Suffolk Veterinary Group Animal Wellness and Laser Surgery Center

11/13/2021

Due to unforeseen circumstances of a car in our lobby, Suffolk Veterinary Group Will Be Closed for appointments on Saturday, November 13. If we have not yet reached you to reschedule your pet's exam, please call us at 631-696-2400. Thank you for your understanding.

According to reports from the MTA inspector general, three of the agency's foremen collected thousands of dollars in overtime pay while they were at home or running errands.

09/19/2020

Now more than ever please, please call and cancel your appointment at least 48-hours in advance so that we may schedule a patient who is sick and needs to be seen sooner. We would really hate to have to discontinue providing services such as Toe Nail Trims because they take away appointment times from sicker patients. Thank you.

09/09/2020

UPDATE: ** FOUND ** THANK You Everyone!!

Missing In South Setauket Park. Last seen in the greenbelt woods sump area of Patricia Lane 09.09.2020 at 8:30am running towards Doe Lane. Please call 631-696-2400 or 631-487-5620 if spotted. Do not approach, not very friendly. If captured, take to Town of Brookhaven Shelter PLEASE! Has microchip.

06/25/2020

Please watch when driving, turtles of all species also love to sun near roadways.

This time of year many people are seeing snapping turtles (our state reptile!) digging in their yards or swimming in home ponds. Snapping turtles make their nests in easily dug soil, so they may lay their eggs in backyards and gardens. If the nest can be allowed to remain, hatchlings will emerge in August or September but sometimes overwinter until spring. If the area where the nest has been laid must be disturbed, contact your regional wildlife office for guidance: https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/558.html

Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) are often described as aggressive, but a better term is defensive. If you see one on land it is usually a female who is looking to lay eggs. Try to give her some extra space and she will move on. Snappers spend most of their lives in the water, where they will generally swim away from people when encountered and are usually docile.

Unfortunately, snapping turtles face serious threats—being struck while crossing roads or collection for the food and pet trade. It is illegal to collect or relocate a snapping turtle without a permit, and they can only be hunted in season with a valid hunting license.

For more info: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/55703.html

06/25/2020