Veterinary Services
Preventative Medicine in Naples, FL
Proactive physical examinations and routine health screenings designed to catch medical conditions early and keep your pet thriving at every stage of life.
Preventative Medicine
We believe that annual wellness examinations and regular preventive care are essential to helping pets live happy, healthy lives and to maintain the best possible quality of life.
Routine wellness visits allow us to monitor your pet’s overall health and identify potential concerns early, when treatment may be more effective. These visits may include discussions about your pet’s weight and body condition score, home dental care, preventive ear cleaning, changes in mobility, or dietary or nutritional recommendations. During an examination, we may also identify concerns such as a suspicious mass, a broken tooth, subtle muscle loss associated with arthritis, or an overgrown nail.
Vaccinations are an important and well-established way to protect pets from potentially serious or life-threatening infectious diseases. Vaccine recommendations are tailored to your pet’s individual lifestyle and risk factors, including age, background, exposure to other animals, travel, and whether your pet spends time outside of Southwest Florida.
Heartworm prevention is especially important in Florida where mosquitoes are present year-round and can transmit heartworm disease. We actively educate our clients about the importance of consistent year-round prevention. We recommend periodic heartworm tests as part of your pets preventative care but more importantly we educate our clients about the importance of year round heartworm preventatives.
Annual fecal testing is also recommended to screen for intestinal parasites. Because Florida’s warm climate allows parasite eggs and larvae to survive in the environment throughout the year, pets can be exposed without their owners realizing it. Intestinal parasites can cause gastrointestinal illness in pets, and can also pose a health risk to people.
Our goal is to build a long-lasting, trusting relationship with you and your pet by providing thoughtful guidance and preventive care tailored to your pet’s individual needs. We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to veterinary medicine.