How does preventive care help my dog?

Well, for obvious reasons, if we're preventing things like infectious diseases, for example, we give a rabies vaccination to prevent that dog from getting rabies. That's pretty helpful. But also things like parvo, distemper, hepatitis—all the different ingredients in these combination vaccines. Heartworm disease, that's huge. In South Louisiana where we practice, it's rampant, really. So how do we prevent it? We prevent it by doing monthly heartworm prevention. And there's only one way to do that.

It’s kind of in the term there in that it’s the prevention of disease.

It halts diseases before they start, such as fleas, ticks, and heartworm.

It's all about stopping a problem or preventing it before it happens. So it's risk avoidance. We would rather not have a problem happen than talk about trying to treat it. It's a lot cheaper that way, too. What you put out, to begin with, is a lot cheaper than what you have to take care of if you ignore it.

Preventative care helps your dog by keeping them healthy and reducing the risk of diseases and infections. Just like in humans, preventative care can extend your dog's life and contribute to their overall well-being.