Wellness exams
A nose-to-tail exam, weight, and the questions that belong in the chart before any vaccine is drawn up.
Westwood charts start before the leash comes off
Westwood, MA 02090 · four people on the floor
Front desk
Questions the Providence Highway desk actually answers
Short answers. If the case needs a clinician, the desk says so instead of guessing.
Which animals do you examine?
Dogs and cats. We do not board horses, and we do not run a 24-hour emergency ward. A bleeding emergency should go to an ER hospital, then come back here for follow-up.
How fast is a sick visit?
Same day when the schedule has a gap. If it does not, the desk offers the next open slot or a short telehealth check so a plan starts before the drive.
Do you write vaccine records the town will accept?
Yes. Rabies certificates and the rest of the prevention record leave with you, and a copy stays in the chart under the name on the appointment.
Can the first conversation be on video?
A 20-minute telehealth consult can sort diet, medication, or whether the animal needs the exam table. Hands-on work still happens in Westwood.
The clinician
Carolyn Thorne still signs the visit note herself.
Carolyn M Thorne
Veterinarian, Veterinary Services of Westwood
The practice sits at 248 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090. It is a single-member clinic, not a chain lobby. Four people cover the desk, the table, and the phone.
Eleven years on this highway means the chart often already knows the animal. New patients still get a full first evaluation: history, exam, and a written plan before you reach the parking lot.
On the schedule
Care lines we run inside this one clinic
Four lanes. If a case needs a specialist hospital, we say that on the note and send the records.
Vaccines and prevention
Core vaccines, rabies certificates, and parasite prevention matched to a Westwood dog or an indoor cat.
Sick-visit workups
Vomiting, limping, itching, or a lump. We examine first, then name the test that would change the plan.
Dental days
Oral exams and dental procedures scheduled as their own block, not squeezed between wellness slots.
After the visit
What owners write after the carrier closes
Notes left at the desk. First names only. These are not a review-site score.
They weighed the cat, showed me the ear, and wrote the dose on the bag before I asked.
Mara Follow-up, indoor catThe rabies certificate was ready when we reached the car. No second trip for a stamp.
Owen Wellness exam, dogVideo first, then a same-week table visit when the limp did not match a sprain.
Priya Telehealth, then officeThe floor
Four people on one Westwood lot
4people on the clinic floor
45minutes for a first evaluation
11years on Providence Highway
02090Westwood, Massachusetts
Finding the door
The lot sits on Providence Highway, not a side street
248 Providence Hwy, Westwood. Park, come in with the leash or carrier, and give the desk the name on the chart. If you are new, say so — the first evaluation is the longer slot.
Same afternoon
From the lot to a written plan before you leave
Desk checks the name
Phone number, species, and the reason in one line. No clipboard novel.
Exam on the table
Carolyn or the clinician on that block does the hands-on part.
Tests only if they change care
We name the test and what a yes or no would do next.
Note you can read
Plan, doses, and the date we want you back, printed or emailed.
How the room works
A quiet floor, not a rotating lobby
Same four people
You are not handed to a different brand each visit. The chart stays in this building.
One address
248 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090. Records do not hop between towns.
A person calls back
The callback form does not book a slot by itself. The desk dials the number you leave.
Leave a number; the exam desk calls back
Initial evaluation, follow-up, or a short video consult. You pick the shape. We pick up the phone.