Our preventative care programs are designed to protect your pet's health before problems arise. Through regular wellness examinations, routine bloodwork screenings, and lifestyle-based care plans, we focus on maintaining long-term health and early disease detection.
By monitoring your pet's development, weight, and overall condition, our team can identify potential concerns early and recommend proactive treatment strategies tailored to your pet's individual needs. Keeping up with vaccinations and parasite prevention is a key part of any wellness plan.
Preventative medicine plays a vital role in maintaining your pet's quality of life. Through regular monitoring and proactive care, we help reduce the risk of serious illnesses while supporting a long, healthy life for your companion.
Preventative pet care is proactive veterinary medicine, regular wellness exams, screening, vaccines and parasite control designed to catch health issues early, before they become serious or costly.
A preventative care plan bundles wellness exams, screening bloodwork, weight/nutrition monitoring and a vaccine and parasite schedule into one ongoing, age-based program, not just a one-off checkup.
Young pets focus on growth monitoring and vaccine series completion, while senior pets shift to more frequent screening bloodwork, weight management and early disease detection every 6 months.
A wellness plan bundles annual or semi-annual checkups, screening bloodwork, vaccine scheduling and parasite prevention into one coordinated, age-based care program.
Baseline bloodwork usually checks kidney and liver values, blood cell counts and thyroid function to catch issues like kidney disease or diabetes before symptoms appear.
Preventive medicine focuses on catching problems early through routine exams and screening, while sick-pet visits address symptoms that have already appeared, preventive care is generally lower-cost and less stressful for your pet.
Once a year for healthy adult dogs and cats and every 6 months for puppies, kittens and senior pets (roughly age 7+).
Yes, routine screening bloodwork and physical exams often flag kidney, thyroid or diabetic changes months before a pet shows any visible symptoms.
Wellness exams in Canada typically run $60–$120 CAD; bloodwork and screening are priced separately. Call Walnut Grove Animal Hospital in Langley, BC at (604) 888-2628 for current pricing.
Yes, weight checks and diet counselling are a standard part of every wellness exam, helping to prevent obesity-related joint and metabolic issues.
