Physical Exams
One of the most important aspects of any preventive medicine regimen is the ability to analyze how well your pet’s internal organs and processes are functioning. We can detect many diseases and conditions that may go unnoticed in their early stages. For example, are the kidneys and liver doing their jobs to remove waste from the blood stream? Does your pet have internal parasites? Is a growth on your pet’s skin benign?
Laboratory testing allows your veterinarian to gain a view inside your pet’s body in order to assess overall systemic health, often without the need for invasive and expensive procedures.
Laboratory testing allows your veterinarian to gain a view inside your pet’s body in order to assess overall systemic health, often without the need for invasive and expensive procedures.
Vaccinations
Over the years, vaccines against dangerous diseases have saved millions of pets and virtually eliminated some fatal diseases that were once common. Unfortunately, many infectious diseases still pose a threat to dogs and cats that are unvaccinated. Although vaccine programs have been highly successful and vaccines are considered routine today, pet owners cannot afford to become complacent about keeping their pets up to date on their vaccinations.
Many vaccines are available for use in dogs and cats, but not every pet needs every available vaccine. We consider some vaccines core vaccines that should be administered to all pets, and we consider other vaccines optional. We take into consideration your pet’s lifestyle, age, overall health, their risk exposure to disease, their travel habits and regional considerations. Each pet is unique and no single vaccine program will be ideal for every pet. We will give you the best advice for keeping your pet healthy.
Many vaccines are available for use in dogs and cats, but not every pet needs every available vaccine. We consider some vaccines core vaccines that should be administered to all pets, and we consider other vaccines optional. We take into consideration your pet’s lifestyle, age, overall health, their risk exposure to disease, their travel habits and regional considerations. Each pet is unique and no single vaccine program will be ideal for every pet. We will give you the best advice for keeping your pet healthy.
Microchips
Each year, many pets go missing and don’t make it back home. Many pets (especially indoor pets) don’t wear a collar or name tag. Yet even collars can break off and tags can become damaged and unreadable. These forms of identification may not be enough to ensure your pet’s safe return. Your pet needs a form of identification that is reliable and cannot get lost, stolen or damaged. A microchip is a safe, easy form of identification that significantly increases the chance that your pet will return safely.
A microchip about the size of a grain of rice is implanted under your pet’s skin between the shoulder blades. The microchip contains a unique number that corresponds to a national database that includes your contact information. A quick scan of your pet reveals your pet’s unique identification number and if your pet is found by someone and taken to a veterinary hospital or animal shelter a scanner can detect the number. A phone call to the microchip company with the pet recovery database traces the pet to the owner so that the pet and worried owner can be reunited.
A microchip about the size of a grain of rice is implanted under your pet’s skin between the shoulder blades. The microchip contains a unique number that corresponds to a national database that includes your contact information. A quick scan of your pet reveals your pet’s unique identification number and if your pet is found by someone and taken to a veterinary hospital or animal shelter a scanner can detect the number. A phone call to the microchip company with the pet recovery database traces the pet to the owner so that the pet and worried owner can be reunited.
