Preventive Care

Preventive care services are performed to help pets avoid disease and sickness and to ensure that they remain healthy. These services include vaccinations, parasite control, wellness exams, and weight management. Please click on any of the subheadings listed below to learn more about our services in preventive care.
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  • With preventative medicine, we can catch and treat medical conditions before your pet shows signs of illness. It is our goal to help your pet have a long and healthy life.   Regular bloodwork can help us detect signs of, among many things, diabetes, cancer, kidney failure, and liver disorders before they severely impact your pet's quality of life.... Read more

  • Parasites in the enviroment can lead to other medical conditions in people and pets. With routine flea and tick control we hope to reduce the risk of exposure to everyone.

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  • A vital part of heath care for your pet, vaccines will help keep their immune systems strong. Just like children, puppies and kittens will eventually lose the antibodies they recieved from their mother. Puppies and kittens need to be immunized every 3 weeks starting at 6 weeks until they are around 14 - 16 weeks old to help them produce their own antibodies.... Read more

  • Does your pet have a microchip? Each year, millions of pets go missing and many don't make it back home. Microchipping your pet is a simple, effective way to prevent this sort of tragic loss.

    About the size and shape of a grain of rice, identification microchips are encoded with your pet's vital information then implanted beneath your pet's skin, usually between the shoulder blades.... Read more

  • Ask our staff about our staff about our puppy and kitten packages. These packages include all the vaccines your pet will need to get through their first 6 months, fecal checks, dewormings, and exams. If you choose these packages, there is also an additional discount if you opt to spay or neuter.... Read more

  • Our hospital offers guidance on a number of parasite control programs. The most common parasites that afflict pets are fleas and ticks.

    Fleas and ticks are capable of transmitting infection and disease to pets through a bite.... Read more

  • Our hospital offers and encourages preventive medicine services through early disease detection and wellness programs for adult and senior dogs.

    Because pets are living longer, they may experience increased problems with chronic illnesses and cancer. The earlier a problem is diagnosed and a treatment plan started, the better the outcome.... Read more

  • Vaccinations are critical to the well-being of our pets, because they protect against potentially deadly viral diseases like Distemper, Parvovirus, Leptospirosis and Rabies in dogs, and Panleukopenia, Feline Leukemia Virus and Rabies in cats.

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    • Annual Rabies Vaccination - Rabies is always fatal (in both animals and humans). Since there is no cure, prevention by vaccination is the only solution.... Read more

  • Obesity is a major concern for our pets. It can lead to arthritis, heart conditions, and diabetes. If your pet's weight is worrying you please call us today to schedule an appointment and discuss a safe weightloss plan.... Read more

  • Even if your pet is not currently having any problems we reccommend regular visits with your veterinarian. Pets age much faster than people do so going to the vet once a year could be compared to going to the doctor every 5 - 7 years.

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  • Wellness labwork is reccommended every year to evaluate your pet. With this bloodwork we can catch early changes in organs such as the kidney or liver and alter your pet's lifestyle therefore extending their life with you.

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