Your Dog's Health

Safeguarding for Dog's Health

In this section you will find an ever increasing library of information about dog health and welfare with detailed discussion about a number of different diseases and conditions. We try to add new articles to this section as often as possible.

Note: For information about puppies, see here.

Dog Health Plan

All dogs should be protected from flea and worm infestations. These serious problems are the most common source of suffering in the dogs seen at Vetrica. Dogs should also be vaccinated against the serious infectious killer diseases.

At Vetrica we offer combined protection against all these diseases in one package, with a large discount and many additional services at markedly reduced rates. We call this the "Dog Health Plan", detailed as follows:

	A complete health examination and routine booster vaccinations for distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, and parvovirus administered by one of our vets.
Complete flea prevention with 2 courses of Program Plus (in tablet form), each of which provides 6 months protection against flea infestations.
	A year's supply of monthly wormer, Program Plus. Monthly worming is the gold standard for the control of dangerous roundworm infestation. This treatment also controls hookworms, and whipworms.
A 6 month health check by a veterinary nurse, at which stage the second pack of Program Plus tablets will be dispensed.

OUR PROMISE TO YOU

We guarantee your dog will not have fleas (after 6 months of correct use), or we fix it free^†.

We will send you a reminder for the 6 month check up.

As a member of the Dog Health Plan, you are also entitled to the following valuable discounts, valid for a full year:

Less than half price identichip. Permanent microchip identification for only £10.
10% off all waiting room sales. This includes collars, toys and treats as well as Hill's Science Plan dog and puppy foods.

This plan would cost over £107 if taken as individual items. If you enrol for the "Dog Health Plan" we are able to offer you an excellent discount and an option to spread your payments.

A single fee of £74.64^* payable at the time of vaccination.
Spread the cost over six months: an initial payment of £12.44 (by cash/cheque/card), followed by five payments of £12.44^* payable by monthly Direct Debit.

Note †: All dogs and cats in the household must also be treated with Program for the flea free guarantee.

Note *: Dogs that are more than 45kg in weight (99lbs) require additional packs of Program Plus which is charged extra. Please ask for further details if you think this may affect your dog.

Dog Health Information

Hip Dysplasia Breed Scores

KCS

Osteochondrosis

How to collect a urine sample from a dog

The following pages are taken from the Puppy Section, but are relevant for dogs of all ages.