Routine wellness visits are a great way to help your pet live a healthy life for as long as possible. These visits can also help us catch potential health issues earlier and may help avoid additional costs associated with treatments if a disease goes undetected.
We recommend bringing in your adult pet every year for a wellness exam.
During an exam the doctor will discuss a vaccine schedule specific to your pet's individual needs. Our veterinarians look for changes in your pet's teeth, weight, joints, skin and ears to ensure your pet is in the best health possible. Your veterinarian may suggest additional testing to check on your pet's internal health or a veterinary exclusive diet to help manage health problems or keep your pet at their best.
During an exam the doctor will discuss a vaccine schedule specific to your pet's individual needs. Our veterinarians look for changes in your pet's teeth, weight, joints, skin and ears to ensure your pet is in the best health possible. Your veterinarian may suggest additional testing to check on your pet's internal health or a veterinary exclusive diet to help manage health problems or keep your pet at their best.
We offer consultation exams on:
- nutritional counselling
- allergies
- second opinion
- behavioural consults
- pest prevention
- urine issues
- pain management
Every spring we recommend doing a simple blood test on your dog to test for heartworm infection and 5 tick diseases including Lyme disease. We also strongly recommend giving heartworm prevention from June - November and flea and tick prevention December, March, April and May. At your wellness exam you can discuss the benefits of the various medications and what would work best for your family.
Senior Wellness Exams
Our pets on average age 6-7 years for every one of our years. We suggest after 8 years of age for dogs and 10 years of age for cats they come in for a physical exam every 6 months to monitor for changes to their health. Our pets are masters of disguising pain and illness, so an exam and possible wellness testing can often detect subtle changes in your pet's health that they might be masking.
