Allergies in cats have a variety of causes, oftentimes food related. Otherwise, they can be caused by environmental factors, fleas, or just a sensitivity.

There are three. We want to do a full blood panel, which is just testing to see if we have any markers of any kind of disease or anything like that. We have our fecals, which mostly test for worms or Giardia, as well as a heartworm test, which will test to see if your dog has heartworms or Lyme disease.

Overall, they're getting a good look over. So when that happens, we are looking to see if there are any signs or markers of a more serious thing happening, and if we do see any markers, we can go ahead and treat that as needed.

A typical wellness exam takes 20 minutes, but if we have any concerns, like an ear infection, it may take up to 40 minutes.

They're not optional. We want to ensure your dog's health is up to date and everything looks good.

If you're a new client to us, we ask that you bring any previous records that you may have, and we would like a fecal sample.

We do send home pain medications for most of our procedures for pets. It's typically a couple of days of an anti-inflammatory. In certain circumstances, we give another medication just to make the dog more comfortable at home.

We recommend a small meal for most routine procedures on the night of surgery. So generally, you should give half of a dog's normal meal, and the morning after surgery, they can return to their normal eating routines.

We'll go over some things with you, and you'll have some written instructions. The basics are to make sure the incision area is kept clean. We do recommend leash walks only to limit the pets running and jumping. No baths or grooming for dogs for at least until the sutures or staples are removed or absorbed.