Elevate Your Pet's Well-Being: Comprehensive Health Checks in Sandy Bay Tasmania, or Surrounding Areas

Mouth

Bad breath may be caused by tartar build-up on teeth or inflammation and infection that can cause your pet to be in poor health.

Ears

The wax build-up in your pet’s ears can lead to infection and other ear problems. Your pet may also have ear mites—more common in rescue pets, especially kittens. Secondary infection after swimming can cause acute discomfort to your pet. Some pets have unusually hairy ear canals, which can affect hearing.

Eyes

The vet will look for signs of cataracts, glaucoma, infection, jaundice, allergies, cysts and entropion eyelids (rolled-in eyelids).

Body

The vet will run his hands along your pet’s spine to look for any muscle spasms or injuries. Your pet will be weighed to give an accurate body condition score. Skin and coat will be checked for dryness, hair loss, ticks, fleas, growths, infection, or allergic dermatitis. Under the tail, the vet will check for anal gland issues, perineal hernia or signs of tapeworms or tumours. By manipulating the hind limbs, the Vet can assess if the range of motion and patella location are normal.

Internal

The vet will perform abdominal palpation to look for any tumours, signs of pain, or enlarged or shrunken organs.

Temperature

The Vet will check if your pet’s temperature is normal.

Heart

The Vet will check heart and pulse rate, rhythm, and strength and check for unusual sounds.

Respiration

The Vet will listen for any respiratory noise and check respiration rate and effort.