| Monday | 24hr |
| Tuesday | 24hr |
| Wednesday | 24hr |
| Thursday | 24hr |
| Friday | 24hr |
| Saturday | 24hr |
| Sunday | 24hr |
- routine appointments 6 days a week
- open 24 hours for emergencies
- A doctor is always on the premises
- Treat dogs and cats only
- routine and non-routine surgery
- 24-Hour Vet
- Animal Flea Control
- Animal Grooming
- Animal Microchipping
- Declawing
- Emergency Veterinary Clinic
- Holistic Veterinary Medicine
- Small Animal Vet
- Spaying/Neutering
- Veterinarians
- Veterinary Dentistry
- Veterinary Euthanasia
- Veterinary Medical Specialties
- Veterinary Surgery
Description
Routine appointments are available 6 days a week, we also have 24-hour emergency services with a doctor always on the premises. We are an accredited member of A.A.H.A (American Animal Hospital Assoc.) Our services include: new puppy/kitten exams, Well visit exams, emergencies, internal medicine, dentistry, intensive care, acupuncture, surgery, micro-chipping. Our equipment includes: E.K.G, Endoscopy, ultrasound, oxygen units and digital radiology. For your payment convenience we accept Visa, MC, Discover, and Am. Express. We offer Care Credit and V.C.A Rewards credit card financing plans. Cats and Dogs seen only. New clients are always welcome.
Routine appointments are available 6 days a week, we also have 24-hour emergency services with a doctor always on the premises. We are an accredited member of A.A.H.A (American Animal Hospital Assoc.) Our services include: new puppy/kitten exams, Well visit exams, emergencies, internal medicine, dentistry, intensive care, acupuncture, surgery, micro-chipping. Our equipment includes: E.K.G, Endoscopy, ultrasound, oxygen units and digital radiology. For your payment convenience we accept Visa, MC, Discover, and Am. Express. We offer Care Credit and V.C.A Rewards credit card financing plans. Cats and Dogs seen only. New clients are always welcome.
Photos
some of our staff gathered in the waiting room
A few of our staff posing on the fire escape
Some of our techs enjoying the weather
Welcome!
Greta and Ebonie enjoying the weather
three of our caring technicians in the ICU
Our hospital is located on Route 88 (Library Road), Castle Shannon. We look forward to meeting you!
Happy staff working hard at Animal Friend's Mutt Strutt
The local VCA hospitals gather to support Animal Friend's Bark in the Park
Some of our Licensed Techs ready to provide tender, skilled nursing care for you pet.
Some of our Licensed Techs ready to provide tender, skilled nursing care for you pet.
Some of our Licensed Techs ready to provide tender, skilled nursing care for you pet.
Doctors
Dr. Carey McGowan
Dr. McGowan is the Medical Director of VCA Castle Shannon. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia and has worked here since 1999.
Carrie Breneman, VMD
Associate Veterinarian
School: University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Carrie Breneman is a Pittsburgh native and grew up in the South Hills. She received her degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2000. She practiced outside of Philadelphia for five years before returning to Pittsburgh and joining the VCA family at the VCA Fox Chapel practice across town, in 2005. She enjoys watching movies and reading.
Jennifer Finn, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
School: Purdue University
Dr. Jennifer Finn is a 2005 graduate of Purdue University. Dr. Finn and her husband, Mike (a veterinary opthamologist), relocated from Oklahoma to the Pittsburgh area. Dr. Finn's interests include opthamology and feline medicine. Dr. Finn and her husband own a cat.
Nicole Hladio, DVM
Dr. Nicole Hladio
Associate Veterinarian
School: North Carolina State University
Dr. Hladio received her DVM from North Carolina State in 2008. She recently completed a year long internship at VCA Veterinary Referral Specialists, where her emphasis was in emergency medicine and opthalmology. She is a native of Pittsburgh and is a huge sports fan enjoying the Steelers, Penguins and Notre Dame. She owns a dog and a cat.
Terry White, DVM
Dr. Terry White
Associate Veterinarian
School: Ohio State University
Dr. White received his veterinary degree from OSU in 1985. Dr. White has 13 years of emergency experience in the Akron-Canton area. He is the former owner of Green Animal Medical Center and the current medical director of VCA Green Animal Hospital. He has been married 30 years and has 4 children and 3 grandchildren. He owns a golden retriever, a King Charles Spaniel and a Scottish Fold cat.
Mark Boccella, VMD
Dr. Mark Boccella
Associate Veterinarian
School: University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Boccella joined VCA Castle Shannon in 2003. He received his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He worked as a large animal vet for a year before starting his small animal career. Mark has two children and pets Ala, Sushi and Mr. Lopez.
Shannon Bruno, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
School: St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Bruno attended St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating in 2009, she returned to Pittsburgh and joined the VCA family as an emergency doctor. Dr. Bruno lives with her 4 cats, 1 dog and a guinea pig.
Melinda Eyrich, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
School: Colorado State University
Dr. Eyrich has spent most of her career in the west and is a native of Arizona. She received her DVM degree from Colorado State University. She and her husband Christopher have been married 26 years and have two girls, Sydney and Esme'. Their family is enriched by two dogs, Vlinder and Maggie, and three cats, Yummy, Squidgy and Blueberry. Dr. Eyrich is one of VCA Castle Shannon's emergency doctors.
Ciprian Losiv, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
School: Tufts University
Dr. Iosiv lives in Morgantown W.Va with his wife, 3 children and their cat, Abra. He joined the staff of VCA Castle Shannon as an emergency/critical care doctor in 2004. He received his veterinary degree from Tufts University in 2002.
David Mikoloski, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
School: Ohio State University
Dr. Mikoloski will join VCA Castle Shannon in July 2012. He is a 2007 graduate of The Ohio State University. He has worked as both an emergency doctor and a general practitioner. He served 3 years in the US Army and 3 years in the US Army National Guard. His wife is also a veterinarian.
