Canine Preventative Care
This is where your pup’s best life begins! Comprehensive preventative dog care is essential to ensuring our pets are happy and healthy today and tomorrow. Preventative care also helps provide them with as many good years with you as possible. Moreau Animal Clinic recommends annual wellness exams for all adult dogs!
Vaccinations Keeping your canine up to date on immunizations and booster shots is a highly effective way to prevent many common diseases and infections like distemper and rabies. Beyond those core vaccines, your pet’s age, lifestyle, and likely exposure to certain diseases will be evaluated before we recommend additional inoculations.
Dental Care Imagine what your teeth would be like if you never cleaned them. Well, the same thing is happening to your dog’s teeth without proper oral care. We can show you tips for brushing your pet’s teeth as well as alternative routine dental care. Providing preventative dental care can reduce the need for expensive extractions and more serious dental work in your pet’s senior years. Brushing at home, water additives, dental diets, and chews all play a role. We’re happy to demo brushing techniques during your next visit.
Parasite Control Fleas, ticks, heartworm and intestinal parasites – preventing them in the first place is much easier and ultimately less expensive than getting rid of them after they’ve infested your pet. We recommend monitoring your pet and having them screened for internal parasites yearly as well as annual heartworm and tick borne illness testing. If your dog spends significant time outdoors or has exposure to other animals, routine dewormings are encouraged. We offer a variety of alternatives for flea, tick, and heartworm prevention, including several three in one options.
Proper Nutrition There’s so much confusion about what to feed dogs. Grain-free kibble? Home-cooked meals? Raw food diet? Proper nutrition is so important to your pet’s good health, and we can help you figure out what is best for your pet and your lifestyle.
Behavioral Evaluation Changes in mood or behavior can often be a symptom of an underlying medical condition. Swiftly addressing these shifts can help to identify and treat the root cause.
Beyond the medical aspect of training, we can refer you to several great trainers in our community based off your pets individual needs.
Skin and Coat Care Dogs that are excessively licking, scratching, or showing signs of skin irritation can indicate underlying illness as well as discomfort. Contact us for a problem exam if you notice changes in your pet’s grooming habits or skin condition.
Senior Animals At Moreau Animal Clinic, we love senior pets! And we don’t believe aging is a disease. We also know that preventative canine care is even more significant for them in their golden years. Dogs age much more rapidly than humans, so diseases and illnesses progress faster as well. We recommend exams twice a year as well as screenings for certain ailments to help prolong and improve their quality of life.
We know that every furry friend is different! Our veterinarians tailor a plan to best fit your pet, your family, and your lifestyle.
Call us today at (518) 792-6011 to schedule your dog’s wellness exam!