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Congratulations, your new pet (whether young or old, dog or cat) will very quickly become your best friend. You can do no
wrong in their eyes. They will never let you down. It’s quite a responsibility, and its foundation is with us. A healthy pet will
live a long, loving life with you.
Do you know how old your pet really is?
The following is a summary of the veterinary care needed
for the major stages of life (baby-adult-senior)for dogs & cats.
Puppy care - 6 weeks
through 16 weeks:
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Physical examination
- Intestinal deworming
- Depending on their monthly age, vaccines to protect against common diseases (e.g., Distemper and Parvo) at to 4 week intervals
- Kennel Cough vaccine if puppy boards, is groomed for shown for confirmation
- Lyme vaccine if puppy has access to wooded areas, hunts/tracks, etc.
- Rabies vaccine if 3 months old
- Begin heartworm prevention at the second visit (usually at 9-12 weeks old)
- Begin flea/tick prevention at the second visit
- Microchip
- Spay or neuter
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Adult dog - 1-6 years
- Physical examination
- Vaccinations
- Intestinal parasite check
- Heartworm check and administration of prevention
- Administration of flea/tick control
- Dental exam and/or periodontal probing
- Consultation on diet, weight, dental health and/or behavior problems
- Baseline blood panel
- Baseline chemistry panel
- Urinalysis
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Senior dogs - 7 plus years
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Physical examination every 6 months
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Applicable vaccines for age and lifestyle
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Intestinal parasite check
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Administration of flea/tick control
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Wellness blood profile including chemistry,
blood count and heartworm check
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Urinalysis
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Osteoarthritis check
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Eye pressure check
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Blood pressure check
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Chest x-ray
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Geriatric EKG
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If on chronic medications (e.g., thyroid, Rimadyl, Phenobarbital), kidney and liver screen at 6 month intervals
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Kitten - 6 to 12 weeks
- Physical examination
- Intestinal deworming
- Leukemia/FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) test
- Respiratory vaccine (3 ets) at 3 to 4 week intervals
- If an outdoor cat, eukemia and FIV vaccine (2 sets) at 3 to 4 week intervals
- Rabies vaccine if 3 months old
- Microchip if outdoor cat
- Spay or Neuter
- Discuss laser declaw procedure if indoor cat
- Administration of heartworm prevention (Revolution)
- Admistration of flea/tick prevention if outdoor cat
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Adult Cat - 1-6 years
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Vaccinations
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If outdoor cat, consider testing for Leukemia and FIV viruses
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Intestinal parasite check (not needed if indoor cat exclusively)
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If outdoor cat, Leukemia/FIV test
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Admistration of heartworm prevention
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Administration of flea/tick control
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Dental exam and/or periodontal probing
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Consultation on diet, weight, dental health and/or behavior problems
- Baseline blood panel
- Baseline chemistry panel
- Urinalysis
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Senior Cat - 7 plus years
- Physical examination every 6 months
- Applicable vaccines for age, festyle and whether indoor or outdoor cat
- If outdoor cat - intestinal parasite check
- Administration of flea/tick control
- Wellness blood profile including chemistry & blood count
- Urinalysis
- Blood pressure check
- Geriatric EKG
- Screen for hyperthyroidism
- If on medications (e.g. thyroid or Prednisone), blood values every 6 months.
- If documented kidney patient, kidney values at least every 6 months (preferable at 3 month intervals)
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