Wellness & Preventative Care

Ensuring your dogs and cats live their best lives.

Comprehensive. Compassionate. Relationship driven.

Heartland is committed to offering the best health care program tailored to each individual pet. Regular visits that include a nose-to-tail physical exam and early disease detection testing are imperative to ensure your pet’s best health.

The best care for their whole life.

Heartland follows the AVMA and AAHA recommendation of exams twice a year. We encourage our clients to be engaged in their pet’s health plan because pets age faster than us. Our goal to examine your pet every 6 months is to provide the opportunity to:

Catch disease early
Discuss changes in behavior
Monitor for earlier onset or changes

Partnering with you & being proactive in your pet’s health maximizes the chances of them enjoying the longest and best quality of life.

We want to partner with you to provide the best health care plan for your pet based on their needs. We recommend biannual wellness visits:

Wellness Visit #1

Physical Exam

Our doctors perform a nose-to-tail physical exam on each patient to assess how to best address your pet’s health needs

Vaccination Updates

We make vaccines recommendations based the guidelines provided by AAHA & your pet’s lifestyle. These tailored protocols ensure that your pet is as protected as possible for infectious diseases.

Intestinal Parasite Screening

Did you know that your pet can be carrying parasites that can be passed to you and your family? This is why we screen twice a year in order to keep the entire family protected.

Heartworm & Tick-Borne Disease Testing

Here in Kentucky it never gets cold enough for long enough to truly eliminate the threat of these diseases to your pet. We test for these diseases once a year, so we can treat your pet and start them on the correct preventative care plan.

Annual Wellness Bloodwork & Urine Testing

Diseases in your pet can be caught even before signs start showing up at home. We will perform wellness testing on your pet, so our doctors have a healthy baseline for your pet and can effectively monitor for any changes before clinical signs begin to show at home.

Heartworm Prevention

Heartland carries 2 heartworm preventative products in the hospital: ProHeart & Milbehart, but we always take time during each wellness appointment to discuss options and find the right fit for your pet to keep them protected.

Flea & Tick Prevention

Heartland carries Bravecto in the hospital as it is the best flea & tick preventative option, but we always take time during each wellness appointment to discuss other options and find the right fit for your pet to keep them protected.

Wellness Visit #2