Animal Health: An annual health check for your dogs and cats.

What is the health check for a pet?

Throughout the life of your four-legged, it is not superfluous to offer him an occasional visit to vet even when not sick!

Indeed, the health check for animals is a thorough examination of your friend by your veterinarian. Thus, it can detect the presence of particular tartar on the teeth (and therefore the need for scaling), earth eternal gold,an eye discharge, skin lesions or to check the health of the ear canal. The visit of health for your dog or cat can also evaluate your pet overweight and weighed. This makes sure that his diet is neither too high nor too low in energy! Indeed, many animals suffer including overweight exposing them more to heart and joint problems and diabetes. Finally, your veterinarian auscultate the heart and lungs of your pet to detect for example the presence of a heart murmur and determine whether it needs further examination (echocardiogram …)

How to offer this health check?

You want to provide this medical care to your pet? Nothing is easier! These different tests are routinely performed during the annual visit of vaccination of your dog or cat. Moreover, on this occasion, you can also assure you it is about anti-parasite treatment (worming and flea).

In addition, if further examination is necessary, your veterinarian can achieve or refer you to a specialist center.

Laboratory testing for pets

The analysis of blood or urine can detect early lesions in certain organs, so that your pet does not yet have symptoms of the disease. This applies, for example for chronic renal failure, which manifest health problems until the disease is already well advanced. Early detection allows early treatment can greatly reduce the rate of progression of renal disease.

Finally, your veterinarian can advise you to take X-rays of the skeleton of your dog or cat if you suspect the presence of osteoarthritis. This disease can indeed see its development slowed through weight control and exercise of your friend and the administration of food supplements.

Preventive care always useful

A few minutes per day spent on brushing your dog often allow you to avoid several cleanings under general anesthesia! In addition, regular inspection of its ears and cleaned if necessary, using a product specially designed for this purpose will protect the ear. Finally, remember to inspect the skin of your friend to return from each country walk to dislodge any ticks or plant debris.