What is Preventative Care?
Medicine is a changing industry and the Home Animal Doctor is keeping up with the trend. Pioneering this movement is a call back to a proven strategy of preventative care. What is it and how is it different than what we used to know?
For most of us, we are used to seeing our doctor only when something is wrong. A doctor visitation at an early age for just a checkup is not a task we are used to doing. However, evidence is clearly showing that catching disease processes in blood work or physical exams before they progress into a chronic illness actually saves money in the long run and results in a longer and healthier life. This is precisely the point of preventative care: to give your pet a longer and healthier life. The Home Animal Doctor knows the value of an annual examination is only as good as the doctor who performs it. We recommend you ask questions about the health status of your pet, so that you and your doctor are moving in the same direction of achieving a common goal of a healthier and longer life. We also recommend besides an annual examination that routine deworming and immunizations are given, especially for pets that go outside. Fecal examinations and flea and tick preventatives are also good preventions depending on a pet's exposure. Finally, there is no tool greater for the understanding of an overall picture of health than a comprehensive blood and urine test. It comes as no surprise that animals age faster than people, but it may be a surprise that they are adept at hiding their pain from us as well. This is likely a strategy that evolved to protect themselves from predators in the wild, but it conceals pain as ordinary as dental disease, which can be evident as early as 2 years of age. Early prevention physical exams aim to detect this and other diseases at the earliest point of recognition. Join the movement of current medicine in getting your pet scheduled for their comprehensive exam today! Call 888-610-5542 or click here to request the next available appointment. |
"The point of preventative care is to give your pet a longer and healthier life." |
