What is a Wellness Health Screen?

Research shows more than 10 percent of pets brought to veterinary clinics for checkups have some form of underlying disease or abnormality (Veterinary Economics, April 2001). Many of these pets have a normal physical examination and their abnormalities would go undetected without a Wellness Health Screen.

The process of disease development can be slow and insidious. When an organ system starts to fail, the organ will try to compensate to bring function back to normal. Over time, this compensation mechanism will fail and the pet will become very ill. Once the pet is in organ failure, your treatment options are limited and the prognosis is poor. However, our veterinary clinic is capable of performing a simple blood test that will check your pet's liver, kidneys, electrolytes, minerals, thyroid level, heartworm test, and blood sugar. The test can also alert us to infection, inflammatory disease and anemia.

Early Detection of disease is key. Once a problem has been identified, appropriate treatment recommendations can be made. Often times, a simple change in diet is all that is needed to avoid major health problems in your pet.

The Wellness Health Screen is a blood test, and we can usually have results by the next business day.

Call the clinic at 233-5720 for more information