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Log Cabin Animal Hospital at Geist
Log Cabin Animal Hospital was established in January of 2004, and it is located on the Northeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana, across from Geist reservoir. The Geist area has a rich history including the long-lost Germantown, a small village now at the bottom of the Geist reservoir.
Our Philosophy Offering the best and most complete, individualized pet health care is much more than just knowing veterinary medicine. It requires special care, dedication, exceptional teamwork and above-and-beyond information technology. But mostly it requires a desire for lifelong learning and dedication to serve the pets and their owners at the highest and most affordable level. This responsibility includes educating pet owners on an ongoing basis. This is exactly what Log Cabin Animal Hospital is about. 
Our visionary approachThe vision of the founders of Log Cabin Animal Hospital was to provide an exceptionally comfortable environment where owners and pets are treated like kings at an affordable, competitive price. Pet owners are always surprised to realize how relaxed and comfortable their pets are in our home-like setting. Of course, a relaxed pet and a comfortable pet owner is just the beginning of the story. We needed exceptionally caring doctors, a great staff and an advanced communication technology for client education.
Everything has a story - ours has a more than a century old historyIn Indianapolis the name Geist is associated not with a person but with the 7 billion gallon reservoir on the city’s Northside. Few remember the lake’s namesake:Clarence Geist, a high rolling early 20th century tycoonwho owned country clubs and utilities. Equally obscure is that Geist, originally a northern Indiana farm boy, was the nation’s largest private owner of utilities and master of some of America ’s finest resort hotels. Still, the belt of expensive housing that surrounds “his” lake may be an appropriate monument. During his lifetime from 1874 to 1938he earned a reputation as both a shrewd businessman and an unabashed lover of status and money. Legend says he purchased one exclusive East Coast club to avoid having to wait in line at the golf course and built another for spite after being denied entrance to one nearby. The Geist area has a rich history including the long-lost Germantown, a small village now at the bottom of the Geist reservoir.
Germantown residents
Life in the late 1800’s on and around Fall Creek.
Our story begins….with our cedar log cabin
This cedar log cabin was built in 1949, and is the last remaining building of old Geist. It was owned by Fred Eichrodt until March of 2001. It took over two years to remodel this historic building to its original beauty, and beyond. It was Mr. Eichrodt’s specific request that his old house saved and remodeled, and not to be destroyed.
Log Cabin Animal Hospital offers the widest range of services. A permanent Geist Museum exhibit exists inside of Log Cabin Animal Hospital’s lobby area.
The outside area will also depict the lifestyle of the Geist area from the 19th century, making Log Cabin Animal Hospital a great field trip destination for children.
Our medical technology
Log Cabin Animal Hospital has the entire human hospital on a small scale, behind the examination rooms. Treatments, prescriptions, X-rays, surgery and other special procedures are done under one roof. We are thrilled to make many high-tech procedures available to our clients. Ultrasounds allow us to look inside the body for diseases. We also have an EKG diagnostic computer. With this equipment, we are able to diagnose many common heart ailments found in animals. Our dental suite is located in the treatment room . Here advanced dental procedures such as teeth cleaning and polishing are performed. The X-ray unit is also in the main treatment room. Here, X-rays can be taken and developed in less than 5 minutes to help diagnose internal ailments. In the special surgery room all major sterile surgeries are performed. This includes the routine spays and neuters as well as the more advanced orthopedic surgeries, exploratory surgery and others. This surgical suite is equipped with very advanced equipment.
Our hospital
Log Cabin Animal Hospital was established in January of 2004, and it is located on the Northeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana, across from Geist reservoir. The Geist area has a rich history including the long-lost Germantown, a small village now at the bottom of the Geist reservoir. The hospital is housed in an historic log cabin that took over two years to fully renovate for use as an animal hospital. A heartfelt thanks goes to all who have supported us over the years, and who have worked to make LCAH possible! At 3,000 square feet, our facility easily accommodates our veterinarians, support staff and many clients. We provide full range of specialty veterinary services.
Log Cabin Animal Hospital is probably the most comfortable, most charming and most unique animal hospital you have ever seen. Promoting the wellness of pets and offering the highest level of veterinary services in the most relaxing atmosphere is our goal.
Our clients and their pets have a feeling that they are in someone’s beautiful home rather than in a hospital. Our waiting area has soft leather sofas and chairs, a children’s play area with toys and games, a TV/VCR, and internet access.
We have separate Cat and Dog exam rooms, with beautiful hand-painted murals on the walls, a TV/DVD player and leather chairs in each exam room.
Even our kennel area has a unique wall-painting.
We take patient comfort seriously at Log Cabin Animal Hospital.
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