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Offshore Animal Hospital
Our ER Services
For after-hours emergency services, we have partnered with VetTriage to offer telehealth services. The VetTriage veterinarians will assess your pet on a live video chat for a small fee to determine if your pet requires immediate emergency care at our facility, or simple monitoring at home until we reopen. Please click here to begin your VetTriage session.
If your pet has ingested a potentially harmful substance, please call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control at 888-426-4435 to determine if it is an emergency.
If you are having a life-threatening emergency, are arranging euthanasia, or found an injured animal, please call 508-241-5014 and leave us a message and we will call you back shortly.
Animals We See: Dogs, Cats, Pocket Pets, Reptiles, Fish, Birds
Neighborhoods We Serve: Nantucket
Hours
Monday - Friday:
8:00am - 5:00pm
Quick Links
11 Crooked Ln, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
Phone:
(508) 228-1491
Fax:
(508) 325-5547
About Us
At Offshore Animal Hospital, we offer primary, emergency, and urgent care for dogs, cats, pocket pets, and exotics in Nantucket, MA.
Offshore Animal Hospital of Nantucket is a full-service year-round veterinary hospital. It is our commitment to provide quality medical care for the life of your pet and maintain an animal hospital with advanced technology and diagnostics on the island. We offer wellness visits, and medical, acupuncture, surgical, and dental services by appointment or on an emergency basis.
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Special Offers
Care for your pets with these limited-time offers.
Current Promotions
$100 OFF Dental Cleanings
Brighter smiles mean a brighter future! Annual dental cleanings can extend your pet’s life, prevent disease, and help detect oral cancers. Call to schedule today!
*Blood and urine testing must be completed within 30 days before dental cleanings. Offer valid from 2/10/25 to 4/10/25. Cannot be combined with other offers or promotions, except Thrive Plus membership discounts. Thrive Plus members receive their membership discount of 10% off dental cleanings before the $100 discount is applied. Offer valid for dental cleanings only and at select locations; excludes exams, extractions, radiographs, and oral surgeries. Subject to availability.
Our Veterinary Services
Heartworm Prevention
Another key component of helping to maintain your pet’s health and happiness is having them on reliable, consistent heartworm preventative.
Heartworm disease is serious and potentially fatal to our dogs and cats. Heartworms are spread by mosquito bites and can grow up to a foot long, living in the heart and lungs of our beloved pets.
Spay & Neuter
Unless you intend to breed, we recommend having pets spayed or neutered. Pets that have been spayed or neutered tend to live longer and have healthier lives.
Wellness Exams
Regular wellness exams allow us to catch underlying health problems early, provide consistent preventative care, and support your pet’s overall health and well-being.
Diagnostic Testing
It's hard to provide care without knowing the root of what is ailing your pet, which is why diagnostic testing is so important. Diagnostic testing can include laboratory testing (blood, urine, and fecal) and diagnostic imaging like X–rays, CT, MRI, and ultrasound.
Preventive Pet Dental Care
From routine cleanings to tooth extractions, the Thrive Pet Healthcare network of Primary Care veterinarians and Dental Specialists is here to keep your pet's smile fresh! Our general practices can take care of everyday dental maintenance with outstanding regular check-ins, cleanings, and basic surgeries.
Meanwhile, our specialty veterinarians are prepared to handle more complex or chronic dental cases like a root abscess, jaw fracture, abnormal tooth formation, or advanced periodontal disease. These doctors are highly trained within the field of veterinary dentistry and have access to specialized equipment, typically unavailable at primary care clinics.
Sick / Illness Exams
Our veterinarians are skilled in diagnosing common problems that affect our pets like vomiting, itching, lumps, limping, and more.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are essential for preventive care and can increase the chances of a longer, happier life for pets. Ensuring that pets are consistently up to date with their vaccinations can help prevent contracting disease or help lessen the severity of symptoms if a disease is contracted.
Flea & Tick Prevention
Fleas can cause itchy skin, skin infections, and spread tapeworms. Ticks can carry disease such as Lyme Disease, Ehrlichiosis, and more.
End-Of-Life Care
We will be by your side during this time of need to offer both medical assistance and emotional support.
Nail Trims
The occasional taps, scrapes, and scratches that happen when playing with your pet means it's time for a trip to your local veterinarian or boarding facility! Trimming your pet's nails is a healthy part of their life, and can lead to greater comfort in everyday activity.
Emergency Care
As pet parents, we dread the thought of our fur-children ever getting sick enough to require emergency care. Unfortunately, accidents and illnesses do occur, so our exceptional emergency care teams are here to help in your time of need.
More About Us
Maia Howard
DVM, Medical Director
Dr. Howard received her undergraduate degree in animal sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2003. After graduating, she worked for 2 years as a veterinary assistant at a cat-only hospital in Arlington, Massachusetts. She completed her doctorate of veterinary medicine at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2009. Dr. Howard then pursued a small animal internship at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston and moved to Nantucket in 2010. Her veterinary interests are surgery, acupuncture and herbal medicine, and chronic pain management. She received her certification in acupuncture from the Chi Institute in 2013.
On her days off Dr. Howard goes for walks in the woods with her husband Tom, son Kai, daughter Rei, and her four dogs Jubilee, Gus, Winston, and Lincoln. Her cat Dennis sometimes comes along on walks as well.
Shanna Minior
DVM, MBA
Dr. Minior received her bachelor of science in Environmental Chemistry from Clark University in 2000 and followed with a Masters in Business Administration in 2001. The following years were spent working in start-up companies and in the Research Planning department at Massachusetts General Hospital. She completed a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University in 2009 and then a small animal medicine emergency and surgery rotating internship at Angell Animal Medical Center before finding her way to Nantucket in 2010.
When she is not working, you can find Shanna jogging along the Miacomet trails or enjoying the local cuisine with her husband Todd and two boys Finn and Forest. She also shares her home with her beloved dachshunds Moby McBarker and Edison as well as her cats Bunny, Alfredo and Aphrodite.
Jennifer Fraker
DVM
Dr. Fraker is a Nantucket native. She received her undergraduate degree in animal science from the University of Vermont in 2000. She spent the next three years working in the animal field first as a keeper at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and then as a veterinary technician. Dr. Fraker graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College in 2007 and spent her first year at Florida Veterinary Specialists, where she completed a small animal rotating medicine and surgery internship. Her next two years were spent working as a general practitioner and emergency doctor at Sumner Veterinary Hospital in Sumner, Washington. She returned to Nantucket to practice here in 2010.
When not in the hospital, Dr. Fraker enjoys spending time with her son, Jackson, daughters, Abigail & Sophie, her dog, Guppy, and her cats, Chester and Charles Vane.
For Patients and Referring Veterinarians
VetTriage
For after-hours emergency services, we have partnered with VetTriage to offer telehealth services. The VetTriage veterinarians will assess your pet on a live video chat for a small fee to determine if your pet requires immediate emergency care or simple monitoring at home until we reopen. Please click here to begin your VetTriage session now In the event of an emergency, they will coordinate your visit to Offshore Animal Hospital. If this is a life-or-death emergency, please call 508-241-5014.
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