This is where your pet’s best life begins! Comprehensive wellness care is essential to keeping your dog or cat happy and healthy todayā€”and helps give them as many happy years with you as possible. At Belleview West Animal Hospital, we recommend annual wellness exams for all adult pets and twice-yearly visits for our beloved seniors.
What’s Included in a Pet Wellness Exam?
Our thorough wellness exams enable us to get to know your pet, establish health baselines, and quickly identify any changes that may indicate potential problems. Each visit typically includes a nose-to-tail physical examination covering ears, eyes, teeth, heart, lungs, abdomen, skin, coat, and musculoskeletal system. We’ll also discuss nutrition, behavior, and any questions you have about your furry family member.
Essential Preventative Care Services
- Vaccinations: Keeping your pet current on core vaccines, such as rabies and distemper, as well as non-core vaccines tailored to their lifestyle and risk factors.
- Dental Care: Annual cleanings help prevent painful periodontal disease, tooth loss, and the need for expensive extractions down the road. We’ll show you at-home brushing techniques, too!
- Parasite Prevention: Fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites are far easier (and less expensive) to prevent than eliminate. We offer various prevention options and recommend regular parasite screenings.
- Nutrition Counseling: With so much conflicting information out there, we’ll help you determine the best diet for your pet’s age, health status, and your lifestyle.
- Behavioral Evaluation: Changes in mood or behavior can signal underlying medical issuesā€”especially in cats, who are experts at hiding illness.
Senior Pet Wellness
Most dogs are considered seniors around age seven, and cats around age nine. Since pets age much faster than humans do, diseases progress quickly as well. That’s why we recommend twice-yearly exams and routine bloodwork for senior pets. These visits help us monitor kidney function, liver health, thyroid levels, and catch developing issues early when they’re most treatable.
We know every pet is unique! Our veterinarians create customized wellness plans made to fit your pet, your family, and your lifestyle.
Call Belleview West Animal Hospital today at (303) 979-1090 to schedule your pet’s wellness exam and give them the gift of preventative care.