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519-439-0373
Medical Cases
Cats are such unique animals with the innate ability to mask disease symptoms so that they are not perceived as "sick" or "weak" by those animals who consider them prey in their wild state.
This is a great life-saving feature for a wild animal, but not so good when trying to live an optimal life as a pet.
Hiding diseases means it is more difficult for even the very attentive cat parent to recognize when things are amiss.
Wellness exams strive to detect subtle changes which may indicate the development of chronic diseases or environmental/nutritional deficiencies which may be easer to remedy in the early stages.
The Wellness exam includes all or some of the following:
- detailed history taking
- detailed physical examination
- detailed dietary history including what eating and how much, how often fed
- blood work to look at liver, kidneys, pancreas, protein levels, anemia/bone marrow and sometimes heart.
- urine analysis to look for infection, crystals, blood
- other tests such as xrays, ultrasounds, etc.
