Perkins Road Veterinary Hospital is a well-established, full-service, small animal veterinary hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care.

We provide a broad spectrum of diagnostic procedures through in-house testing and the use of external laboratories. We also work closely with local specialty practices when special diagnostic procedures are required. The facility includes a well-stocked pharmacy, in-hospital surgery suite, in-house x-ray capabilities, a closely supervised hospitalization area, and indoor climate controlled boarding kennels, outdoor day kennels and a very large exercise yard. Our special feline boarders are housed in their own area of the hospital away from all dogs.

At Perkins Road Veterinary Hospital we strive to offer not only sound advice, but also optimal veterinary care, thus allowing you the enjoyment of your companion for a maximum number of years. Our job is not only to treat your pet when he or she isn't feeling well, but also to help you learn how to keep your best friend happy and healthy.

Our Doctors
Dr. Curt Ritchie
Dr. Ritchie is a 1992 graduate of the University of Arkansas with a BS in Animal Science. He is a 1996 graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Dr. Ritchie worked his first 4+ years as a mixed animal veterinarian at the Denham Springs Animal Hospital. In December of 2000, he and his wife Dr. Jennifer Ritchie, purchased the Perkins Road Veterinary Hospital. He now concentrates on canine and feline only medicine, surgery and advanced dentistry. Dr. Ritchie's interests are in small animal dentistry, surgery, pediatrics, geriatrics, preventative medicine, dermatology and pain management. Dr. Curt is currently in a residency program to become board certified in veterinary dentistry. Dr. Ritchie is a member of the AVMA, LVMA, AVDS, BRAVMA, VIN and AAFP. When Dr. Curt isn't working he loves spending time with his family, golf and watching all sports especially the purple and gold!



Dr. Jennifer Ritchie
Dr. Jennifer Hetzler Ritchie, a New Orleans native, completed her undergraduate studies as a prevet major st Louisiana State University. She earned her DVM from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998 where she met her husband, Dr. Curt Ritchie. Dr. Jennifer worked at several small animal hospitals following graduation until she and her husband purchased the Perkins Road Animal Hospital in 2000. She takes pride in their excellent staff and the high quality of medicine and surgery practiced at PRVH. Dr. Jennifer believes in an "open door policy" which encourages clients to tour the facility, visit their sick pets or boarding animals. Along with practicing veterinary medicine, Dr. Jennifer has developed and teaches companion animal medicine at Louisiana State University. Her special interests include internal medicine, pain management and dermatology. Jennifer's favorite pastime is spending time with her husband and daughters. She also enjoys running, gardening and swimming.



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Here at the Perkins Road Veterinary Hospital we have always stressed the importance of exams every six months. One exam is the Annual visit where your pet, depending on whether they are feline or canine, receives a complete, thorough physical exam, appropriate vaccines, heartworm testing and a fecal exam or deworming. Six months later they receive another thorough physical exam, any appropriate vaccines, fecal and or deworm medicine.
Why are wellness exams important?
1. One year in human lives compares to 5-7 years for your pet. An exam every six months equates to you receiving an exam every 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years.

2. If your dog goes outdoors, on walks, plays with other dogs, goes to a groomer or boards while you're out of town then their Bordetella vaccine should be boostered every six months. The Bordetella vaccine helps prevent or lessen the severity of a very common, easily transmissible upper respiratory infection.

3. As animals begin to age more health problems occur. These problems may not be apparent to you, the owner. By examining your pet twice yearly, early detection and diagnosis helps improve your pet's quality of life.

4. Wellness exams are the perfect time to perform routine blood and urine tests. These screening tests allow us to see a picture of what is going on inside your pet's body. It is impossible for us to know how healthy you pet is internally without performing these tests. A healthy appearing on the out side DOES NOT equal a healthy pet on the inside. In our years of practice, we have discovered many, many disease processes going on in healthy appearing animals. The sooner the problem is diagnosed and a treatment plan administered, the better chance your pet has for recovery and living a longer, healthier life.

5. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) recommends a fecal exam or deworming your pet at least twice yearly.

6. We want our clients to be happy. We want our patients to live long, happy, pain free, high quality lives. Wellness exams and routine screening tests are a big step towards you helping us help your pets achieve these goals.

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