Wellness Exams
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Prevention is the most powerful medicine we have. A wellness exam is a nose-to-tail health assessment performed during a preventative visit. During each visit, we evaluate your pet’s weight and body condition, heart and lungs, teeth and gums, skin and coat, joints and mobility, eyes, ears, and abdomen, and we review behaviour, nutrition, and lifestyle. Because Calgary pets live everything from downtown condo life to off-leash adventures, we tailor every recommendation to how your pet actually lives.
Explore care tailored to your pet’s life stage
Preventive care
Guided by trusted veterinary standards
Our approach reflects preventive healthcare guidelines developed by AAHA and the AAFP, which recommend that every dog and cat receive a comprehensive exam at least once a year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dogs and cats instinctively hide discomfort, therefore a pet who seems perfectly healthy may be quietly living with pain or the early stages of illness. Regular exams help us uncover these hidden problems early, including dental disease, heart murmurs, lumps, weight changes, and early organ changes. Catching these issues sooner means we can help them stay happy and healthy with your family for longer.
Seemingly healthy adult dogs and cats: at least once yearly. Pets with chronic conditions may need a schedule customized to their diagnosis. Please visit our Senior Pet Care or Puppy or Kitten pages for more tailored information depending on your pet’s life stage.
A full physical assessment, a weight and body condition score, a review of diet, behaviour, and lifestyle, an update of any vaccines and parasite prevention that are due, and a conversation about anything you’ve noticed at home. We may also recommend wellness bloodwork or other diagnostics to establish your pet’s individual “normal” which is valuable information for comparison if they’re ever unwell.
Baseline lab values are one of the best investments in your pet’s future care. Every animal’s “normal” is slightly different, and a subtle shift from their own baseline can flag kidney, liver, or endocrine changes long before outward signs appear.
Yes. A trail dog, a condo cat, and a pet that travels to BC or the U.S. each carry different risks. We adjust parasite prevention, vaccine selection, and screening advice to your pet’s actual exposure and not a one-size-fits-all approach.