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Welcome to Cascade Summit Animal Hospital
Cascade Summit Animal Hospital in West Linn,OR is a full service companion animal hospital. It is our mission to provide the highest quality in veterinary medical care in a friendly, relaxed setting. We hope you will refer your family and friends to our practice.
We have three veterinarians on staff. Dr. Christine Ortner, Diplomat ABVP, is the only board certified dog and cat specialist in West Linn. Dr. Michelle Lawson has been practicing in the Portland area for several years and is very active with Corgi rescue. Dr. Lauren Chattigre' is a holistic veterinarian who helps our patients with alternative therapies such as acupuncture, orthopedic manipulation, herbs, homeopathy, sound therapy and reiki.
At this site, you will find information about our practice philosophy, our services, 
helpful forms to assist you and an extensive Pet Medical Library for you to search for additional pet health care information.Thank you for taking the time to read about our veterinary practice and the services we offer.
We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please contact us at (503)655-1722 for all your pet health care needs.
Thanks for visiting and we look forward to serving you!
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Featured Articles
Litter Box Problems One of the most common complaints that cat owners make is that a cat will not use its litter box properly. Usually it is a problem with the cat urinating outside the box, but occasionally a cat will b...
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Rabies- Not a Disease of the Past Did you ever think that your pet's rabies vaccination wasn't all that important? Did you know that if your cat or dog is not current on its rabies vaccination, and a stray or wild animal bites your pe...
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Pet Insurance Explained As the amount of money spent on pet health care increases steadily at an estimated rate of 40% a year, and as pets become more like family, owners are looking to spend a little more for their pets. Ma...
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The Truth behind K-9’s and Chocolate We have all heard people say things such as “Don’t give your dog chocolate, it will kill him!” or “Even a small amount of chocolate will kill a dog.” Fortunately for all cabinet opening dogs out there...
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Helping Dogs with Low Vision or Blindness As veterinary medicine advances, dogs are living longer and longer. With advancing age, more geriatric diseases are becoming prevalent. Problems with vision, such as occurs with cataracts, glaucoma, a...
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Fleas, the Frustrating Pest Consider the following scenario: You arrive home from a long flight from a wonderful, two-week vacation. As you drive home, you remind yourself the boarding kennel is already closed and you have to ...
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