As the New Year begins, many families focus on fresh starts and healthy routines—and it’s a great time to do the same for your pet.

Preventative, or “wellness,” care plays a critical role in helping pets live longer, healthier lives. Regular wellness visits allow veterinarians to detect potential concerns early, provide protection against preventable diseases, and create a long-term picture of your pet’s health over time.

What Is Considered Wellness Care?

Wellness care includes routine services designed to maintain health and prevent illness, such as:

  • Comprehensive physical examinations
  • Vaccinations appropriate for your pet’s lifestyle
  • Routine bloodwork and diagnostic screening
  • Heartworm testing and parasite prevention
  • Ongoing health monitoring as pets age

Even when a pet appears healthy, subtle changes can often be detected during a wellness exam or through routine lab work—sometimes before symptoms ever appear.

Why Routine Bloodwork Is Important

Routine bloodwork helps establish a baseline for your pet’s normal values. This allows us to:

  • Monitor organ function over time
  • Detect early signs of disease
  • Make safer decisions when medications or anesthesia are needed

Early detection often means more treatment options, lower costs, and better outcomes.

Parasite Prevention: A Year-Round Priority

Heartworm disease, fleas, and ticks remain a risk throughout the year. That’s why annual protection is so important.

The beginning of the year is an ideal time to schedule your pet’s annual heartworm and flea/tick prevention injection, which provides consistent, long-lasting protection. Preventing these parasites is far safer—and far less costly—than treating the diseases they can cause.

Making Preventative Care More Accessible

To help make routine care easier to manage, we offer wellness plans that bundle essential services into a convenient monthly payment. These plans help families stay on schedule with preventative care while spreading costs out over the year.

We’re Here When Your Pet Needs More

While wellness care is the foundation of good health, pets don’t always get sick on a schedule. In addition to routine care, we are always here to provide:

  • Sick visits
  • Urgent care
  • Emergency care during our operating hours

Whether you’re planning ahead or dealing with something unexpected, our team is committed to being here for you and your pet.

Taking the Next Step

If your pet is due for a wellness exam—or if you’re unsure what they need as the year begins—now is a great time to schedule a visit. Preventative care today helps support a healthier year ahead.

Contact us or book online to schedule your pet’s appointment.