Last week was Glory’s Annual Veterinary Visit. She’s been quite healthy this past year I don’t think I needed to take her to the vet for much of anything. Last fall she needed an exam for a health certificate to travel to Canada but that was about it besides her having puppies last February.
Glory was welcomed by Harmony Pet Care.
Time to weigh in.
Weigh in was not good!
Weigh in was not good at all, I knew it wasn’t going to be. She put on some extra weight after having the puppies as I didn’t want her to get skinny feeding them so then I fed and she decided to keep it on. We didn’t get out much during the winter to work it off so now we will need to concentrate on not feeding as much and more exercise. Overweight dogs have more health problems and we don’t want that.
Time for my annual heartworm test.
Each month I give Glory a monthly heartworm preventative Sentinel Spectrum.
Sentinel Spectrum
I give her it annually and test her blood each year to make sure she is indeed negative for heartworm disease as this is what the American Heartworm Society states.
Heartworms are nasty!
The message in clear Heartworm’s kill. With such a easy disease to prevent by giving a monthly pill why wouldn’t you want to take care of your loved fur friend and prevent heartworm disease?
Glory was a trooper for her blood draw.
Glory got a complete physical exam.
What does a complete physical include?
Glory got a complete physical exam including everything from her nose to her tail. No abnormalities were found.
Microchip still working.
Glory’s microchip was scanned to make sure it was still working, a fecal sample was tested for internal parasites which was negative. She was then given her vaccinations that were needed for this year. She is on a rotation for some of her vaccinations but still needs the ones that only last one year which were Leptospirosis, Lyme and Bordetella.
Glory has Nationwide Pet insurance.
I signed Glory up for Nationwide Pet Insurance back in October of 2015. I have been very happy with the great coverage and customer service. I submit a claim and I get reimbursed within two weeks. It’s nice to know that if Glory has routine care or an emergency the pet insurance is there for me to use and I don’t have to deny her any treatment because I can’t afford the treatment. I have a $100 deductible a year and then they pay 90%.
Hopefully Glory will continue to do good the rest of the year!
Good for Glory. We all have Nationwide too. It gives Mom peace of mind.
Great that all is good and healthy
One thing that many people do not do as they think they are covered.
Even if you give your dog heartworm
Preventative it does not mean that your dog will not get heartworm.
Some of us also may miss the right date and think no biggie if a few days late…
Anyway like you wrote,always do the blood test every spring.
Like you we like to have our yearlyl check ups done in late April.
I got into the habit of doing my dogs twice yearly so we do another check up and bloood work in October.
great that you got such fab news Glory…. will you join the diet-club now? you can join my mama, she currently is on ice cream die-t :o)
I am glory passed all her tests in good health. Mica is due for her 6. Month checkup on arrhythmia,hope it is not worse so we can have woods walks.
Congrats on a good check up. Weight is a constant battle…too fat, too thin….never just right.
Glad to hear her visit went well. Good luck getting that weight off – I think it’s easier for dogs than humans much of the time. 🙂
Gold star for Ms. Glory! Always rewarding to see your healthy vital beautiful girl.