Cameron Park Veterinary Hospital
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Preventative exams provide for early diagnosis and prompt action that may solve problems before they become serious. Common sections of your pet's annual health exam include:
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History: |
We'll ask you questions about your pet's health history to include in its medical record along with its current temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and body weight. |
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Nose: |
We'll check your pet's nose for abnormal discharges as well as changes in color, texture, moisture, or shape. |
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Ears: |
We'll check your pet's ear canals to look for inflammation or other signs of problems. |
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Eyes: |
We'll examine the eyes looking for symptoms suggesting anemia, infections, glaucoma, and eye ulcers. |
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Teeth and Mouth: |
We'll check your pet's gums, teeth, tongue, and palate for abnormalities. |
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Heart and Lungs: |
We'll use a stethoscope to listen to your pet's heart and lungs. Early heart disease is often recognized during an annual health exam. |
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Reproduction: |
We'll discuss spaying and neutering with you to help avoid unwanted pet pregnancies to help control pet overpopulation. |
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Skin and Coat: |
We'll examine the coat and skin condition to detect other health problems. We'll also check for fleas, ticks, and other external parasites, tumors, and wounds. |
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Touch: |
We'll use our hands and fingers to feel the abdomen to assess the condition of internal organs and to look for any irregularities. We'll also note the condition of the joints, muscles, skin, lymph nodes, and hair. |
All patients undergoing anesthesia are continually monitored using sophisticated equipment as well as "hands-on."
Radiology is a diagnostic tool to identify many possible health conditions. We are equipped with all the equipment necessary to take x-rays.
Periodontal disease is the number one dental problem in dogs and cats. Abscessed teeth or periodontal disease can affect other parts of the body. In dogs and cats, they can cause heart and kidney disease. A regular dental checkup can help prevent serious problems and keep your pet healthy. Pet teeth cleaning includes use of a short-lasting anesthetic that allows for gum line probes, removal of tartar and tooth polishing.
We provide constant monitoring, fluids, and medications as
appropriate to each pet depending on their individual needs.
We have the ability to run routine lab tests in-house and utilize the services of an area laboratory for more demanding tests.
There are many solid health reasons for spaying and neutering our pets. Early spaying prevents mammary cancer and uterine disease. Both of these conditions can be fatal. Neutering males reduces the incidence of prostate and testicular disease.
Preventing unwanted litters is another common reason veterinarians recommend spaying both cats and dogs at six to 12 months of age, preferably before the first heat.
De-clawing provides no health benefit to the cat and is done strictly for human benefit. It is an irreversible surgical procedure performed while the cat is under general anesthesia. As the back feet are rarely used for scratching, the front feet are usually the only ones de-clawed.
A cat's toe has three bones; the claw grows from the end of the last bone. In de-clawing, the veterinarian amputates the end section of the last bone, along with the nail. This removes the claw and prevents it from growing back.
De-clawed cats can no longer defend themselves so they should never be allowed outdoors.
As an alternative to de-clawing, regular nail trimming can often diminish the destruction caused by your cat's scratching. This is a relatively simple task that you can do, but it must be performed properly and routinely. Ask us to show you how to trim your cat's nails.
Immunizing your pet against disease is one of the best tools of preventive medicine. Vaccines help prepare your pet's immune system to fend off invasion by a particular disease-causing organism. Vaccines contain antigens, which to the immune system "look" like the organism but don't, ideally, cause disease. When a vaccine is administered, the immune system responds by mounting a protective response. Then if your pet is subsequently exposed to the disease-causing organism, its immune system is prepared to either prevent infection or reduce the severity of disease.
Your dog or cat generally can be immunized for the following diseases: Dogs can be immunized against distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus, coronavirus, Bordetella, rabies, and Lyme disease. Cats can be immunized against feline panleukopenia (distemper), rabies, feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, chlamydia, feline leukemia, and FIP.
The micro-chip implant procedure is simple and doesn't require any anesthesia. Your pet simply gets an injection just under the loose skin between the shoulder blades; it's a lot like getting vaccinated. Most animals don't react at all. The chip is made out of an inert, biocompatible substance, which means it won't cause an allergic reaction in your pet.
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