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PET
CARE
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Call
it what you want: Holistic care, alternative medicine, preventive
care, it's all basically the same. The attempt to make or keep a patient
healthy and happy is what it's all about. One of our goals is the
practice of top notch preventive care. We feel that if our patients
get regular health exams, they will stay healthier and lead longer,
better lives. Owners are a great health mouthpiece for how the pet
has been doing. We want to know about the pet's behavior, diet, eating,
drinking, etc. The pet is also weighed. Yes, lots of pets are overweight
and never see a scale except ours. A physical exam starts at the nose
and ends at the tail and includes all that is between. We've all had
them. Add the dental exam. Our veterinarians can then take this information
and make an educated evaluation of the pet's health status and its
needs for maintenance or repair.
Immunization
Schedule
For both dogs and cats, immunization needs vary depending on age,
exposure to other animals, and if they travel to Lyme disease areas.
Dogs:
Age of immunization: Initial puppy visit at 8 weeks of age,
then 12 weeks, and 16 weeks. Adult dogs come in yearly.
Vaccines:
Parvo and distemper vaccine- are given at the initial visits and
yearly. Bordatella or kennel cough vaccine- yearly. Lymes vaccine-
yearly if exposure to risk. Rabies- at 4 months, boostered in one
year, then every two years.
Cats:
Age of immunization:
Initial kitten visit at 8 weeks, then at 12 weeks, and 16 weeks
of age. Adult cats come in yearly.
Vaccines:
Distemper/Respiratory Complex- at kitten visits, in one year, and
then every two years. Leukemia- is given yearly to cats that are
in contact with cats from outside their home. Rabies- is given at
4 months of age, boostered in one year, and then given every two
years.
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