Preventative and Wellness Healthcare
There is no substitute for regular visits to your veterinarian to detect disease in its early stages and to implement vaccination protocols, parasite prevention, dental hygiene and other programs that safeguard your pet from costly and sometimes fatal disease. Dogs and cats age at least 7 years for every 1 year, so it is very important to bring your pets in at least once a year for a health exam to detect early stages of disease.
All dogs and cats are at risk of exposure to various infectious diseases, some of which are life threatening. Others, such as rabies, are not only fatal, but also pose a public health risk.
Vaccination to prevent common infectious diseases supports the first goal of medicine: disease prevention. Prevention of infectious disease is more beneficial to your pet than treating disease once it occurs. In general, viral infections cannot be treated, but symptoms may be managed by medication. A preventative vaccination is one of the most reliable and cost-effective methods of health care available to a pet owner.
