How often do you take ur pet(s) for check ups?
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How often do you take ur pet(s) for check ups?
for all you pet owners,
how often do you take ur pet(s) to the veterinarian for check ups?
Most websites i checked mentioned "monthly check-ups", but i was wondering if all the pet owners actually follow this regimen...it seems a bit frequent. Because its more like a annual check up for my dog. She seems to be doing fine... a little bit over weight, but happy.
so... monthly? annual? or... visits only when theres abnormal behavior/emergency?
-Peter
how often do you take ur pet(s) to the veterinarian for check ups?
Most websites i checked mentioned "monthly check-ups", but i was wondering if all the pet owners actually follow this regimen...it seems a bit frequent. Because its more like a annual check up for my dog. She seems to be doing fine... a little bit over weight, but happy.
so... monthly? annual? or... visits only when theres abnormal behavior/emergency?
-Peter
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a new pet (dog)
there are a few vetrinary offices that will offer a free first time visit for a new pet. if the dog is from a rescue situation get a blood test, the in office test will not tell you much tho, maybe the existance a persistant infection. anything from the dog pound will have an infection.
take some time to select a pet since a dog will last 10+years and a cat 15+years. get the dog up to standards and you life will be improved. they behave like a 2-3 year old child when motivated, think of the problems damage they can rain here.
vaccinations:
for the doit yourself peeps, you can: an under the skin vaccination is easy to do and even rabies is possible. save your reciepts, have someone hold the dog, one quick smooth action and its done.
there are some low cost situations for typical dog/cat modifications, better to save your money for other pet needs. the risk here is possible staff infection etc. Petsmart is expensive, go online.
a puppy will require some extra care up front. near 8-9years for a large dog you will be back at the vetrinary with varrious problems. in between you will not need much vetrinary care. get a chip implant, sometimes these comapnies are a handful to deal with, you wonder how accurate they keep their data base. dont get any additional care, 4example most states require rabies every 3years, this is because every year is un necessary.
good idea to think of using a dog trainer to get things on track. they really do good, most of the training is owner related tho, be humble.
success?
-is proportional to how much time you spend with the dog
-limits to every dog; dont expect an irish setter to be a good gard dog, dont expect a dalmation to behave well with children, dont get a pit bull unless you know what you are doing. a mix breed dog is great but the outcome is unknown, pure breed dogs are more known but their genetics are in-bred.
there are a few vetrinary offices that will offer a free first time visit for a new pet. if the dog is from a rescue situation get a blood test, the in office test will not tell you much tho, maybe the existance a persistant infection. anything from the dog pound will have an infection.
take some time to select a pet since a dog will last 10+years and a cat 15+years. get the dog up to standards and you life will be improved. they behave like a 2-3 year old child when motivated, think of the problems damage they can rain here.
vaccinations:
for the doit yourself peeps, you can: an under the skin vaccination is easy to do and even rabies is possible. save your reciepts, have someone hold the dog, one quick smooth action and its done.
there are some low cost situations for typical dog/cat modifications, better to save your money for other pet needs. the risk here is possible staff infection etc. Petsmart is expensive, go online.
a puppy will require some extra care up front. near 8-9years for a large dog you will be back at the vetrinary with varrious problems. in between you will not need much vetrinary care. get a chip implant, sometimes these comapnies are a handful to deal with, you wonder how accurate they keep their data base. dont get any additional care, 4example most states require rabies every 3years, this is because every year is un necessary.
good idea to think of using a dog trainer to get things on track. they really do good, most of the training is owner related tho, be humble.
success?
-is proportional to how much time you spend with the dog
-limits to every dog; dont expect an irish setter to be a good gard dog, dont expect a dalmation to behave well with children, dont get a pit bull unless you know what you are doing. a mix breed dog is great but the outcome is unknown, pure breed dogs are more known but their genetics are in-bred.
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We have two nice, small dogs. They get their shots (rabies and all) once a year. They are checked out by the vet then. We keep them on a preventative medication ("Revolution") for fleas, ticks, and worms. It is squirted on their skin once a month. Recently, our vet has been advising that the dogs be checked for worms every six months, because the warm winters we've had here lately has increased the worm population.
We have the dogs' teeth cleaned when the vet recommends per check-up. Tooth and gum disease in dogs not only results in tooth loss, but has been shown to be a cause of some serious diseases, like a form of leukemia.
Hope this helps,
Richard
We have the dogs' teeth cleaned when the vet recommends per check-up. Tooth and gum disease in dogs not only results in tooth loss, but has been shown to be a cause of some serious diseases, like a form of leukemia.
Hope this helps,
Richard
