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Wellness Care and Exams

Keep your pet healthy with routine wellness exams, early detection, and personalized care plans.

Wellness Care and Exams: Building a Healthier Life for Your Pet

Routine wellness exams are the foundation of lifelong health for your pet. Even if your dog or cat seems perfectly healthy, regular checkups help catch early signs of illness, keep vaccines and preventatives up to date, and give you peace of mind. Think of it as your pet’s version of an annual physical—essential, personalized, and focused on prevention.

Why Are Wellness Exams Important?

Pets age much faster than humans, and health changes can happen quickly, often without obvious symptoms. Wellness visits allow your veterinarian to:

  • Track your pet’s health over time

  • Detect conditions like dental disease, arthritis, or weight gain early

  • Stay ahead of parasites, heartworm, or preventable illness

  • Provide guidance on nutrition, behavior, and lifestyle

These visits also build trust between your pet and their care team, making future visits less stressful.

What’s Included in a Wellness Visit?

Each wellness exam is tailored to your pet’s age, breed, and lifestyle, but generally includes:

  • Head-to-toe physical exam: Eyes, ears, teeth, skin, heart, lungs, joints, and more

  • Weight and body condition check

  • Heartworm and parasite screening (available for an additional cost)

  • Vaccination review and updates

  • Dental health assessment

  • Discussion of nutrition, exercise, and home habits

  • Bloodwork or diagnostics (especially for senior pets or when baseline health info is needed)

Whether it’s a playful puppy or a wise senior, every pet benefits from a consistent wellness plan.

How Often Should My Pet Get an Exam?

  • Puppies and kittens need several visits in their first year for vaccines and development monitoring.

  • Adult pets (1–7 years) should have a checkup bi-annually.

  • Senior pets (7+ years) often benefit from exams every 6 months due to faster health changes.

We’ll help build a schedule that matches your pet’s needs and keeps you informed every step of the way.

Wellness care isn’t just about treating illness—it’s about staying ahead of it. Regular exams help ensure your pet enjoys a long, comfortable, and healthy life by your side.

🐾 Looking to keep your pet healthy and happy? Visit us—we’re here to support every step of the way.

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Royer Veterinary Services FAQs

There is no question too big or too small for our veterinary team.

If you are checking in more than one pet, each pet will need to be signed in individually.

We try to take patients in the order they are checked in but they are also triaged by a three tier system, with priority 1 patients always seen first. Once you check your pet in we will triage them based on the symptoms provided and contact you with an estimated wait time. If you believe your pet is experiencing a life threatening situation, please call us immediately. Priority 1: May survive if life-saving measures are applied. Examples: poisoning, collapse, bloat (GDV), actively seizures, allergic reactions, traffic accident, difficulty breathing, urinary tract blockage, and heat stroke. Priority 2: Likely to survive if care is given within hours. Examples: closed fractures, diarrhea, actively vomiting, bowel obstruction, and urinary tract infections. Priority 3: Non-life-threatening conditions. Examples: skin conditions, lameness, abscess, minor wounds, sore eyes/ears, and chronic diseases.

We understand it can be confusing when your pet is sick if they need to be rushed into the hospital or not, so we always encourage you to call us at the hospital and we are always happy to answer your questions.

Reply 9 to cancel your check in spot or call the hospital and let us know so we can remove your pet from our waiting queue.

A staff member will call you to communicate instead of sending text messages.

No, we are a walk-in only veterinary clinic; no appointments are necessary. Please use the online Check In link to reserve your place in line.