Modern Wellness
Learn how we are different from every other hospital and how to keep your pet healthy for life.Introduction to Wellness and our Pyramid of Health
Introduction to our Roadmap to Lifelong Health
Step 1: Ideal Body Weight
Step 2: Healthy Mouth
Step 3: Wellness Exams
Step 4: Next-Gen Parasiticides
Step 5: Annual Bloodwork
Step 6: Cancer Screening
Step 7: Pet Insurance
The final 2 steps are designed to reduce our stress and pain. Vet medicine has advanced over the years allowing us to better diagnose and treat our pets, but the problem is – those advancements can be expensive. Following all of the above steps can help to keep your pet healthy and avoid many of the common pitfalls, but it is no guarantee that they will never get sick, develop allergies, tear their cruciate ligament, get hit by a car, etc. A quality pet insurance plan will keep you from feeling stress about your wallet, and keep all of your worry focused on the health of your pet. Our top recommended pet insurance company is MetLife with their added Wellness component.
Step 8: Wellness Plans
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, our Wellness Plans have been temporarily suspended. The backend that was managing the plans continued to create errors in the plans and payment system and was causing more issues than benefit. We are hoping the system will improve, but until that time, we are not offering the service. Please check back for more information.
These are the steps on the Roadmap to Lifelong Health. They are simple, but they are powerful. If you follow these steps then you will set your beloved pet up for a long happy life. We cannot promise your pet will never get sick, injured, or develop a serious disease, but we do know that with these tools, we can minimize preventable problems and manage a lot of diseases before it has become an insurmountable task.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us and we can help answer any questions, schedule an appointment, or just chat about how great San Diego is.
**Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs. JAVMA, Vol 220, No. 9, May 1, 2002. Kealy, et al.
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