Dr. Amy B. Bess, DVM

OUR SERVICES

Wellness and Prevention

Bellefonte Animal Clinic is a firm supporter of wellness and prevention.  Each patient's care is based on individual assessments and every year you will be asked to answer a few questions that will allow us to recommend the best protocol for your pets.  Vaccinations, heartworm testing and stool exams are just a few of the services we provide to keep your pets on track to live a long, healthy life. Click here to find our more ways to keep your "fur-babies" healthy.

Radiology

Our clinic has a digital x-ray unit that allows us to deliver sharp detailed images in less than a minute. We can also forward the films to board certified veterinary radiologist with the click of a mouse!

Boarding

The dogs and cats are housed is separate areas that are completely heated and air-conditioned and are protected by an alarm system including smoke and heat detectors.
We feed Hill's Science Diet Food, walk the dogs outside three times a day, provide blankets and towels to lay on and play "Through A Dog's Ear" music in the dog area.

We also offer a Sunday evening pick-up time.  Please call 606-836-9933 for vaccine requirements and additional information and reservations, 

Surgery

​We offer a wide range of soft tissue surgeries,  including cryosurgery, and some minor orthopedic surgeries.

Our surgery room includes a heated water blanket to keep patients body temperatures up during surgical procedures. We also have a pulseoximeter to monitor the patients heart rate and blood oxygen levels during anesthesia.

Dentistry

Dr. Bess and the staff at Bellefonte Animal Clinic are firm believers that dental health is a vital part of your pets overall health and well being.  Our clinic performs dental cleanings, extractions and minor surgeries. Any major procedures or surgery is referred to a board certified specialist.
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Every February is National Pet Dental Health Month and we participate by offering specials during that month.

In-House Laboratory

Our clinic has a full in-house laboratory.  We can have the result of most laboratory test in just minutes.  For those tests that we cannot perform in-house we will send them to an outside lab and can usually have the results the next day.

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Grooming

​We have a professional groomer available four days a week.  She is here Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. A typical groom includes a haircut, bath, nail trim and ear cleaning.  You can also request a bath only.  There are some vaccine requirements, for additional information please call the office at 606-836-9933.

Microchipping

Bellefonte Animal Clinic offers the HomeAgain Pet Recovery service, a permanent, unalterable method of pet identification responsible for the successful reunion of more than 200,000 lost pets with their rightful owners. A microchip with an unique code is implanted under the skin between the shoulders of the pet.  HomeAgain maintains a national database that is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.  When a lost pet is found, it can be scanned at an animal shelter or veterinary clinic,  the animal's microchip number is called into HomeAgain, and the pet owner is notified immediately.

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