Senior Pets

We are pleased to provide a program that will help us provide the best care for your senior pet: Celebrate Seniors! Living longer, living better - starting at 8. Pets eight years of age and older are considered to be seniors. Several reasons to consider Senior Wellness Screening for your senior pet include:

Our pets age much more quickly than their human caretakers, see the age comparison chart in FAQ 7.
Pets often don't show signs of disease until well into the course of the disease.
Many medical disorders are easier to manage when caught early in their course.
A normal lab work baseline is helpful to compare against later if medical issues arise.
Many older animals are on regular medications that require periodic blood testing.
Pets' nutritional needs change as they age.
You deserve peace of mind.

Our Senior Wellness Screen for senior dogs and cats includes the following tests:

Complete Blood Cell Count
Metabolic Biochemistry Profile including Electrolytes
Total Thyroid (T4) Level
Urinalysis

Additional diagnostics may be recommended depending on the specifics of each case and the results of the pet's history, physical examination and preliminary test results. Some of the other diagnostics available include:

Radiography
Ultrasonography
Echocardiography
Blood Pressure Measurement
Electrocardiography
Testing blood levels of various medications

For an explanation of each of the above diagnostic tests, click here. Additional information is available in the form of client handouts from IDEXX:

Please contact us if you have any questions, would like to schedule a Senior Wellness Screening appointment or if you would like to have an information folder mailed to you. We look forward to hearing from you and your senior pet will thank you.