Preventative Care for Dogs and Cats
Prevention is key to ensuring a long and healthy life for your pet. Our preventative care services include:
- Vaccinations: Protect your pet from common and serious diseases.
- Parasite Control: Safeguard against fleas, ticks, and worms.
- Nutritional Counseling: Tailored diet plans for optimal health.
- Health Checks: Annual wellness exams to catch issues early.
Surgery
Our skilled veterinarians perform a wide range of general surgeries, including speying, neutering, and soft tissue procedures, with a strong focus on your pet’s safety and comfort.
For more complex cases, such as orthopedic, oncology, or advanced soft tissue surgeries, we collaborate with specialist surgeons from Melbourne Animal Referral Services. These specialised procedures can often be performed at our clinic, allowing your pet to remain in the familiar, comforting environment of Waverley Gardens Vet.
Dental Care for Dogs and Cats
Good dental health is vital for your pet’s overall well-being. We recommend scheduling dental work if you notice signs like bad breath, weight loss, decreased appetite, gum infections, or heavily stained teeth. Our clinic is equipped with the latest dental X-ray technology, which allows us to detect hidden dental issues such as root infections, fractures, or bone loss that may not be visible during a routine exam. We perform a pre-anesthetic check before procedures, and most dental work does not require an extended stay, so your pet will be ready to go home with a shiny smile.
Diagnostics and Laboratory Testing
We use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to assess your pet’s health. Our comprehensive laboratory testing and imaging services help us diagnose conditions early, allowing for prompt and effective treatment plans.
Microchipping
Should you pet ever become lost, microchipping installations significantly increases the likelihood of your pets safely returning home. The process involves a quick, relatively painless injection of a microchip between the animals shoulder blades. It is then digitally linked with the owners address and contact information. We use one of the highest performers in the field and ensures the chip stays in place.
Dental Cleaning
Vitally healthy gums are extremely important for your pet. Tartar build up and plaque on your pets teeth can lead to serious, even life threatening health problems. It is highly recommended that you brush your pets teeth regularly to keep them in top condition, but we also understand that this can be difficult in general and nearly impossible with some animals.
Thus, we offer our clients and their pets a complete array of veterinary dental care services, including dental cleanings, tooth extractions and other forms of oral surgery. Most clients like to schedule dental cleanings annually which can be enough for some pets, but not for others.
We recommend scheduling dental work whenever you notice obvious signs of poor oral health such as Weight loss, constant bad breath, decrease in appetite, infected gums, heavily stained teeth, broken or missing teeth, blood in saliva, excessive drooling, and lumps around the gums. We conduct a pre anesthetic check prior to procedures and most dental work does not require and extended stay for your pet so will be ready to pick up with a shiny new smile.
