Veterinary Services

Veterinary Services for Farm Animals

All Animal Veterinary Center was conceived as a facitlity capable of providing services and treatment for more than just the family pet. While there are many wonderful small animal clinics, the area was missing a hospital and staff capable of caring for farm animals including cows, pigs, sheep, coats, llama, elk and horses.

In fact, All Animal Veterinary Center is the only place in seven area counties with the surgical theatre capable of handling large animals. The next closest facility of this kind is at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

All Animal Veterinary Center provides care for sick or lame animals and meets all Michigan and National certification necessary to provide TB testing on the many cattle, elk and deer herds in the state.

Should there be threat of an epidemic break out that threatens these herd animals. All Animal Veterinary could be called on as a key participant to test and help prevent the stread of disease. The earn this credential Dr. Cerro and members of her staff are involved in a continuing education process required by the USDA.

Equine Veterinary Services

Yes, Dr. Cerro still makes house calls. She explains that sometimes the transportation of a large animal is not practical or necessary. In those cases she and her staff will come to your location.

While her facility is located in Benzie County, she has attended to patients in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee and Wexford County.

All Animal Veterinary Center has the largest gas anesthesia surgical center north of Lansing capable of this level of care. The hospital facility was so planned as to allow an owner to trailer their horse and drive right into the large haul-in treatment facility, thus reducing the potential for additional trama to the animal.

Hospital and staff at All Animal Veterinary Center can provide emergency and long-term care and boarding for an animal. In the case of Mercedes (a quarter-horse) All Animal Veterinary Center was called to treat a wound that would not heal. After a period of time and treatment, surgery revealed a deeply imbedded splinter. This level of care cannot be provided at a small animal hospital.

Other services Dr. Cerro has provided include the artificial insemination or spaying of mares.

Veterinary Services for Small Animals

All Animal Veterinary Center is all about all animals, including your family, cat, dog, bird, rabbit, hamster, or guinea pig. Not to be left out, her patiences have also included hedge hogs, kinkajoui, chinchilla, rats and mice.

Grooming and cleaning for some small animals can only be accomplished safely when the pet is tranquilized. All Animal Veterinary Center and the professional, caring staff are there for your and your pets comfort.

Many of Dr. Cerro's patients make the All Animal Veterinary hospital a one-stop shop for their annual exam, spaying, neutering, shots, and grooming.

Veterinary Services for Exotic Animals

Earlier in her career Dr. Cerro cared for many of the animals at the Traverse City Zoo. Her patients ranged from the typical to the exotic ... yes there are cougars in Northwest Michigan.

Some of the more exotic animals that have come into All Animal Veterinary for treatment have been blue herron, loons, bobcat, turtles and iguana.

A couple of the more memorable patients have been "Bob the Iguana" and a snapping turtle rescued from nearby Mud Lake. Seems the turtle had swallowed a fishing lure and required life saving surgery and a month of rehab. After rehab the turtle was returned to it's home at Mud Lake.