1205 Capitol Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
503.585.1616
info@ovvcsalem.com
Monday-Friday
7:30am-6:00pm
Saturday
8:00am-4:00pm
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Medical

OVVC recommends bringing your pet in twice a year until they are 7 years old, and then four times a year. Because cats and dogs age differently than humans, bringing them in twice a year is like our yearly exam. This allows medical conditions to be caught before they become a serious problem.
In addition to the exams, basic well care is also recommended. For both cats and dogs, a fecal test, urinalysis, and blood work is recommended once a year. For cats, a feline leukemia/FIV test, and dogs, a heartworm test is also recommended yearly.
Deworming is especially
important every six months, not only to protect your pets, but your children
and yourself. Internal parasites can be passed from species to
species, which means they can be passed to your pets from other dogs and
cats, rodents, fleas or even from the ground you walk on, and then to you
and your loved ones.
Another way to prevent internal parasites is flea
and heartworm control. Products like Vectra, Comfortis and Capstar are
great for control of fleas, which carry tapeworms. Revolution and Sentinel
combine flea control and heartworm preventative and even deworming for
common parasites like roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms.
At OVVC, we understand that
taking care of your pet properly can be costly, which is why we have created
a Well Budget program. The Well
Budget program helps to divide yearly well care into easy monthly payments.
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here for more information.
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