The Proactive Approach to Veterinary Care
Preventative care is your pet’s first line of defense against illness and injury. Annual exams allow us to prevent, diagnose and treat disease in its early stages, often before you notice any symptoms. Treatment is more effective when it starts earlier, so preventative care helps your pet live a long and healthy life with you.
Preventive Health Measures
Annual Veterinary Exams: Irving Pet Hospital’s comprehensive annual exams evaluate temperature, skin and coat health, hearing acuity, lung and chest health, internal health, oral hygiene and visual responsiveness.
Vaccinations: Updated vaccinations and booster shots for dogs and cats are the easiest and most effective way to prevent many common diseases and infections. In dogs, vaccines protect against distemper, rabies, and parvo. In cats, vaccines protect against feline panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis, and rabies.
Dental Care: Your pet’s teeth and the health of their mouth can affect every aspect of their life. Annual teeth cleanings maintain and improve your pet’s well-being. At Irving Pet Hospital, we suggest all pets have regular dental exams and anesthetic cleanings.
Parasite Control: Preventing and eradicating parasites like fleas and ticks is easy when you administer anti-parasitic medication to your pet regularly.
Skin and Coat Care: Grooming and washing are key for maintaining proper pet hygiene. Skin and hair health prevent mange, matting, bacterial infections and more.
Nutrition: Proper nutrition supports all of your pet’s bodily processes, bolstering their immune system and ensuring normal aging, growth, and development.
Behavioral Evaluation: Changes in mood or behavior are often symptoms of underlying medical conditions. Identifying these shifts helps us identify and treat the root cause
Senior Animals
Preventative care becomes more significant for aging pets. Irving Pet Hospital recommends twice-yearly exams for elderly animals. As pets get older, they are prone to many age-related diseases that become increasingly difficult to diagnose and treat. To keep senior pets healthy and happy, we must adjust many preventative health measures to better suit their changing medical needs.
Ready to make an appointment for your pet’s wellness exam? Give us a call today at 415-664-0191. You can also book a visit online.