Annual Health Examinations

Annual health checks are vital to a pets health. Pets, on average, age five to eight times faster than humans. This means that performing a yearly examination is the same as a person seeing their doctor or dentist once every seven years. By age two most pets have already reached adulthood. At age four, many are entering middle age. By age seven, many dogs, particularly larger breeds, are entering their senior years. Because pets age rapidly, major health changes can occur in a short amount of time.

The risk of cancer, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, heart disease and other serious conditions all increase with age. And because today’s pets are living longer then ever, chances are many can experience a potentially serious illness during their lifetime.

At least once-a-year health checks can help us to diagnose, treat or even prevent problems before they become life-threatening.

As part of the annual health check your pet’s visit will include a full physical examination and you will be able to discuss other health care matters such as vaccination, routine worming, heartworm prevention, skin or dental problems.