We follow your pet through the many phases of their lives. From specialized and preventative care during their younger years to regular wellness checks as they age, we seek to prevent and detect problems before they arise. We know your pet is important to you, that’s why we work hard to ensure they are given only the best in care through all the years of their lives.
We strongly believe in preventive care and have developed wellness protocols for every stage of the life of your pet. Depending on your pet’s life stage, check-up, deworming, and vaccines may be administered, as well as disease screenings.
Masters at Hiding Signs of Pain and Disease
Wellness exams give us a chance to evaluate the overall health of your pet while also giving us a baseline for their own unique bodies and tendencies. They also allow us to detect potential problems before they become serious, and even make your pet more familiar with our veterinary hospital, making future visits easier on them.
Trust Your Vet
We believe in preventative medicine as the best approach to keeping our patients healthy. This includes annual wellness examinations, vaccinations, external and internal parasite prevention, and dietary management. Your veterinarian will help determine what vaccinations are appropriate according to your pet’s needs. In Indian conditions, cats often need more frequent vet visits—not just for their health, but also to help pet parents better understand their needs. Clear communication between vets and pet parents is key, as even a single visit can make a big difference in awareness and care.
Small Checks, Big Health Benefits
During a routine exam, the veterinary team begins by checking your pet’s vital signs to ensure everything is on track. The vet will perform a comprehensive examination of your pet from nose to tail, and may also perform diagnostic tests such as blood work, X-ray, ultrasound, urinalysis, or stool tests, depending on your pet’s life stage, as well as disease screenings for heartworm, kidney, liver, blood disorders, etc.
Examinations do not necessarily mean that your pet is going to be subjected to complicated or costly medical tests and treatments. This allows us to prevent major health issues from developing undetected, and allows us to analyse and record baseline values such as temperature, body condition, and smear study. The vet measures these when your pet is healthy to provide better care in the event of illness or emergency.
A dental health exam, hair coat, and a weight check are always important parts of a wellness exam, and may indicate problems that can progress rapidly and have a significant impact on your pet’s overall health.
The Power of Timely Diagnosis
- Primary check-up – nose, gums, lips, tongue, teeth, eyes, ears, hair, stool, urine, gait, body condition score, and parents’ complaints/history.
- Never give any human painkiller to your feline friend.
- Don’t give any treatment without a diagnosis.
If any abnormalities are detected, the vet may recommend further tests such as blood work, X-rays, ultrasound, smear studies, PCR tests, or hormonal assays to get a clearer diagnosis.
Early detection will help to ensure that your pet lives a long, healthy, and active life.
A Health Plan You Can Count On
From prevention to protection, here’s a complete checklist:
- Wellness exam
- Vaccinations
- Advanced Diagnostic Screening
- Parasite Control
- Flea Control
- Ticks Control
- Heartworm Control
- Internal Parasites
- Nutrition Counselling
- Microchipping
- Pain Management
- Behavioural Counselling
- Neuter /spay
Promoting Feline Friendly Clinics
To lower the emotional hurdle that cat parents often have to overcome before going to the vet, veterinary clinics must do their utmost to be cat-friendly. There are simple steps veterinarians can take to ease their feline patients’ nerves before, during, and after examination. As a rule of thumb, when it comes to cats, gentleness is always key!
(Dr. Janak Raval – B.V.Sc. & A.H., PGDVEN.)
P3V Teacher, Dr. Janak Raval’s Pet Clinic, Ahmedabad