Veterinary Clinic Activity Scope

Provides care for over 2,000 family pets

Has doctor available for appointments three times a week

Uses staff consisting of 2 Army personnel and 3 NAF employees

The Veterinary Treatment Facility is professionally staffed by the United States Army Veterinary Services personnel assigned to the Rocky Mountain District Veterinary Command and civilian support personnel. The Health and Welfare of our Military Working Dogs are our primary concern.  The staff provides similar service to the pets of retired and active duty military personnel as well as being responsible for Animal Facility Inspections on Holloman and White Sands Missile Range. Services are provided for personnel who are authorized military hospital privileges. Nominal fees are assessed for medical supplies and biologics. There is a Department of Defense mandated user fee of $2 charged for every transaction.

Holloman VTF offers the following services:

Appointments must be made in advance by calling
572-3303 or by stopping by the VTF. No appointment is needed for purchase of over-the-counter products for pet use. All appointments are on a space available basis. Should you need a veterinarian during non-duty hours, please contact an off base veterinarian.  Heartworm and Frontline products can be sold once there is Veterinary/Client/Patient Relationship and all shot must be current.  Meaning, the pet must be seen yearly at a military veterinary clinic for these products to be sold.

Holloman AFB Instruction 31-205 require annual immunization of dogs and cats against rabies.
All pets living on base must be registered within 10 days of arrival. Proof of rabies immunization is required of all dogs and cats over 3 months of age at the time of registration. Registration and immunization is required. If your animals are vaccinated at Holloman Veterinary Treatment Facility (VTF), they are automatically registered on base. If they are vaccinated elsewhere, bring the certificate of rabies vaccination to the VTF facility for registration or updating of your records. Be sure to keep your pet’s record current.
Do not forget to pick up your pet’s record to take to your new duty station. If you should no longer own the pet, please notify the VTF facility or you will still be responsible for the pet as long as it is in your name. Check with your veterinarian at your new duty station about shipping and quarantine requirements for you pet in advance to ensure that all restrictions can be met and health certificates are issued on time.

(Canine)
Vaccination and Examinations

(These are recommended minimum age periods)
1. DA2PL+CPV+CV (Distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenze, parvovirus and coronavirus) give at:

2. Rabies give at:
3 months of age and booster yearly.  Due to the large amount of personnel with pets PCSing in and out of Holloman and to reduce the risk of your pet catching rabies from the local wildlife we administer one year rabies vaccinations annually.  This includes all pets living on and off the installation
3. Bordetella:
initial intra-nasal mist and booster yearly(as needed)
4. Fecal examination:
(Puppies less than 6 months will be routinely given dewormer) Fecal samples may be brought to the clinic Tue thru Thur from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fecal samples must be collected and examined on the same day. We recommend a yearly stool sample check to ensure your pet is not harboring any gastrointestinal parasites.
5. Heartworm check is recommended.
Dogs testing negative should be placed on heartworm preventative. Dogs under 5 months of age may be started on the preventative without a heartworm test. Do not start older dogs on the preventative without a test being done first. Heartworm is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. Since Alamogordo has mild winter conditions, we recommend dogs stay on the preventative year round. Heartworm preventative must be administered according to the dogs’ current weight and an underdose provides no protection. Heartworm checks are required before preventative can be sold. Some dogs have proved positive on the test even after being administered heartworm preventative.