General Vaccination & Dewormers
Essential care for your furry friend, Because your pet deserves the best.
Wellness Exams
Regular wellness exams help your veterinarian develop an overall picture of your pet’s health and often allow medical problems to be found before they become more difficult to treat.
During your pet’s yearly wellness check-up, a head-to-toe / nose-to-tail appraisal of your pet’s health is performed. We check your pet’s eyes, ears, nose and throat, examine the teeth and oral cavity, listen to the heart and lungs for signs of disease, palpate the abdomen, and examine your pet’s skin and coat, and more.
These yearly exams are also an excellent opportunity for you to discuss any recent changes in your pet’s behavior or lifestyle with your veterinarian.
General Vaccination
Along with regular physical exams, vaccinations are a very important part of preventive health care for your pet. Many common diseases that affect cats and dogs are now preventable through the use of vaccinations.
We recognize that every pet is different and does not require the same sort of vaccination schedule. We will work with you to develop a vaccination protocol for your pet that is individually tailored to his or her needs.
Some vaccines may be given annually, or less frequently including:
For Dogs: Rabies, Distemper, Adenovirus Type 2, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza, Bordetella, and Lyme, Coronavirus and Leptospirosis.
For Cats: Rabies, FVR, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia, and Feline Leukemia.
Parasite Control
Dogs and cats, even ones that only live indoors, can be affected by parasites. These parasites can live internally, like hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms and heartworm, or externally, like fleas and ticks. The symptoms can range from an in apparent infection to severe life-threatening illness depending on the type of parasite and the overall health of the pet. Your veterinarian can accurately diagnose and safely treat parasites and other health problems that not only affect your furry friend, but also the safety of you and your family. Some infections that occur in dogs and cats can, unfortunately, be passed to humans. These are called zoonotic. Some roundworms / hookworms / flatworms can be a significant cause of zoonotic disease, especially in young children and immunocompromised people.
Giardia is another common intestinal parasite which unfortunately, is not treated by routine monthly deworming. Therefore, it is important to conduct fecal examinations two or more times a year during the first year of life and at least once per year in adults, depending on patient health and lifestyle factors.
Puppies and kittens are especially prone to parasitism because they are easily re infected through their environment and nursing. Also, they often harbour migrating larvae, which begin to mature and produce eggs. For these reasons, it is very important that we practice regular deworming especially in the spring and summer.