What to expect when visiting

Patient Care & Visitation

Our highly experienced staff will give your pet the care and compassion it deserves while in our hospital. Our patients are monitored 24 hours a day. A trained technician is always present to administer medications and perform general treatments for our patients. In the event of an emergency or if any further diagnostics or treatments are necessary, we will notify you immediately, so please make sure we have accurate contact information on file. You can call to check on your pet at any time. 

We also request that visitation not occur the same day as surgery, due to preoperative workups, recovery times, and the extensive monitoring necessary on procedure day. However, you are welcome to come and visit your pet while he/she is hospitalized during the remainder of their visit with us at South Paws Veterinary Specialists. Our visiting hours are 1pm – 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Please call ahead to reserve our visitation room, designed to make you and your pet as comfortable as possible.

Estimates

Before you leave your pet in our care, we will present you with a medical treatment plan for estimated services to be performed during your pet’s stay in our hospital. This is only an estimate and is not a guarantee, but if any further diagnostics or treatments are required, we will update you and give you an estimate for these additional services. We require a 75% deposit of the upper end of the estimates to be paid prior to the procedure. The balance of your bill is due at discharge. We do not offer payment plans directly. However, we do offer third party payment plans and financing through Wells Fargo Health Advantage. Please inquire at the Front Desk if you are interested in our financing options; in most cases, it takes only a few minutes for approval. Wells Fargo can be applied for online in the comfort of your own home.

Financing Options

South Paws Veterinary Specialists will do everything we can to help you afford surgical treatment for your pet’s needs. Our fees reflect top quality care by our dedicated and highly-trained staff with an unsurpassed level of concern for your pet. Our goal is to provide progressive, superior veterinary medical and surgical protocols while offering your pet the utmost compassion and attentive care.

Wells Fargo Health Advantage

We use Wells Fargo Health Advantage! For more information or to set up your account today, please click here and get started today!

Discharges

At the time of discharge we will provide you with discharge instructions concerning your pet’s surgery and postoperative care (ex. medications, physical rehabilitation recommendations, confinement.) We will review these instructions with you and answer any questions you may have. This discharge will be sent to your family veterinarian so that they will be up to date on your pet’s postoperative care as well. In addition, we will send a complete case summary referral letter to your veterinarian with all pertinent physical exam findings, diagnostics, and treatments. This ensures that we keep your veterinarian up to date and allows us to treat your pet with a truly integrated, team approach.

South Paws Veterinary Specialists is the premiere surgical specialty hospital of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Our goal is to give your pet expert surgical solutions and provide them with the most comprehensive surgical care available in our area. We routinely see cases from all over the state of Louisiana, as well the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf coast.

What to expect when visiting

Patient Care & Visitation

Our highly experienced staff will give your pet the care and compassion it deserves while in our hospital. Our patients are monitored 24 hours a day. A trained technician is always present to administer medications and perform general treatments for our patients. In the event of an emergency or if any further diagnostics or treatments are necessary, we will notify you immediately, so please make sure we have accurate contact information on file. You can call to check on your pet at any time. 

We also request that visitation not occur the same day as surgery, due to preoperative workups, recovery times, and the extensive monitoring necessary on procedure day. However, you are welcome to come and visit your pet while he/she is hospitalized during the remainder of their visit with us at South Paws Veterinary Specialists. Our visiting hours are 1pm – 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Please call ahead to reserve our visitation room, designed to make you and your pet as comfortable as possible.

Estimates

Before you leave your pet in our care, we will present you with a medical treatment plan for estimated services to be performed during your pet’s stay in our hospital. This is only an estimate and is not a guarantee, but if any further diagnostics or treatments are required, we will update you and give you an estimate for these additional services. We require a 75% deposit of the upper end of the estimates to be paid prior to the procedure. The balance of your bill is due at discharge. We do not offer payment plans directly. However, we do offer third party payment plans and financing through Wells Fargo Health Advantage. Please inquire at the Front Desk if you are interested in our financing options; in most cases, it takes only a few minutes for approval. Wells Fargo can be applied for online in the comfort of your own home.

Financing Options

South Paws Veterinary Specialists will do everything we can to help you afford surgical treatment for your pet’s needs. Our fees reflect top quality care by our dedicated and highly-trained staff with an unsurpassed level of concern for your pet. Our goal is to provide progressive, superior veterinary medical and surgical protocols while offering your pet the utmost compassion and attentive care.

Wells Fargo Health Advantage

We use Wells Fargo Health Advantage! For more information or to set up your account today, please click here and get started today!

Discharges

At the time of discharge we will provide you with discharge instructions concerning your pet’s surgery and postoperative care (ex. medications, physical rehabilitation recommendations, confinement.) We will review these instructions with you and answer any questions you may have. This discharge will be sent to your family veterinarian so that they will be up to date on your pet’s postoperative care as well. In addition, we will send a complete case summary referral letter to your veterinarian with all pertinent physical exam findings, diagnostics, and treatments. This ensures that we keep your veterinarian up to date and allows us to treat your pet with a truly integrated, team approach.

South Paws Veterinary Specialists is the premiere surgical specialty hospital of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Our goal is to give your pet expert surgical solutions and provide them with the most comprehensive surgical care available in our area. We routinely see cases from all over the state of Louisiana, as well the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf coast.