Tad B. Coles, DVM
Born and raised in the Kansas City area, Dr. Coles received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University in 1983. He spent 2 years at the Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Greater Kansas City before buying Valley View Animal Clinic, which he ran for 8 years. Dr. Coles worked as a Technical Service Veterinarian and Medical Writer in veterinary industry and did relief work as a clinical veterinarian in Kansas City since then. He wrote textbook chapters, clinical trial reports, and review papers on a variety of topics.
Dr. Coles is active in the local veterinary community. He is a board member of the Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association, an organization he was president of in 2006, and the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association (KVMA). He serves on the Wellbeing Task Forces of the KVMA and the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association. As a small animal practitioner he focuses on nutrition, behavior, and preventative medicine. He has special interest in practice management techniques that promote staff resilience and wellbeing and a Fear Free patient experience.
Dr. Coles plays disc golf on a weekly basis and loves yoga, meditation, biking, kayaking, and racquetball. He and his wife, Cindy, are blessed with two adult children and two grandchildren. Their rescue tuxedo cat, Chester, is clicker-trained to come & sit, kennel, hop upon patted chairs, and pound out a high five; well, at least usually. A recent addition to their family, Finnegan, is a brindle-coated, hound-mix, eight-month-old pup, and is also a rescue. Finn makes up for his immaturity and lack of manners with a boyish charm, zest for life, and remarkable olfactory skills.
Wellness Exams
We want to make sure that your pet is healthy and stays that way! We highly recommend that your pet gets a wellness exam at least once a year.
In addition to the physical examinations, we also offer a number of diagnostic testing that will help us create a baseline for your pet. When you come in for your annual exam with your pet, be sure to ask as many questions as you would like. We want to make sure that you, as a pet owner, have all the knowledge needed to take excellent care of your pet.
Our annual wellness packages for Dog and Cats are as follows:
Canine Annual
- Annual Wellness: $45.00
Rabies (1 year): $18.50- DA2PPv: $35.00
- Lepto: $20.00
- Intranasal Bordetella (6 months): $18.00
- Fecal Float: $29.00
- Heartworm Test: $43.50
- Biohazard Waste Fee: $4.50
- Total: $213.50
Feline Annual
- Annual Wellness: $45.00
- Rabies (1 year): $18.50
- FVRCP: $20.00
- Fecal Float: $29.00
- Biohazard Waste Fee: $4.50
- Feline Leukemia: $29.50
- Total: $146.50 ($117.00 without Leukemia)
- Office Exam: $45.00
- Nail Trim: $16.00
- Rabies (3 year): $40.00
- H3N2 or H3N8 Canine Influenza: $24.00
Vaccinations
We understand that every pet is unique. Because of this, we try to shape your pet’s protocol to their lifestyle.
For pets that will be boarding at our facility, we require Rabies, DA2PPv, and Canine Bivalent (protects from H3N2 & H3N8) Influenza vaccinations to be done once a year. We also require the Intranasal Bordetella vaccine to be done once every 6 months. All pets boarding must also have had their flea prevention applied or given within 21 days of boarding.
Owners looking to purchase any heartworm prevention, will be required to have their dog updated on the annual heartworm test.
Our Services
Our veterinarian is experienced in many different areas of veterinary medicine:
- Cardiology
- Ophthalmology
- Neurology
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
- Oncology
- Endocrinology
- Micro-chipping
- Dentistry
- Surgery
- Oral Surgery
- Digital Radiology
- In House Lab Work
If our clinic does not possess the necessary equipment for the case, we will refer our patients to Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Center for further care.
