There are many benefits of bringing in 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 information helps us identify current medical problems and any other issues that can affect your pet’s health and their quality of life later on.

During a wellness checkup, our experienced veterinarian will examine fifteen parameters and evaluates your pet’s weight and body condition. Our animal clinic staff will ask you questions about your pet’s behavior, appetite, exercise habits, and regular activities at home. This is also an excellent time for us to discuss any routine diagnostic testing that may benefit your pet or to recommend any vaccinations that may be due. 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 or loss or other subtle changes that may not be evident at home.

Wellness visits are also valuable opportunities for early detection of illnesses and allow us to address health issues before they progress. 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.

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 part of our wellness care program, our animal clinic works closely with our clients to ensure that your pet is up to date on all of their vaccinations as vaccines play a key role in keeping your pet healthy and limit the risk of deadly infectious diseases. While many infectious diseases are preventable, they pose a significant threat to dogs and cats that are unvaccinated. Welcoming patients from across the Charlotte, NC area, our animal hospital offers a comprehensive vaccine program to ensure that your dog receives all of their 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 Hosptial will consider all of these factors as we determine which vaccines are right for your pet.

Proudly providing vaccines 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 animal teeth cleaning, 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.