Between 6-16 weeks of age, we recommend that your puppy or kitten have 3-4 physical exams. These exams provide a baseline of health and allow your veterinarian to assess overall wellness and administer necessary vaccinations.
Puppies and kittens have immature immune systems, making them more susceptible to illness and disease. Vaccinations are administered in a properly staged series. Each puppy and kitten is different, therefore our recommendations are tailored to their lifestyle and breed.
At 7 months of age, puppies should be tested for Heartworm. During a kitten’s first visit, we recommend Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus testing if not previously done. All new puppies and kittens should have a stool sample checked at the first visit to ensure they are clear of intestinal parasites.
Spay and neuter are minor procedures that will benefit you as well as your pet. (“Spay” is the term for female patients, and “Neuter” is for male patients.) This procedure allows your pet to live a longer and healthier life. Meanwhile, you will experience less troubles associated with natural sexual instinct, pregnancy, and heat periods. At Lakewood Animal Hospital, our team is highly experienced to perform spay and neuter procedures and ensure your pet is safe and comfortable from the moment they are dropped off until the moment they go home.
Spaying: a surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus
Neutering: surgical removal of the testicles
Microchipping provides a lifetime of identification if you and your pet are ever separated. With your contact information registered to the ID number embedded in the microchip, you and your pet can be reunited! While collars and ID tags are helpful and encouraged, they are not foolproof. These forms of identification commonly fall off, get lost, or removed. For the protection of your pet, we recommend using both forms of identification.
Since the needle required to place the microchip is pretty big, the best time to have a microchip placed is when your pet is anesthetized for their spay/neuter surgery or dental procedure for teeth cleaning. However, we can still place a microchip in an awake patient if needed. The microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is implanted between the shoulder blades, much like a routine vaccination.
Spay and neuter are minor procedures that will benefit you as well as your pet. ("Spay" is the term for female patients, and "Neuter" is for male patients.) This procedure allows your pet to live a longer and healthier life. Meanwhile, you will experience less troubles associated with natural sexual instinct, pregnancy, and heat periods. At Lakewood Animal Hospital, our team is highly experienced to perform spay and neuter procedures and ensure your pet is safe and comfortable from the moment they are dropped off until the moment they go home.
Spaying: a surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus
Neutering: surgical removal of the testicles
Microchipping provides a lifetime of identification if you and your pet are ever separated. With your contact information registered to the ID number embedded in the microchip, you and your pet can be reunited! While collars and ID tags are helpful and encouraged, they are not foolproof. These forms of identification commonly fall off, get lost, or removed. For the protection of your pet, we recommend using both forms of identification.
Since the needle required to place the microchip is pretty big, the best time to have a microchip placed is when your pet is anesthetized for their spay/neuter surgery or dental procedure for teeth cleaning. However, we can still place a microchip in an awake patient if needed. The microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is implanted between the shoulder blades, much like a routine vaccination.
Located off of US-6 (Bedford Rd) on the corner of Lakewood Dr and W Dresden Dr.
Phone: 815-942-1199
Email: info@lakewoodah.com
