Wellness medicine helps us to keep healthy pets healthy. Rather than
react to an illness when it appears, the goal of Wellness medicine is to
proactively ward illness before it appears.
It's Tricky!
Identifying those slowly progressing, low grade illnesses that affect
your pet can be extremely difficult for you and your veterinarian when
symptoms are absent. Since most domestic pets have an immense capacity
to compensate for the loss of more than 70% of healthy liver and kidney
tissue, for example, most diseases affecting these organs have been present for some time before the symptoms are obvious on the outside. This is especially true with most cats!
Wellness Testing
Wellness testing allows us to identify organ insufficiencies and
diseases early on. A simple change in diet, the addition of a supplement
or the right medication can often be enough to slow down, stop or even
reverse existing damage well before your pet is noticeably sick.
In dogs, wellness testing is excellent at screening for kidney
disease, liver disease, pancreatic disease, diabetes mellitus, urinary
tract infections and crystals, and hormonal imbalances such as
hypothyroidism. In cats, wellness testing is excellent at screening for
liver and kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, urinary tract infections
and lower urinary tract disease, and hormonal imbalances such as
hyperthyroidism.
Please ask your veterinarian about the additional benefits of having wellness testing done on
your pet.