Chronic Medication

Any animal receiving medication on a long term basis needs to have more frequent examinations and routine blood screening. This helps us to monitor the efficacy of your pets medication and to assess for potentially harmful side effects. In addition, many of the diseases are not static in that your pets’ needs can and often do change. The required dosage of medication may change as your pet ages. Other diseases such as dental disease, urinary infection or hormonal diseases may also impact the dosage of medication needed to treat the primary disease. For example, dental disease and urinary tract infection can increase the required dosage of insulin needed by a diabetic pet. By addressing the other problems, we can help better control the primary disease which in turn will increase both the life span and quality of life. For this reason, frequent examinations are critical to maintain the long term health of your pet.