The Proactive Approach to Canine Veterinary Care
Preventative care is a dog’s first line of defense. Annual exams help by preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease in its early stages, often before any noticeable symptoms begin. The earlier the treatment starts, the more effective it is, in keeping your pet from unnecessary pain and suffering.
Preventive Health Measures for Dogs
- Annual Veterinary Exams: Powers Veterinary Clinic’s comprehensive annual exams evaluate mobility, skin and coat, ears and eyes, lung and chest, internal health, and oral hygiene.
- Vaccinations: Updated vaccinations and booster shots are a highly effective way to prevent many common diseases and infections like Rabies, Distemper, Parvovirus, and Lyme Disease.
- Dental Care: Oral health is an important part of your pet’s life; annual teeth cleanings are the best method to maintain and improve dental well-being.
- Parasite Control: prevention and eradication is a simple and efficient process when anti-parasitic medication is used regularly.
- Skin and Coat Care: Grooming and washing are fundamental aspects of proper pet hygiene. Skin and hair health prevents mange, matting, bacterial infections, and more.
- Proper Nutrition: Proper nutrition supports all your pet’s bodily processes, bolstering their immune system and ensuring normal development.
- Behavioral Evaluation: Changes in mood or behavior are often symptoms of underlying medical conditions, identifying these shifts helps to identify and treat the root cause.
- Exercise: Regular workouts support skeletomuscular and cardiovascular health in dogs of all ages.
Care for Senior Dogs
Preventative care becomes more significant for aging dogs, Powers Veterinary Clinic recommends increasing exams to twice a year for elderly animals. As pets get older, they are prone to many age-related diseases that are increasingly difficult to diagnose and treat. Many preventive health measures must be adjusted to better suit the medical needs of senior animals.
The Proactive Approach to Feline Veterinary Care
Preventative care is a cat’s first line of defense. Annual exams help by preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease in its early stages, often before any noticeable symptoms begin. The earlier the treatment starts, the more effective it is, in keeping your pet from unnecessary pain and suffering.
Preventive Health Measures for Cats
- Annual Exams: Powers Veterinary Clinic’s comprehensive annual exams evaluate mobility, skin and coat, ears and eyes, lung and chest, and oral hygiene.
- Vaccinations: Updated vaccinations and booster shots are a highly effective way to prevent many common diseases and infections like feline Panleukopenia, Rhinotracheitis, and Rabies.
- Dental Care: Oral health is an important part of your pet’s life; annual teeth cleanings are the best method to maintain and improve dental well-being.
- Parasite Control: prevention and eradication is a simple and efficient process when anti-parasitic medication is used regularly.
- Skin and Coat Care: Grooming and washing are fundamental aspects of proper pet hygiene. Skin and hair health prevents mange, matting, bacterial infections, and more.
- Proper Nutrition: Proper nutrition supports all your cat’s bodily processes, bolstering its immune system and ensuring normal development.
- Behavioral Evaluation: Changes in mood or behavior are often symptoms of underlying medical conditions, identifying these shifts helps to identify and treat the root cause.
- Exercise: Regular workouts support skeletomuscular and cardiovascular health in cats of all ages.
Care for Senior Cats
Preventative care becomes more significant for aging cats, Powers Veterinary Clinic recommends increasing exams to twice a year for elderly animals. As pets get older, they are prone to many age-related diseases that are increasingly difficult to diagnose and treat. Many preventive health measures must be adjusted to better suit the medical needs of senior animals.
Parasites: Get rid of those pesky critters
Your pet is an easy target for parasites and small insects. Common parasites like ticks, fleas, and heartworm-carrying mosquitos feed on your pets, potentially infecting them with many dangerous diseases. Discover how these tiny pests can cause big problems.
- Fleas: These bloodsucking insects feed on mammals and lay eggs in their fur. Fleas can transmit harmful parasites like Tapeworms and Bubonic Plague, as well as cause dermatitis and anemia. One flea can lay up to 50 eggs in one day, making a flea infestation a substantial threat to your pet’s well-being. Flea infestations often spread throughout your home — living in your carpet and furniture and making them tough to eradicate.
- Ticks: One of the most problematic and common ticks in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the Blacklegged Tick more commonly known as the Deer Tick. The Deer tick is the main vector for Lyme disease. It is generally a treatable disease, although the infection can be severe enough to be fatal. Our goal is prevention. Humans are also capable of contracting Lyme disease from these same ticks infecting your dog, making the tick hazardous to you and your family. Special care should be made to inspect your pet frequently. We at Powers Veterinary Clinic recommend screening your pet annually in order to stay ahead of any potential infection.
- Heartworm: Heartworm-carrying mosquitos represent a lethal danger to your pet. The mosquito’s bite transmits the heartworm larva to your animal, it then slowly develops over many months and makes it toward the heart. Once there it multiples within your pet’s pulmonary artery and right ventricle, leading to constricted blood flow, heart and lung disease, and major organ failure. This is a very easy disease to prevent however treatment is difficult.
Parasite Prevention Plan
Regular use of anti-parasitic medication is a surefire way of keeping your pet free of nasty parasites. Consult with your veterinarian to determine the best parasite-control products for your pet.
Powers Veterinary Clinic’s Parasite Prevention Plan includes:
- Pet examination and testing
- Parasite-control product consultation with our veterinarian or veterinary technicians
Schedule an appointment immediately if you suspect that your cat or dog may already be infected.