If you live in the Charlotte, NC area, there are many benefits to bringing your pet into our animal hospital for a yearly wellness examination or checkup. These visits are an excellent opportunity for our friendly staff to conduct a thorough physical examination and develop a health profile for your pet. This helps us identify any current medical problems or other issues that can affect your pet’s health and their quality of life later on. 

Scheduling regular wellness visits at our animal clinic allows our caring team to detect and address any serious health issues before they progress.

During a wellness checkup, our experienced veterinarian will examine fifteen parameters and evaluate your pet’s weight and overall body condition. Our staff will ask you questions about your pet’s behavior, appetite, exercise habits, and regular activities at home. If your pet seems healthy, a wellness examination acts a baseline from which our team will be able to note any changes, such as weight gain, weight loss, or other subtle changes that may not be evident at home.

• We address preventable diseases such as obesity, ear infections, and dental disease

• We keep your pet up to date on vaccinations

• We give behavioral advice

• We offer nutritional advice

• Much, much more

Our team cares about your pet's well-being as so this visit is also a great opportunity for you to ask any questions or concerns you may have about your pet’s health, diet, or behavior. This is also an excellent time for us to discuss any routine diagnostic testing that may benefit your pet. Depending on the age of your pet and their environment, we’ll also make sure that they receive all of their necessary vaccinations. We offer kitten and puppy vaccinations for new pets as well as all of the core vaccines and boosters your pet will need as they grow. 

For optimal health of your puppy or dog, it is important to follow through with the recommended course of shots and vaccinations. There are several core vaccines that can be given to any canine regardless of their vaccination history, while non-core vaccines are vaccinations that are administered depending on your dog's history or risk of exposure. At Archdale Animal Hospital, our caring and compassionate staff can walk you through the vaccine schedule and provide any puppy vaccinations your young dog may need.

At Archdale Animal Hospital, we also administer feline vaccinations to ensure the health of your kitten and cat. As with the canine core class, feline core vaccines can and should be given to any feline regardless of their vaccination history, while the need for non-core vaccines depends on your cat's risk of exposure.

As there are many preventable infectious diseases that can pose a significant threat to dogs and cats that are unvaccinated, vaccines play a key role in keeping your pet healthy by limiting their risk of getting seriously ill and spreading disease. 

Welcoming patients from across the Charlotte, NC area and the nearby communites, our animal hospital offers a comprehensive vaccine program to ensure that your cat or dog receives all of their kitten or puppy shots so that they are fully protected early on in life.

While non-core vaccines are optional for many pet owners, it is important to discuss your pet's health with our veterinarian. We may recommend non-core vaccinations based your pet's personal health history, and outside factors such as their risk for exposure to each disease. Vaccine recommendations can also change throughout a pet’s life, as travel habits and other variables in their health or lifestyle change. Our team here Archdale Animal Hospital will consider all of these factors as we determine which vaccines are right for your pet.

Proudly providing kitten shots, puppy vaccinations, and yearly vaccine boosters as well as other veterinary services to pet owners throughout Charlotte, NC, you can rest assured our team is here for you. Whether you need to schedule a routine wellness-checkups or require pet surgery, pet laser therapy treatments, or would like to schedule an animal teeth cleaning appointment, our animal clinic can help. No matter what service your pet may need, when you choose Archdale Animal Hospital, we will do all we can for your pet's health and comfort. Call us today to schedule your next wellness visit.