One of the best things you can do for your pet to keep them healthy is to bring them for regular exams and vaccinations. Dogs and cats age far faster than people, so significant changes in your pet’s health can happen in a short time. Wellness exams allow us to diagnose diseases and conditions early when they’re easier to treat or manage. Often, we can help prevent diseases entirely, just by ensuring that your pet has received appropriate vaccinations and preventives. We recommend that healthy adult dogs and cats visit us once a year. Puppies, kittens, senior pets, and pets with health issues or illnesses need more frequent checkups. We’ll work with you to create an individualized wellness plan, including a vaccination and prevention protocol customized specifically to your pet based on the environmental risks to which they are exposed. Call us today to schedule your pet’s wellness exam.
Puppy and Kitten Exams
Thank you for choosing us to help protect and care for your new addition.
Our goal is to get them started on the right path to a long and healthy life. The first few months are a critical period in their development, and we can give them the support and tools necessary to help him or her grow into healthy adults, including information and advice on nutrition, training, behavior, and socialization.
Schedule your first exam as soon as possible. We will develop a vaccination protocol that addresses all the environmental risks to which they are exposed. In addition, we will also need to test and treat for parasites.
Senior Pet Wellness
As dogs and cats get older, they need more attention and special care. Our senior wellness program can help your pet remain fit and healthy as he or she ages and help us catch any potential problems earlier when they’re easier to treat or manage. Regular veterinary exams can help your pet live longer, too!
Diagnosing diseases and certain conditions early is important throughout a pet’s life, but it becomes even more critical when your dog or cat enters his or her senior years. The risks of arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, hormone disorders, and kidney and liver problems all increase with age. In addition, dogs and cats may not show any signs of even serious diseases until they are advanced.
Senior status varies depending on your pet’s breed and size. Smaller dogs tend to live longer than larger dogs, and cats generally live longer than dogs. We can help you determine what life stage your pet is in.
Before your dog or cat reaches senior status, we recommend that you bring your pet in for a baseline exam and diagnostic workup. This will give us a record of what’s normal for your pet so we can keep track of any changes. In most cases, we suggest this checkup for when your dog turns 7 years of age or your cat turns 8 years of age. Thereafter, your senior pet will benefit from more frequent veterinary exams and diagnostic testing.
We can treat many symptoms that are commonly attributed to age. We can also improve your pet’s quality of life in many ways: by identifying and preventing or reducing pain, recommending a nutrition and exercise plan, and suggesting environmental modifications.
We will tailor a senior wellness plan to your pet’s individual needs. If you have any questions, we can discuss our senior wellness program in more detail. Call us today to schedule your pet’s exam.