Canton Veterinarian Offers Individualized Pet Wellness Plans

Pets are beloved members of every family, and to ensure they have a long, happy and healthy life, a preventive pet wellness plan is essential. Belpar Pet Care Center, your Canton veterinarian, designs individualized, thorough and effective pet wellness programs for each patient with competence, compassion and love. Read on to learn more about the best wellness pet care in Canton.

Puppy and Kitten Care

The foundation for your pet’s long term health begins with a pet wellness plan we develop when they puppies and kittens. We encourage all owners to schedule an appointment as soon as their young pet joins the household. During this initial examination, your Massillon veterinarian checks pets’ basic physical condition, tests for parasites and begins the series of vaccinations necessary for lifelong protection against serious diseases.

Vaccinations

Vaccinating pets is the most important item on the pet wellness checklist and the only way to protect them from dangerous and life threatening diseases. The essential core vaccinations include canine parvovirus, canine hepatitis, distemper, and rabies for dogs and feline distemper, feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus, and rabies for cats. Non-core vaccinations are lifestyle and geographically dependent; for example, if you spend time hiking or a lot of time outdoors, we would advise giving your pet the Lyme Disease vaccine.

Pet Dental

The mouth is the doorway to all body organs, so dental care is a chief component in a pet wellness care program. Poor oral hygiene leads to periodontal disease, which in turn can lead to serious problems such as heart disease. A yearly cleaning to remove built up plaque and tartar is crucial for your pet’s long-term health.  

Spaying and Neutering

Not only are pets who are not spayed or neutered susceptible to life-threatening illnesses, unwanted offspring contribute to the millions of pets that crowd animal shelters and are eventually euthanized. As another important element in our Canton pet care plans, the health benefits of spaying are significant. Spaying reduces or even prevents mammary gland tumors, ovarian cancer and uterine cancer. Neutering reduces or eliminates offensive behaviors in males including marking, spraying, and roaming as well as eliminates the chance of testicular cancer and reduces chances for prostate cancer.

Geriatric Wellness

When your pet slips into his or her senior years, modified wellness plans become necessary.  As the expert senior care veterinarian in Canton, we like to see our older pets every 6 months so we can catch any health issues that may be brewing before they become full-blown problems.  With our on premise digital x-ray and laboratory equipment, we can get immediate results for tests, and schedule any surgery that may be necessary to keep your pet comfortable and happy.

Contact Our Canton Veterinarian Today

The secret to happiness for both you and your loyal companion is a comprehensive pet wellness program. Do everything you can to give him or her a long and happy life. Let your Canton veterinarian help.