Current Clients
Follow-up Appointments
After your initial appointment with Drs. Sherman, Hopfensperger or Gruen at the Behavioral Medicine Service and depending on the nature of the problem, a follow-up visit may be recommended in order to assess response to treatment and to provide guidance for the long-term management plan. The fees for recheck appointments vary depending on the amount of time required. Brief phone calls and e-mail communications regarding reports, progress, or questions are included in the initial consultation.
- 20-30 minute recheck by telephone, $65 (for out-of-town clients or for medication adjustment)
- 30-45 minute recheck in office, $95 (follow-up, to update treatment plan)
- 60 minute recheck in office ,$130 (complex problems or to demonstrate behavior modification techniques)
- 30-60 minute annual appointment in office, $130 (review medical record, evaluate physical health, update treatment plan, and fill prescriptions)
Prescription Refills
Medication may be recommended for your pet, as part of the behavioral program. We would be glad to manage the prescribed medication for a year following the initial visit. If a refill is needed during this time, please call or e-mail with your specific request (your name, pet's name, pharmacy name and number, medication name and amount of medication given daily), and a note indicating how your pet is doing. Thereafter, we will need to see your pet in our office once each year in order to continue to prescribe medication.
Long Term Clients
Some patients continue to do best on medication after the first year. For these patients, we would be glad to continue to prescribe medication but require an annual office recheck visit to the Behavioral Medicine Service. We also need to know that your pet is in good health and is monitored annually by his/her primary veterinarian. If we have not seen your pet in over a year, please call us to schedule a 60 minute recheck appointment. Prescriptions cannot be filled for patients whose records are not up-to-date. Please bring with you to that recheck appointment the following:
- Your pet
- A copy of your pet's medical record, from your primary veterinarian.
- A copy of wellness lab results (CBC, Chemistry profile). This may be performed by your primary veterinarian at your pet's annual wellness visit or we can assist at the time of your visit.