During a routine health check your vet will perform a thorough physical examination of your pet. These examinations help us to identify the early warning signs of developing disease, and allow us the opportunity to prevent or manage health problems before they develop further. Your vet will also ask a series of questions in an effort to identify the early signs of common old age diseases such as kidney insufficiency and diabetes (e.g. an increase in thirst and urination).

Routine health checks also afford you the opportunity to ask any other questions you may have regarding nutrition, weight management or simply what to expect as your pet ages.

In younger animals (<7) we commonly advocate annual health checks. In older animals (7+) we advocate 6 monthly health checks in order to catch developing disease as early as possible.