Pet Wellness with Our Veterinary Team

Kelowna Vet Clinic Keeping Your Pets Healthy

At Spall & Harvey Animal Hospital, we provide pet wellness exams and preventive veterinary care in Kelowna for dogs and cats at every stage of life. Annual wellness exams help evaluate your pet’s overall health, detect problems early, and keep them on track for a long, healthy, and active life. Preventive pet care is one of the best ways to support your dog or cat’s long-term health. From puppy and kitten wellness exams to senior pet care, our Kelowna veterinary team follows your pet through every life stage with personalized recommendations and compassionate support.

During routine wellness visits, our veterinarians may discuss vaccinations, parasite prevention, diet and nutrition, dental health, disease screening, and any changes in your pet’s behaviour, weight, or energy levels.

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Service Types

How Do Wellness Exams Work?

During a pet wellness exam, our veterinary team checks your pet’s vital signs and performs a thorough nose-to-tail exam. This helps us assess their overall health and spot concerns that may need further testing or care.

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Dog Wellness Exams

Dog wellness exams help monitor your dog’s weight, dental health, mobility, behaviour, vaccination status, and parasite prevention needs. Whether your dog is a puppy, adult, or senior, routine veterinary checkups support long-term health and early detection.

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Cat Wellness Exams

Cat wellness exams are important for detecting changes that may not be obvious at home. Cats often hide signs of illness, so regular preventive veterinary care can help identify dental disease, weight changes, kidney concerns, arthritis, and other health issues earlier.

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A wellness visit may include:

  • Weight and body condition assessment
  • Temperature, heart, and breathing checks
  • Dental health exam
  • Skin, coat, eye, and ear assessment
  • Joint and mobility check
  • Vaccination review
  • Parasite prevention recommendations
  • Blood work, urinalysis, or fecal testing, when needed
  • Screening for heartworm, kidney, liver, blood, or age-related conditions

Benefits

Benefits of Wellness Exams for Dogs and Cats

Pet wellness exams give our veterinarians the opportunity to assess your pet’s health before small concerns become serious medical issues. These routine visits also help create a health baseline, making it easier to detect changes over time.

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Benefits of pet wellness and preventive care include:

  • Early detection of health problems
  • Personalized preventive care plans
  • Routine dog and cat vaccinations
  • Internal and external parasite prevention
  • Weight checks and nutrition guidance
  • Dental health assessments
  • Senior pet health monitoring
  • Disease screening and diagnostic testing
  • Better long-term health and quality of life

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Pet Wellness FAQs:

Most dogs and cats should have a pet wellness exam at least once a year. Senior pets, puppies, kittens, or pets with medical concerns may need more frequent visits.

During a pet wellness exam, our veterinary team checks your pet’s vital signs and performs a thorough nose-to-tail physical exam. This includes assessing weight and body condition, dental health, skin and coat, eyes and ears, joint mobility, heart and lung function, and overall behaviour. We may also recommend routine blood work or other diagnostics based on your pet’s age and health history.

Wellness exams help veterinarians evaluate your pet’s overall health, detect problems early, and create a preventive care plan based on your pet’s age, lifestyle, and health needs.

During a wellness exam, our veterinarian performs a nose-to-tail assessment, checks your pet’s vital signs, evaluates dental health, reviews vaccinations, and may recommend blood work, urinalysis, or parasite testing.

Depending on your pet’s vaccination schedule, lifestyle, and health status, dog or cat vaccinations may be administered during a wellness exam.

Preventive veterinary care helps reduce the risk of disease, detect health concerns early, and support your pet’s long-term comfort, wellness, and quality of life.

Yes. Senior dogs and cats often benefit from more frequent wellness exams because age-related conditions can develop quickly and may be easier to manage when caught early.

Yes. A dental health exam is an important part of pet wellness care because dental disease can progress quickly and affect your pet’s overall health.

Yes. Weight checks and nutrition guidance are key parts of preventive pet care and can help reduce the risk of obesity-related health problems.

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