YOUR DOG’S LIFE STAGES
Your Veterinarian and Technician will educate you on:
PUPPY LIFE STAGE
- Vaccine booster series and why it’s importance.
- What vaccines are needed based on pets/owners life style.
- DHPP (canine distemper combo)
- Bordetella (kennel cough vaccine)
- Rabies
- Giardia
- Leptospirosis
- Heartworm Testing
- Fecal exam and intestinal parasites
- External parasites
- Proper diet
- Behavior and socialization (interacting with other pets and children)
- Grooming and trimming toe nails
- Spaying or neutering and what to expect, retained baby teeth
- Microchipping
ADULT LIFE STAGE: 1-3 YEARS
- Annual Wellness and fecal Exam
- Required and recommended vaccines based on lifestyle of pet.
- Heartworm testing and preventative
- Flea and tick preventative when appropriate (e.g. traveling)
- Discuss the importance of Baseline blood work as it relates to organ function
(kidneys, liver, thyroid, etc) - Routine dental health
- Diet and body condition
- Behavior issues, socialization and training
- The importance of spaying or neutering (if not already performed) and disease
prevention
ADULT LIFE STAGE: 4-7 YEARS
- Annual Wellness and fecal exam
- Required and recommended vaccines based on lifestyle of pet.
- Heartworm testing and preventative
- Flea and tick preventative when appropriate (e.g. traveling)
- The importance of routine dental cleaning.
- Baseline blood work and it’s importance as it relates to organ function
(kidneys, liver, thyroid, etc) - Senior wellness and LFAH recommended testing.
- Discuss what to expect as their pet makes the transition into senior years.
Senior Life Stage: 7 years and Older
- Annual wellness and fecal exam.
- Discuss required and recommended vaccines based on lifestyle of pet.
- Senior wellness and its importance. Information we get from the following:
- Baseline bloodwork
- Urinalysis
- Radiographs (x-rays) of the chest and abdomen
- Heartworm testing and prevention
- Flea and tick prevention if appropriate
- Pain assessment
- Current mobility issues
