Puppy
Your new puppy should begin its vaccination series at 6 weeks of age; these vaccines will be boostered every 3 weeks until 4 months of age. At each vaccination appointment your puppy will receive a complete physical to ensure he or she is developing normally. Our trained staff can answer any questions at this time about your pet's behavior, house training issues, diet, etc.
All puppies are given heartworm prevention at the first puppy exam.
We recommend a parasite check for all new dogs, even if they were “de-wormed” at a shelter or breeding facility. Many medications do not treat all parasites and thus give a false sense of security. Some parasites can be transmitted to humans making this a potential health risk. For these reasons we will check a stool sample the first time your puppy visits us.
All puppies are given heartworm prevention at the first puppy exam. We recommend it once a month for your dog's entire life.
Kitten
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Your new kitten should have a feline Leukemia/FIV test done around 9 weeks of age. These immunosuppressive diseases are transmitted from one cat to another by breeding, bite wounds, or an infected mother. Although the secondary infections can be treated, there is no cure for these primary diseases and they usually shorten the life span of the kitten/cat. We run this blood test at our hospital and have the results within 10 minutes. If this test is negative we proceed with our exam and vaccines. Your kitten should begin its vaccine series between 6-8 weeks and receive boosters every 3 weeks until 3 months of age.
We recommend a parasite check for all new kittens.
At each vaccination appointment your kitten will receive a complete physical to ensure he or she is developing normally. Our trained staff can answer any questions at this time about your pet's behavior, diet, exercise, etc.
We recommend a parasite check for all new cats, even if they were de-wormed at a shelter or breeding facility. Many medications do not treat all parasites and thus give a false sense of security, and because some parasites can be transmitted to humans and is a potential health risk. For these reasons we ask you to bring a stool sample with you the first time we meet your kitten.
Adult
More Photos We recommend a physical exam and vaccines for all dogs and cats over the age of 1 year. Monitoring changes in your pet's weight, skin and haircoat, etc on a regular basis can potentially help us diagnose diseases early and allow treatment or a cure before significant illness develops.
All adult dogs should have a yearly heartworm blood test
The Heartworm Prevention Society recommends all adult dogs should have a yearly heartworm blood test even if they are given heartworm prevention all year. We follow this protocol to make sure all dogs are protected from the deadly disease; your dog may have vomited a pill one month or some months are accidently forgotten by the owners. We recommend heartworm prevention all year long for two reasons: we can see mosquitoes in the cooler months in this area and the medication also prevents internal parasite infection.
Senior
More Photos The American Veterinary Medical Association considers most dogs and cats 7 years or older "geriatric", but this varies on the breed and size of your pet. Even if your pet is healthy and acts younger than his/her age, medically we treat older patients differently than our other patients. Pets age faster than humans and changes occur at an accelerated rate. For these reasons it’s very important to continue your pet's yearly physical exam to detect diseases such as arthritis and cancer as early as possible.
The AVMA recommends yearly blood screening for most senior patients
Some pets may even need to be seen every 6 months depending on the health status or diseases he or she may already have. We will help you determine how often your pet should be seen. The AVMA recommends yearly blood screening for most geriatric patients to monitor changes in kidney and liver function and to screen for diabetes and other common endocrine diseases.