Animals Spay/Neuter Program to support community pet health initiatives. By integrating modern veterinary practices with a family-oriented ethos, we strive to be a trusted partner in maintaining pets' long-term well-being.
Services
Wellness Examinations
Vaccinations
Pet Boarding
In-house Laboratory
Geriatric Profiling
Pharmacy Services
Parasite Testing
Surgical Preparations
Online Prescriptions
Health Monitoring
Details
- Year established: 1956
Highlights and features
- Serving DeWitt since 1956 with proven experience
- Personalized treatment plans tailored to individual pet needs
- Comprehensive diagnostic capabilities with in-house laboratory
- 29 spacious kennels for comfortable pet boarding
- Active participation in community spay/neuter programs
What people say
Friendly staff
Compassionate care
Timely appointments
Positive boarding experiences
Effective communication
Services
Wellness Examinations
Our comprehensive wellness exams assess pets' health through physical evaluations, vaccination reviews, and preventive care planning. We monitor vital signs, dental health, and mobility while discussing behavior changes with owners. Tailored to each pet's age and lifestyle, these checkups enable early disease detection and personalized treatment recommendations that support long-term wellness.
Pet Boarding
Our boarding facility offers safe, comfortable accommodations for dogs, cats, and small animals. With 29 outdoor-access kennels for dogs and separate feline housing, we maintain strict health requirements including vaccinations and parasite testing. Staff provides medication administration, playtime, and photo updates while licensed veterinary professionals remain on-site for medical oversight during stays.
Vaccinations
We administer core and preventive vaccinations for dogs and cats following strict health protocols. Services include rabies, distemper, bordetella, and Lyme disease vaccines with required pre-vaccination exams. Our staff educates owners about species-specific immunization schedules and offers heartworm/flea prevention options to maintain pets' long-term health and compliance with boarding requirements.
In-house Laboratory
Our full-service lab performs complete blood counts, chemistry panels, parasitology, and disease screening tests. Capabilities include pre-anesthetic bloodwork, geriatric profiling with organ function analysis, and urgent diagnostic testing for sick pets. We combine these results with physical exams to create accurate treatment plans while also utilizing external labs for specialized analyses.
Geriatric Profiling
Tailored for pets aged six and older, our geriatric program includes comprehensive bloodwork, organ function tests, and heart health evaluations. The T4 thyroid test, ProBNP cardiac screening, and chemistry panels detect age-related conditions like kidney disease and diabetes. These assessments help us implement early interventions to maintain quality of life for senior animals.
People
Dr. Robert Wilcox
Veterinarian
Dr. Robert Wilcox has led DeWitt Animal Hospital since 1998, bringing decades of veterinary experience to our practice. He focuses on gentle animal handling, personalized treatment planning, and maintaining strong client relationships. Dr. Wilcox oversees all medical services while ensuring preventive care remains central to our approach.
Questions
How often should my pet have wellness exams?
Annual checkups recommended for most pets. Puppies, kittens, and seniors require more frequent visits for development monitoring and chronic condition management.
What documentation is required for boarding?
Boarding requires proof of vaccinations including rabies, distemper, and bordetella within specified timeframes, recent negative fecal exams, and spay/neuter verification for dogs and cats.
Which vaccines are mandatory before boarding?
Boarding requires current DHLPP for dogs, FVRCP for cats, and rabies vaccination for both species, with specific titer requirements and timelines outlined in our admissions policies.
What happens if my pet needs emergency care?
We provide contacts for 24/7 emergency facilities including Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York and Cornell University Hospital For Animals when urgent care needs arise.
Can I refill prescriptions online?
Established clients can request refills through our Vello portal or Petly app. Some medications require current exam records before dispensing to ensure proper care.
What payment methods do you accept?
We accept major credit cards, cash, and checks at our office. Third-party online payment options are not currently available through our system.
Reviews (5)
Andy Dowling
Jun 04, 2021
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This is my usual clinic and my cat had a potential exposure to a bat that was found dead in our apartment. Each time I called, I was told to contact someone else. The first time, I was told to contact a local emergency clinic that doesn't even carry the rabies vaccine (they told me I need to talk to my usual vet). The next time I called to make an… appointment for a rabies booster shot, to which they said they would look into it and call me back. When they called me back, Nicole advised me they were fully booked for the next couple of days and told me to contact the ADC which will help me
Lou Lewis
Jan 23, 2021
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Staff is courteous and friendly and genuinely cares about your pet as well as caring that humans are also made to feel comfortable and satisfied with the care that's being provided.
Don Swartz
Nov 27, 2020
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They spayed my cat and did a butcher job, looks like 2 year olds did the surgery. Never again try taking a little pride in your work. Absolutely horrible. Very upset.
Velvet Schmarder
Jun 27, 2020
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We called to have our pup updated on her Rabies shot. When we took her to DeWitt we had some other concerns with some stuff that was going on since we booked her appointment. The vet and the vet techs were amazing, also My pup really liked them. Definitely be going back to get the rest of her vaccinations back in order! They were priced well too.
Kristen Snyder
Jun 12, 2020
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My pup got neutered on 6/10/20 on a neuter certificate. One you need to update what u get charged for that the certificate doesn't cover . End up paying $113 at pick up which is fine but there were charges on… there not explained at pre-surgery or the pick up. 2nd apparently the cone I brought was not good enough fine but I need to get a phone call instead they put a cone on him and charged me for it without even notifying me . 3rd was told when I dropped my dog off to call the following day for pick up when I asked if I would be getting a call after he was out of surgery i was told no I
