Pet Wellness Exams

Prevention is critical for your pet’s long-term health and well-being. Regular examinations are needed to assess overall health, identify any changes, and keep you updated on advances in veterinary medicine. During the exam, your pet will receive a comprehensive examination,
recommendations for vaccinations based on lifestyle, and any additional testing to identify underlying diseases such as:

• Fecal parasites
• Heartworm disease
• Tick-borne diseases
• Feline leukemia and aids testing
• Baseline bloodwork
• Drug monitoring

Healthy adult pets (1 to 7 years old) should receive yearly exams, and senior pets (over 7 years old) and pets with chronic health issues should receive at a minimum a bi-annual exam. Please watch for any changes in appetite, weight, water intake, frequency of urination, activity, attitude, behavior, sleep habits, limping, or lumps under the skin. When your pet becomes a senior, we will recommend baseline bloodwork to establish normal values or identify health problems in their early stages.

Puppies and kittens will require more frequent examinations, and discussions will cover behavior, training, and nutrition. Some vaccines, when first given, require multiple boosters. It is essential to limit exposure to other animals until your pet is fully vaccinated.

To ensure your pet’s health, certain examinations and labs are required in order to prescribe medications. We are unable to prescribe for pets who have not been seen within the past year. Heartworm preventatives require annual heartworm screenings, and most chronic medications require annual, if not biannual, lab work and examinations.