Welcome to Spoon River Animal Clinic!
We are a state-of-the-art, full-service veterinary clinic serving the dogs, cats, exotics, horses, and livestock of Canton, IL, and the surrounding areas. Our mission is to serve our clients, their pets, and their livestock with expert care and high quality products in a friendly and professional environment.
As pet-owners ourselves, we understand how much your pet means to you. We support our clients in their efforts at responsible pet ownership through preventive veterinary health care, advanced diagnostic technology, and aggressive treatment for injury and disease, as well as educational resources and opportunities. We are able to provide a complete lineup of primary care services, including surgery and dental care, and we can provide referrals to specialists in the area should your pet ever require more advanced treatment.
American Animal Hospital AssociationSpoon River Animal Clinic is proud to be an accredited member of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). Less than 15% of animal hospitals in the US hold this distinction.
Our accreditation demonstrates our commitment to the highest standards of veterinary care. AAHA regularly evaluates our hospital to ensure that we comply with the association's standards for facilities, equipment, and quality procedures. AAHA standards are recognized around the world as the benchmark for quality care in veterinary medicine.
The AAHA Standards of Accreditation, viewed as the standard of veterinary excellence, contain more than 900 individual standards, divided into 18 major sections. These areas of focus include: patient care and pain management, surgery, pharmacy, laboratory, exam facilities, medical records, cleanliness, emergency services, dental care, diagnostic imaging, anesthesiology, and continuing education.
AAHA-Certified, Spoon River is recognized for its high standards in veterinary practice and supreme quality care.
With the help of a veterinary technician, Dr. Phipps listens to the heart and lungs of this precious patient using a stethoscope.
Dr. David Hahn, trained to care for equine, draws blood from the jugular vein of this beautiful patient.
