Customized veterinary care for all life stages
Create a list of services for pet life stage kits based on your practice care recommendations, and help clients see where their pet fits in.
Puppies and kittens:
- Complete physical examination
- Vaccination—based on the puppy or kitten’s lifestyle, these help protect against a variety of infectious diseases
- Diagnostic testing:
- > Fecal tests to check for intestinal parasites
- > Ear cytology to check for ear infections
- > Heartworm test for puppies; FeLV/FIV (feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus disease) test for kittens
- Parasite treatment & prevention
- Deworming medication, which treats common parasites such as hookworm and roundworm
- Heartworm/flea/tick preventive for the protection of the new puppy or kitten
Adult pets:
- Complete physical examination
- Vaccination based on lifestyle
- Diagnostic testing:
- > Fecal tests to check for intestinal parasites
- > Heartworm test for dogs
- Health screen (blood screen and urinalysis)—Allows for early detection and prevention of disease, such as anemia, diabetes, kidney disease and bladder infection.
- Dental care—Healthy mouths protect against numerous diseases; your veterinarian may recommend annual or semi-annual cleanings
- Other services ...
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Chest radiographs—For the visualization of the organs of the chest. Heart and lung disorders are common pet diseases that may occur at any life stage.
- Electrocardiograms—Abnormal heart beats (arrhythmias) and some heart disease can be detected.
Senior pets:
- Complete physical examination
- Vaccination based on lifestyle
- Diagnostic testing:
- > Fecal tests to check for intestinal parasites
- > Senior health screen (blood screen & urinalysis)—Allows for detection and prevention of common problems of pets that are 7 and older, such as anemia, infection, diabetes, kidney, liver, endocrine and bladder diseases.
- > Eye pressure check: tests for glaucoma or uveitis
- > Ear cytology to check for ear infections
- Parasite prevention—Deworming according to clinic protocol
- Other services ...
- Any additional servces listed under the Adult pets list
- Arthritis screening
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