Animal Hospital in Fairfield

We recommend annual exams for all of our patients so we can stay on top of any new problems as they arise. At these visits we can discuss any changes you’ve noted in the past year, and discuss your pet’s changing exercise and nutritional needs as they age. We can make sure their vaccination schedule is appropriate for their lifestyle, and discuss parasite prevention products if needed. Most importantly, though, we will give your pet a thorough physical exam so we can check for any abnormalities that may not have been noticeable by you in their day-to-day life. We hope that, by identifying issues early, we can have better success in treating them before they become severe.

We recommend that all dogs be protected against distemper and parvovirus, which are included in the DHPP vaccine. We also administer the rabies vaccine, which is required for all dogs in California. We also carry Bordetella (“kennel cough”), Leptospirosis, Lyme, and rattlesnake vaccines for those dogs whose lifestyles may warrant these additional vaccines. More recently we have started to offer the Canine Influenza vaccine, due to a recent outbreak in the Bay Area.

​For cats, we recommend all adult cats be kept current on their FVRCP vaccine, which protects against multiple contagious upper respiratory infections and panleukopenia (also called feline distemper). We also recommend annual rabies vaccination, which is required by law in California. If your cat is very difficult to work with in the clinic and you are interested in the three-year version of the feline rabies vaccine, we can discuss that option instead. For outdoor cats, we recommend annual vaccination for feline leukemia (FeLV), which can be transmitted from contact with other cats.

Even with attentive owners and thorough annual exams, our patients can only tell us so much about how they are feeling. We may recommend filling in the gaps with screening bloodwork to check their blood counts and internal organ function. These tests can also serve as a baseline from which we can monitor trends, and to which we can compare future lab results, should your pet get sick.

• Each puppy and kitten package includes free, unlimited office visits for 6 months from the start of the package. We want our clients to be able to bring their youngsters in any time they have a concern, without having to worry about the cost of an office visit. We know how worried new pet parents can be, and how much trouble puppies and kittens can get into!
• Technician visits for vaccine appointments are also included in the packages.

• Two routine dewormings are included in the puppy and kitten packages. These dewormings treat roundworms, hookworms, and tapeworms.
• On your first visit, we will give you a sample container for you to bring in a fresh fecal sample from your pet. You can drop this sample off any time we are open, and we will call you with the results. This test is to check for any of the intestinal parasites that are sometimes seen in puppies and kittens but are not covered by routine deworming medications.

• Each package includes the first dose of flea/tick prevention and heartworm prevention. For dogs, our flea prevention product of choice is Nexgard (chewable tablet); for heartworm prevention, we carry Heartgard (chewable tablet). For cats, we carry Frontline Gold (topical), which prevents fleas and ticks, and also Revolution (topical), which prevents fleas, ticks, and heartworm, and treats some intestinal parasites and ear mites.
• We recommend these products be used for parasite prevention monthly. In California, we have bugs all year round, so we recommend your pets be protected all year as well. You can purchase products in the appropriate sizes as your new pet grows.

• Spay and neuter surgeries for patients on the puppy and kitten packages are discounted.