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The Importance of an Annual Health Exam

When you yourself aren’t feeling very well, you have the ability to seek some medical attention. Our pets cannot talk and cannot always tell us when something is the matter. Which is difficult for us pet owners. 

Pets are very good at hiding their pain and or illness. By the time pets actually, show us signs of an illness is usually when the illness has gone too far, and they just cannot hide it anymore.

A yearly examination with a Veterinarian is the key for your pet to live a long healthy life. Taking your pet to get a thorough annual exam can uncover underlying issues that may potentially go unnoticed.

Both cats and dogs should have annual exams to keep track of their health status and to be able to identify illnesses before they become a more serious problem.

Written by Kaylee MacDonald, CCS

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The Importance of Microchipping Your Pet

Pets can get lost which can be a traumatic and possibly tragic event.  It’s important to have a collar and ID tag, but these are not foolproof.  Collars can break or fall off leaving your pet unidentifiable. This can be prevented with the use of a microchip. As noted in the Dartmouth Tribune in April 2017: A pet is lost every seven seconds One in three pets will go missing in their lifetime Only 2 percent of lost cats and 17 percent of lost dogs with ID return home When a pet gets lost, they are 20 times more likely to make their way back home when they have a microchip

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