Island Veterinary Hospital

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Our Veterinary Mission

We’re here to take care of your pet’s health, and to give you good quality instruction on how you can best care for your pet as well.  Our goal is to do this preventatively, so that we don’t ever need to see your pet with a health emergency.  But when those emergencies arise, we’re here to give your pet the priority and the care he or she deserves.

Without you and your pet, we wouldn’t be here, and we never forget that.   We also don’t forget that your pet is a part of your family, and when we treat your pet, we’re really treating your child.  That means treating you and your pet with respect, loving care, kindness, careful attention to detail.  It also means keeping your pet from experiencing unnecessary discomfort or pain during treatment.

And we recognize that in helping you understand how to provide better care to your pet at home, we need to be a resource of information for you without being preachy or presumptive.  We love your pets, but we’re sensible folks too, and we realize that, for example, not everybody is going to brush their dog’s teeth every day.   We understand that there is a balance here, and we make it our goal is to simply provide you with the information you need – the recommended care for your pet –  and it’s your decision to what lengths you wish to go to keep your pet healthy and happy.

Dr. Steve Eastman

Dr. Steve Eastman graduated from the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge, and has been caring for pets in the veterinary profession for over 18 years.   Dr. Eastman grew up in a rural, Midwestern setting surrounded by animals and naturally developed an abiding interest in their health and welfare.

Dr. Eastman is pioneer in the more judicious use of animal vaccinations, and is at the forefront of providing only the latest care for your pets.  Dr. Eastman’s treatments for your pets are based on the latest and most accurate studies available to professionals, and help ensure that your pet will have the best protection from known threats to your pet’s health.