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Wellness Care and Exams

Wellness exams to keep your pet healthy with routine checkups, early detection, and preventive care.

Wellness Exams and Preventive Care

Routine wellness exams are an important part of keeping your pet healthy. We provide wellness exams and preventive care to monitor your pet’s health, catch issues early, and keep vaccines and preventatives up to date.

Even if your pet seems healthy, regular checkups help identify changes before they become more serious problems.

Why Wellness Exams Matter?

Pets age faster than people, and health changes can happen quickly without obvious signs. Regular exams allow us to:

  • Track your pet’s health over time

  • Identify issues like dental disease, arthritis, or weight changes early

  • Stay ahead of parasites and preventable illnesses

  • Provide guidance on nutrition, behavior, and daily care

These visits also help your pet stay comfortable with routine handling and exams.

What’s Included in a Wellness Visit?

Each visit is based on your pet’s age and needs, but typically includes:

  • Full physical exam (eyes, ears, teeth, skin, heart, lungs, and joints)

  • Weight and body condition evaluation

  • Vaccination review and updates

  • Parasite and heartworm screening as needed

  • Dental health assessment

  • Discussion of diet, activity, and behavior

  • Bloodwork or diagnostics when appropriate

How Often Should Pets Be Seen?

  • Puppies and kittens: multiple visits during the first year

  • Adult pets (1–7 years): every 6–12 months

  • Senior pets (7+ years): every 6 months

We’ll recommend a schedule based on your pet’s age, health, and lifestyle.

Regular wellness care helps prevent problems and keeps your pet on track as they age. If you’re due for a checkup or have questions about your pet’s health, we’re here to help.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below you can find answers to some commonly asked questions here at Mellina Animal Hospital.

Yes, Mellina Animal Hospital will declaw cats. But there are requirements that have to be met in order for us to do so. Please call us for further details.

In most cases, you can just give the dose at the time you realize you forgot to give it. You can pick it up monthly at that new date, or if it has only been a couple of weeks, you can give the next dose on your normal day of the month. If it has been more than a couple of months since you have given your pet their heartworm prevention, please contact Mellina Animal Hospital for further instructions. This is a test

Yes, we do full-service grooming by appointment only and basic grooming like bath, medicated baths, ear cleaning, expressing analysis glands, and nail trims.

Yes, we do offer boarding. To learn more about boarding at Mellina Animal Hospital, please check out our services section.

Mellina Animal Hospital's hours are: Mon-Fri: 7AM - 5:30PM, Sat: 8AM - 12PM, Closed 12:00-1:30 on Tuesdays.

Yes, appointments are preferred. Mellina Animal Hospital recommends you schedule an appointment by calling our number on the website.