ZBA Gives Go-Ahead For Planned Animal Hospital

Photo courtesy of Denise Zeichner
Dr. Denise Zeichner-Tamayo expects the Huntington Village Animal Hospital to open its doors this coming fall at the retail portion of the mixed-use Icehouse Apartments building.

By Jano Tantongco
jtantongco@longislandergroup.com

The Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals handed down a conditional green light for an animal hospital planned to open on the ground floor of a Huntington village apartment building.

At its June 22 meeting, the ZBA granted a special use permit for the creation of the Huntington Village Animal Hospital. The animal hospital is planned to open in the retail space available in the Ice House apartment building at 50 Stewart Ave.

Classified as a veterinary office by the town, the Huntington Village Animal Hospital will be subject to conditions including regulations on garbage and medical waste receptacles; no boarding or grooming of animals on the premises; no daycare of animals; and proof of sound attenuation.

It also stipulated that hours shall be 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday; and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday. It will be closed on Sundays.

Owner Dr. Denise Zeichner-Tamayo, of Huntington, said she hopes to open the animal hospital this fall.

“My mission is to provide the highest level of care using the most advanced medical and surgical practices, while creating a warm and welcoming environment for owners and their pets,” Zeichner-Tamayo stated. “I know that pets are members of the family, and as such will strive to make both the family and pet’s experience with my team a happy one.”

Zeichner-Tamayo earned her both bachelor’s degree in animal science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University. She’s served as a staff clinician at Plainview-based Long Island Veterinary Specialists and a staff surgeon at the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington.

Huntington Village Animal Hospital will be equipped with a digital x-ray, dental x-ray, in-house ultrasound and an in-house laboratory.

Services will include soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, with a board-certified surgeon available by appointment, as well as routine and preventative care, including vaccinations, annual visits, monitoring, sick visits and treatment of chronic conditions.

Also handled emergencies and walk-ins, the facility will provide rapid stabilization and critical treatment. House calls are available by appointment.

Zeichner also said she plans to work with local animal shelters.