Douglas County
Klaich Animal Hospital in Reno proudly serves patients in Douglas County and the surrounding neighborhood — close enough to be convenient, established enough to be the practice your neighbors already recommend.
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A full-service animal hospital is your pet's primary doctor, dentist, surgeon, and pharmacy in one place — wellness exams and vaccines, dental cleanings, spay and neuter, surgery, diagnostics, and care for the day something goes wrong. Keeping it under one roof means one team knows your pet's history, which matters enormously when minutes count.
Outside the area? We'd still love to meet your pet. Plenty of clients make the trip and tell us it's worth it.
What sets the Douglas County visit apart
Wellness Exams
Nose-to-tail checkups that catch problems early. The single most valuable thing you can do for your pet.
Vaccinations
Core and lifestyle vaccines tailored to your pet's risk — not a one-size-fits-all bundle.
Spay & Neuter
Routine surgery with full pain control and monitoring. Best done at the right age for your pet's breed.
Dental Cleaning
Scaling, polishing, and a full oral exam with X-rays under safe anesthesia. Protects more than the teeth.
Directions from Douglas County
Start in the heart of Douglas County and head toward 1990 S Virginia St.
Follow the main avenue into Reno — we're just a few minutes from Douglas County.
Look for Klaich Animal Hospital in Reno at 1990 S Virginia St; the entrance is easy to spot from the street.
Street parking and nearby garages are available, and we're a short walk from the closest transit stops.
What Douglas County clients say
I have been taking my dog here for years, she sees Dr.(s) Bertucci and they’re fantastic. But today, while bringing her in for her annual lab work, I witnessed something I found to be marvelous and profoundly impressive. An entire family rushed in their injured dog who was clearly in distress, family members and children in tears, and the staff reacted so quickly, calmly and efficiently. Immediately got the dog and family back for care. The waiting room was packed, they’re handling emergencies, and still managed to squeeze my dog in for an additional vaccine she was due for despite it not being scheduled. Over the years I have particularly admired Janelle (pardon if the name is incorrect, she has dark hair and a warm smile). Everyone there is patient, kind and attentive. Highly recommend to anyone in the Reno area. Every single one of you is amazing! What you all do matters SO much.
We really like this veterinarian clinic, they have seen several of our pets over the years. We had to put down an old friend and they are the most professional, understanding, kind, patient and giving people. This one was hard for both of us and the staff did an excellent job handling our specific situation 👏 👍 thank you.
Love this vet. Never have an issue about getting my dog right in.
More about local business care in Douglas County
Sticker shock on a spay, a neuter, or a small mass removal is a common reason Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa, Indian Hills, Zephyr Cove, and Stateline owners start asking neighbors for a second clinic. Klaich Animal Hospital in Reno is a full-service hospital that still treats the estimate as something you should be able to read: what is urgent, what is elective, and what you can decline without being treated as a difficult client.
Carson City sits on the same corridor as Douglas County, and many households already split errands between the valley and Reno. Bring the pet once when you can. Onsite services include the exam, in-house laboratory, digital radiography, and—when the case needs it—soft tissue or orthopedic surgery without sending you to a separate facility for the next sentence of the plan. Parking is a paid lot; the entrance, parking, and restroom are wheelchair accessible.
Guiding, not pressuring, is the voice on purpose. If a four-figure path is on the table for a cyst, a dental package, or hip work, you should hear cheaper medically acceptable alternatives when they exist, and you should hear when they do not. Call (775) 826-1212 to schedule. Visits are by appointment.
Wellness Exams & Vaccinations
Routine wellness exams and vaccinations for Douglas County households should not feel like a mystery several-hundred-dollar fog. You get the physical exam, the vaccine plan, and any preventative lab work named as their own items so a multi-pet home can stage what happens this visit.
Orthopedic Surgery
Cruciate repair, hip dysplasia surgery, and fracture repair are in-house orthopedic surgery, which matters if you already drove up from Gardnerville or Stateline and do not want a referral that creates a third appointment. Prognosis and payment-path talk happen before stacking procedures.
Veterinary Dentistry
Pet dentistry here is oral care plus dental surgery when the mouth needs it. Skipping an anesthetic dental cleaning has medical tradeoffs; those get named. So does the risk that extractions appear mid-procedure—budget that conversation on the front end.
Urgent Care
Urgent care for a blocked cat, a collapsing senior, or a painful ear is same-hospital diagnostics, not a handoff that leaves Douglas County owners sitting in a new waiting room with no records. If the case is truly time-sensitive, say so on the phone when you book.
Spay & Neuter
Spay and neuter quotes that feel far higher than an older clinic memory are exactly why valley owners comparison-shop. Ask for the itemized estimate, what aftercare is included, and whether a low-cost clinic is a medically fair alternative for an otherwise healthy pet.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Removing a small cyst should not automatically read as a multi-thousand-dollar specialist event. Soft tissue surgery is offered with informed consent: what the mass workup includes, what can be staged, and when watchful waiting is not honest.
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery stays on the table only when the exam and imaging support it. Douglas County owners get the why, the limits of a guarantee, and room to seek another opinion on non-emergent neurologic cases.
Veterinary Diagnostics
Bloodwork, radiographs, ultrasound, and endoscopy answer specific questions. Repeat chronic-disease labs that would not change the plan should be identified that way. A playful pet does not get a screening bundle dressed up as an emergency.
Pain Management & Laser Therapy
Laser therapy and pain management are for arthritis, post-op comfort, and the senior who is slowing on Minden walks. They are not a guilt add-on. If comfort care is the honest path instead of another surgery, that sentence should be said out loud.
Senior Pet Care
Senior pet care includes preventative lab work and an honest read when a pet looks okay at home but labs suggest something serious. Euthanasia, when it is responsible to discuss, is presented as care—never as the only button on the estimate.
Parasite Prevention
Parasite prevention, heartworm tests, and fecal tests are preventative care with a reason attached. Valley and Tahoe-adjacent pets still need a year-round plan; the products and the timing should be explainable in plain language.
Veterinary Pharmacy
Prescription diets, supplements, and the online pharmacy exist so a Gardnerville or Zephyr Cove household is not driving to Reno for every refill after the exam is already done.
Frequently Asked Questions — Douglas County
Is a high neuter invoice in Douglas County a reason to get a second quote?
Yes, on a non-emergency spay or neuter you can pause and compare. Ask Klaich for an itemized estimate of what is included, then decide. A second quote is not a delay of urgent care; it is how you check that the path matches the pet in front of you.
Where do I go if I only want an affordable quote for a small cyst?
Start with an exam and a written estimate that separates diagnostics from the removal itself. Soft tissue surgery is done in-house; if a cheaper medically acceptable path exists, it should be offered. Nonprofit and community clinics are part of how locals stretch budgets—ask whether that referral is appropriate for this mass.
What if a clinic jumps to a serious diagnosis without basic bloodwork?
Ask for the baseline labs and imaging that support the claim. This hospital’s diagnostics live on site so that conversation can happen with data, not vibe. You are allowed to question a test without being treated as difficult.
Do you serve Stateline and Zephyr Cove, or only the Carson Valley towns?
Douglas County coverage includes Minden, Gardnerville, Indian Hills, Genoa, Zephyr Cove, and Stateline. The hospital itself is in Reno, by appointment, at (775) 826-1212.
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