Ensuring a lean body throughout growth and into adulthood is crucial for preventing numerous long-term illnesses. While growth abnormalities and injuries are unpredictable, slow growth, proper nutrition, optimal body condition, and regular exercise significantly enhance the chances of preventing or postponing illnesses. Your veterinarian will collaborate with you to develop the optimal plan for your pet's health.
Once rough tartar builds up on tooth surfaces and reaches the gum line, it signals the need for a professional oral assessment. Tartar below the gum line is the primary cause of significant periodontal disease in pets.
By managing appropriately and detecting issues early, your pets can enjoy a normal, happy life. It's important to adjust their activity and play to suit their evolving bodies. Your veterinarian can offer precise guidance on these adjustments.
Vaccines have proven highly effective in safeguarding most pets from diseases. Your veterinarian will recommend the vaccines best suited to your pet, taking into account their individual risks and lifestyle. Local factors may influence the prevalence of certain infections.
Nutrition plays a vital role in every pet's overall health. Providing a complete and balanced diet ensures pets receive essential nutrients essential for their well-being. Maintaining a healthy weight can enhance pets' quality of life and extend their lifespan. Additionally, proper nutrition can aid in managing various health conditions such as chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal issues, pancreatitis, and urinary disease.
Your Exam Includes:
Status Check on Weight
Dental Check
Early Health Detection
Vaccine Overview
Nutrional Counseling
Status Check on Weight
Ensuring a lean body throughout growth and into adulthood is crucial for preventing numerous long-term illnesses. While growth abnormalities and injuries are unpredictable, slow growth, proper nutrition, optimal body condition, and regular exercise significantly enhance the chances of preventing or postponing illnesses. Your veterinarian will collaborate with you to develop the optimal plan for your pet’s health.
Dental Check
Once rough tartar builds up on tooth surfaces and reaches the gum line, it signals the need for a professional oral assessment. Tartar below the gum line is the primary cause of significant periodontal disease in pets.
Early Health Detection
By managing appropriately and detecting issues early, your pets can enjoy a normal, happy life. It’s important to adjust their activity and play to suit their evolving bodies. Your veterinarian can offer precise guidance on these adjustments.
Vaccine Overview
Vaccines have proven highly effective in safeguarding most pets from diseases. Your veterinarian will recommend the vaccines best suited to your pet, taking into account their individual risks and lifestyle. Local factors may influence the prevalence of certain infections.
Nutrional Counseling
Nutrition plays a vital role in every pet’s overall health. Providing a complete and balanced diet ensures pets receive essential nutrients essential for their well-being. Maintaining a healthy weight can enhance pets’ quality of life and extend their lifespan. Additionally, proper nutrition can aid in managing various health conditions such as chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal issues, pancreatitis, and urinary disease.
Dr. Render is the founder of Render HeartCare, a mobile cardiology service based in San Diego. He earned his veterinary degree from Cornell University and completed advanced training in internal medicine and cardiology through internships and a residency at MedVet Columbus. His clinical interests include congenital heart defects and cardiac tumor evaluations.
When he’s not caring for pets, Dr. Render enjoys sports, cooking shows, and comedies.
Meet Dr. Cocker, a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist based in San Diego. After earning her veterinary degree from Oklahoma State University, she completed advanced training in internal medicine and critical care across Texas before returning to California for her residency. She has a special interest in gastrointestinal and liver disease and contributed to Ettinger’s textbook on internal medicine. Outside of work, Dr. Cocker enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and child.