| About: | Located at the intersection of Rte 38 and Hartford Rd. in Mt. Laurel, LARCHMONT ANIMAL HOSPITAL is easily accessible to the surrounding towns of Mt. Laurel, Moorestown, Lumberton, Hainesport, Medford, Willingboro, Delran, and Westampton.Established in 1992, LARCHMONT ANIMAL HOSPITAL has always prided itself in providing compassionate,caring, and professional veterinary service to its clients. Drs. Helfat and Tamas have a combined 60 plus years of veterinary knowledge and experience. They both are well respected members of the community and both belong to the American Veterinary Medical Association and the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. The office has repeatedly been inspected and approved by the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. The hospital maintains a full line of modern diagnostic, surgical, and dental equipment. On appointments we routinely perform 'annual' exams(including vaccinations, bloodwork, and parasite control)and 'sick' exams(including general illness, lumps and tumors, skin disorders, allergies, and much more). Our surgical procedures include spay/neutering/declaws, lump/tumor removals, exploratories, biopsies, wound management, absesses, and hematomas. The hospital participates in the New Jersey Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program. Our dental procedures cover any challenge from routine cleaning and prophylactic care to root canals. Our diagnostic equipment is capable of performing a full slate of blood testing, radiographs, and electrocardiology. A 15% discount is offered to new clients on their first visit. All heartworm prevention and Frontline is priced to beat online sites. LARCHMONT ANIMAL HOSPITAL also boasts a modern and expertly maintained boarding facility for dogs,cats, and other house pets. The boarding kennel is part of the hospital, and as such,all sick pets are immediately brought to the attention of the veterinarians, and examined. Pets who require medication are routinely boarded, including diabetics. At the owner's request,surgeries may be coordinated with boarding appointments. Cats are boarded in a facility separate from the dogs. All boarding is climate controlled with full heat and air conditioning. The dogs are allowed access to the outside fresh air. The total facility is routinely disinfected and cleaned, well lighted, and staffed with experienced employees. Proof of vaccinations is required prior to boarding. The whole boarding facility is protected by a central alarm system wired into the fire department and a security service( which notifies the police). The hospital also offers pet grooming with Karin, our incredibly talented and experienced groomer. Karin boasts 10 plus years of pet grooming, is gentle and kind, and caters to dogs and cats. On rare occasions, the veterinarian will assist her with various forms of pet sedation to handle a tough procedure. |
| Hours: | Monday 08:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Tuesday 08:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Wednesday 08:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Thursday 08:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Friday 08:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Saturday 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sunday Closed |
| Categories: | Pet Supplies, Veterinary Medicine, Cat Boarding, Dog Boarding, Dog Grooming |
| Payment: | Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Debit Cards, Check |
| Specialities: | Discounts for first time visit,multipet,Seniors |
| Brands: | Hills diets,Iams diets,IVD diets,Royal Canin diets |
| Associations: | American Veterinary Medical Assoc., NJVMA,SJVMA |
| Products and Services: | Veterinary Care, |
| Year Established: | 1992 |
| Other Contact Info: | Fax: 856-273-8020 Email: mhelfat@aol.com |
I have been a Larchmont client for 5 years. I would never go elsewhere! The vets are truly caring and not fake. While veterinary care can be costly, their bills are reasonable, fair, fully explained, and you know your money is being spent wisely. They even call you back the very next day when tests are run and they want to check on how the pet is feeling. With only 2 vets( Dr. Helfat and Dr. Tamas, you always know who you are seeing, and so you feel very comfortable and your pet recognizes a familiar, friendly face. You can even get to say hi to Bingo when she comes by to keep the receptionist busy behind the front desk. But don't try to give her a biscuit by hand because she forgets her manners.....ouch.
I've been taking my dog here since she was a baby. Dr. Tamas is a great veterinarian. Always takes time to explain things thoroughly and answer all my questions. Its obvious the man cares deeply about animals. Rachel, Lisa, and Erin are wonderful too.
I have been taking my cat to Larchmont for about 3 years. I have always been pleased with the care and staff service. However, my cat had a dental cleaning for infected gums at Larchmont last week and was put under anesthesia. 2 hours after I had her home I fed her, and she regergitated her food along with mucus and began hacking. I rushed her to Mt Laurel Animal Emergency Hospital, where she was found to have a tracheal tear due to the anesthesia tube. She aslo had a megaesophagus - restriction of airway, and severe inflamation. She was placed in an O2 chamber for 2 days and given iv fluids, antibiotcs, pain medication and antiinflamatories. During the first night air had proceeded to accumulate under her skin, causing a crackling sound when u pet her. I went to Larchmont the next day to inform them of what happened. Rachael immediately called Dr. Tamas (she woke him up) and put me on the phone with him. He was extremely apologetic and sincerely upset over this occurance. He stated that he is an anesthesiologist, and in 12 years nothing like this has ever happened to him. He visited my cat at Mt Laurel ICU, and kept in contact with me during her stay there. He also said he will be paying the hospital bill, which came to slightly over $2000. After doing a lot of research on tracheal tears during dental proceedures, I have learned that it is more common than expected. I read that during dentals, there is more risk of debris entering the airway, therefore anesthesiologist have a tendency to inflate the intubation tube more, in an effort to ensure no passing of substances. Overinflation of the tube is what is known to cause the tear in the trachea. I do not know if this is what happened to my cat or not, Dr. Tamas and I have not sat down together to fully discuss the incident as of yet. I brought my cat home 6 days ago, at first it was very rough, she was panic stricken, not eating and hiding under the blankets on the bed for the first 2 days. I had to take off work for 3 days to be home and supervise her, because physical activity is to be strickly limited. But as of today I am happy to report she is doing much better. She is still on pain medication and antibiotics for 2-3 more days, and she still has air under the skin which will take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to dissipate. The entire experience was extremely traumatic for my cat, and my family. But Dr. Tamas and Rachael were very supportive through it all, and I do not believe Dr. Tamas is a negligent practioner. Dr. Tamas and Rachael have always been very warm and compassionate with my cat and other animals I have seen them interact with in the office. They love and care for their patients very much. I actually feel very bad for Dr. Tamas that this happened, because I could clearly see how upset he and Racheal both were. I will be keeping my cat under Dr. Tamas care for ongoing Vet services. Let's just hope she never needs anesthesia for anything, ever again!