Lyon County
Klaich Animal Hospital in Reno proudly serves patients in Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon County
Start in the heart of Lyon County and head toward 1990 S Virginia St.
Follow the main avenue into Reno — we're just a few minutes from Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon County
Fernley, Dayton, Silver Springs, and Stagecoach sit far enough from Reno that a veterinary visit has to earn the drive. Klaich Animal Hospital is set up for that reality: wellness and vaccinations when the pet is well, urgent care and in-house diagnostics when something breaks, and orthopedic or soft-tissue surgery in the same hospital so you are not told to come back next week to a different address.
Lyon County owners share the same cost questions as Sparks and Storey County households—how to tell necessary diagnostics from optional ones, and how to afford chronic care without surprise labs every visit. The working method is ranked options. Urgent first. Elective named as elective. Decline paths stated in plain language, including what you risk if you wait.
Onsite services, a paid parking lot, and wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, and restroom are the practical facts of the building. Appointments are required. (775) 826-1212 is the number to call before you get on the highway, not after you are already in South Meadows hoping for a same-day gap.
Wellness Exams & Vaccinations
Wellness exams and vaccinations are the visits worth grouping for a Lyon County household with more than one pet. Bring the records you have. The exam should say what is due, what is a booster, and what preventative lab work would change if you staged it to a later trip.
Orthopedic Surgery
A cruciate tear or fracture is a long-haul reason to pick a hospital that already does orthopedic surgery. In-house repair means the surgeon conversation happens where the radiographs were taken. Staged care is on the table when stacking procedures would break the household.
Veterinary Dentistry
Dental cleaning and extractions are a common sticker-shock item for Dayton and Fernley owners. Ask what a fair estimate includes, whether problems can be managed another way if anesthetic cleaning is declined, and how mid-procedure findings get communicated before extra work proceeds.
Urgent Care
Urgent care from Lyon County only works if the phone plan is honest about timing. Same-hospital diagnostics—lab, digital radiography, ultrasound—keep a blocked cat or a painful ear from becoming two counties’ worth of waiting rooms.
Spay & Neuter
Spay and neuter is scheduled surgery. If the quote feels out of line with what neighbors paid, say so and ask for the line items. A second quote is appropriate when the pet is stable.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Soft tissue surgery after a long drive should not be a surprise add-on to a “quick look.” Informed consent covers what will be done, what histopathology might add, and when transfer or a pause is safer than proceeding the same day.
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is not a first-pass wellness topic. If a Lyon County pet needs that level of procedure, the hospital will say what imaging has to happen first and whether the case is appropriate to keep in-house.
Veterinary Diagnostics
In-house laboratory, digital radiography, ultrasonography, and endoscopy exist so one trip can answer the question that justified the drive. CT and biopsy, when discussed, are specialist-level paths with no guaranteed diagnosis—that limit should be said before you authorize them.
Pain Management & Laser Therapy
Pain management and laser therapy help the pet who still has to ride home to Silver Springs or Stagecoach after a procedure. Comfort is the outcome. If the better plan is medication and rest instead of another intervention, that is the plan.
Senior Pet Care
Senior pet care for a declining dog in Fernley includes the euthanasia talk when it is responsible, and it includes not having that talk as a substitute for basic bloodwork. Preventative lab work is timed to decisions, not to a calendar that ignores the household’s budget.
Parasite Prevention
Parasite prevention is preventative care you can refill without inventing a crisis. Heartworm and fecal testing get a why. If a product is optional for this pet’s actual risk, it should be optional on the invoice too.
Veterinary Pharmacy
The online pharmacy carries pharmaceuticals, prescription diets, and supplements so Lyon County owners are not repeating the Reno drive for every chronic-care refill after epilepsy or diabetes monitoring is already underway.
Frequently Asked Questions — Lyon County
Is the drive from Fernley or Dayton worth it if I might still be referred out?
Many surgical and diagnostic steps stay in-house, including orthopedic work, soft tissue surgery, digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, and the laboratory. If a case needs something this hospital does not do, that should be clear before you authorize a long workup. Ask that question when you book.
How do you handle chronic conditions without surprise bloodwork every visit?
Monitoring cadence should be explained: which repeat labs would change the treatment plan, and when watchful waiting is medically reasonable. Chronic care is not supposed to feel like financial Russian roulette. If a draw is optional this cycle, it should be labeled optional.
What happens if I cannot pay for the next surgery the same day?
Medical urgency and payment collection are separate conversations. Ask up front about discharge, transfer, and medical-records policies. Staged care, a medical versus surgical pathway, and time to look at financing referrals are the honest tools—not holding a pet over a next invoice.
Can I get a second opinion without delaying a true emergency?
For a blocked cat or a collapsing senior, start care where you can be seen promptly and take records with you. For non-emergencies, a second opinion is expected. This hospital welcomes informed owners who have already read another clinic’s plan.
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