* Depending on your pet’s health and the results of their annual exam, your doctor may recommend biannual (twice yearly) examinations or testing.
1. Annual Examination
2. Annual Bloodwork – Full Chemistry/CBC/Parasite Testing
3. Screening Chest and Abdominal Radiographs
- Chest x-rays: Older pets may have disease in their chest we cannot detect on physical examination. It can brew until it reaches a critical point at which time your pet becomes ill. We would like to detect serious disease early.
- Abdominal x-rays: Our older pets can acquire masses in their abdomen without clinical signs. We utilize x-ray for early detection, which can allow for early intervention.
- We recommend annual Heartgard with every other year heartworm testing.
- If you choose seasonal heartworm protection, your pet must have annual heartworm testing.
- We recommend Frontline for seasonal flea and tick prevention.
- Rabies – Every 3 years to comply with State Law, unless there are valid health reasons to stop.
Blood work: Your doctor will make recommendations about further work-up and treatment.
Radiographs: The next step is ultrasound to better understand the abnormalities. Once we have a clear understanding we can make appropriate recommendations.