Kleintierpraxis Wydenhof (Kriens)

We want to help ensure that your animals enjoy a high quality of life. By treating our patients with warmth and compassion, listening to your needs, and providing professional medical care and advice, we strive to build a close relationship with you and your animals. Our patients are:

• Dogs
• cats
• Small rodents (e.g. rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.)
• reptiles
• Birds

We are very centrally located also from the city of Lucerne and from Hergiswill only a few minutes by car or by bus for our Patienen reachable.

Our medical services are:

• Prevention (vaccinations, medication against parasites like fleas, ticks or worms)
• Consultation (puppy rearing, nutrition and dietetics, health care, travel consultation, behavioral disorders, dog training)
• Implantation of microchip, health certificates
• Medical examinations (diseases of internal organ systems, infectious diseases, hormonal diseases, skin diseases)
• Orthopedic examinations (diseases of bones and joints, screening for patellar luxation)
• Laboratory examinations (blood, urine, feces, cerebrospinal fluid and various organ samples for examinations in specialized laboratories)
• X-ray examinations (standard X-ray examinations, contrast medium passages, breed-specific
• examinations such as hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, etc.)
• Ultrasound examinations (internal organs, pregnancy clarifications, tumor screening ect.)
• Special diagnostics (ECG, blood pressure measurement, allergy test and fungal cultures, determination of mating time by vaginal swab and hormone determination)
• Anesthesia/analgesia (modern inhalation anesthesia, sedation and local anesthesia, intra- and postoperative monitoring and pain therapy)
• Surgery (castrations, gynecology such as cesarean sections and uterine infections, abdominal surgery, emergency surgery such as gastric torsion ect., tumor surgery, general soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery)
• Dental treatments (dental restorations, dental cleanings, tooth extractions)
• Ophthalmology (eyelid corrections, nictitating gland prolapse, ophthalmoscopy ect.)
• Inpatient care (intensive medical care and care of animals in the practice for one or more days)
• Complementary medicine (Bach flower therapy and homeopathy for general indications; for more advanced therapies (e.g. acupuncture, holistic classical homeopathy, bioresonance, etc.) patients are referred to specialists in the region)
• Euthanasia (euthanasia carried out in a dignified manner, home visit if desired, accompaniment of the grieving pet owners, as well as organization of a professional disposal or cremation of the mortal remains)