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SEPTEMBER MONTHLY SPECIAL:

Hidden Diseases…How Can I Tell If My Pet is Healthy?

Early detection of diseases can help your pet get a medical treatment that can slow the progression of a serious disease or may keep your pet from getting very ill and end up in an emergency clinic where you may be faced with expensive decisions.  Examples of medical conditions that would benefit from early detection are:

1. Kidney disease can be managed by specially formulated medical diets and medications that can normalize blood phosphorus and potassium levels and reduce anemia and protein loss in the urine.
2. Diabetes occurs in dogs and cats but isn’t usually detected until significant weight loss is observed and detrimental health consequences to the liver, kidneys, eyes and teeth.
3. High thyroid blood levels in cats cause weight loss, liver disease and heart disease that progressively worsen if not detected and treated.
4. Urine “accidents”, frequent urination and lack of control of urination can be due to a variety of reasons such as a bacterial infection, kidney disease, crystals or stones in the bladder, abnormal function of the bladder sphincter and sometimes due to behavioral reasons.
5. Chest X-rays, an ECG and an echocardiogram study can help diagnose and stage a heart condition that may warrant medication to delay the development of or control congestive heart failure.
6. An abdominal ultrasound evaluation may reveal an abnormality of any of the internal organs and may detect cancer hopefully prior to when a tumor becomes inoperable.
7. High blood pressure in cats can lead to sudden retinal detachment and blindness.
8. Testing intraocular pressure can detect glaucoma before it causes irreversible blindness.
   
9. Reduced tear production can occur which causes mucus buildup on the eyes and can result in pigment on the corneas which can greatly reduce vision unless treated.
10. Hip arthritis is common in our senior pets which can be detected by X-rays that will identify the need for arthritis treatments that can greatly improve your pet’s comfort and mobility.

We can offer the following diagnostic procedures to help detect medical conditions with the goal that we can improve your pet’s health and longevity:

• Senior blood panel: $240 (dogs);  $255 (cats)
• Urinalysis: $69 (cats – collection fee $19.50)
• Chest X-rays: $275 (2 views);  $375 (3 views);  ECG $155
• Abdominal ultrasound: $275
• Blood pressure: $55
• Intraocular pressure & Schirmer tear test & retinal evaluation: $155
• Hip X-rays: $175 (need anesthesia $135-195)

*10% discount if 4 of the above diagnostic procedures selected

*15% discount if all of the above diagnostic procedures selected