Senior Wellness Care

Preventative care helps mature pets live longer, happier, & healthier lives

Wellness screening is just as important for adult pets as other preventative healthcare measures like vaccinations. The American Animal Hospital Association recommends blood and urine testing for seniors every 6-12 months.2

 

These tests track and detect changes to liver, kidney, thyroid, blood glucose, red and white blood cells. Detecting any changes early means that in many cases we can provide care straight away. 

 

We recommend having a wellness screening annually. Six months after your pet’s vaccination is an ideal time. 

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Senior Wellness Screening

What's included:

 

  • Nose-to-tail Physical Exam and History  
  • Blood tests including liver, kidney, and thyroid disease screening, as well as diabetes and general infections.
  • Urine test 
  • 4DX test (detects heartworm, Lyme disease, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma) *for dogs only* 
  • Nutrition and lifestyle recommendations  
  • Follow-up care plan

Why are senior wellness check-ups important?

  • Early disease detection 
  • Early intervention 
  • Increased quality of life 
  • Normal results provide a valuable baseline as your pet ages 
  • Peace of mind for you 

Did You Know?

Your pet seeing a vet every 6 months is the same as a human seeing a doctor every 2-3 years!

This is because adult dogs and cats age around 5x faster than humans. Early detection allows us to manage issues before they become more serious and help improve your pet’s quality of life.

Pets are pros at hiding their discomfort

Unlike people, pets are unable to tell us if they are uncomfortable or in pain. Cats are especially adept at hiding physical discomfort. Biannual checkups and annual wellness tests can help bridge that gap and shed light on how they are feeling – no words needed.

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Check If Your Pet is Eligible

  • Pet must be a cat or a dog 7 years of age or over (5 years and older for giant-breed dogs).
  • Pet must be in generally good health. The tests included in our Senior Wellness Screening were selected to create a valuable health baseline for senior pets as well as to detect age-related conditions in the early stages. 
  • Contact our care team to determine if our senior wellness screening is right for your pet.
  • Available to both new and existing clients.
1 2023 AAHA Senior Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats - Page 5  
2 Data based on analyses of 167,593 canine wellness profiles (a complete chemistry profile [including the IDEXX SDMA® Test and electrolytes], IDEXX CBC®, urinalysis) and 54,211 feline wellness profiles (a complete chemistry profile [including the IDEXX SDMA® Test and electrolytes], IDEXX CBC®, urinalysis, total T4 [≥ 7 years of age]) associated with wellness visits; testing performed at IDEXX Reference Laboratories in North America on January 1, 2021–June 1, 2022. 

Practice information

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