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Wellness Care and Exams

Wellness exams to keep your pet healthy with routine checkups, early detection, and preventive care.

Wellness Exams and Preventive Care

Routine wellness exams are an important part of keeping your pet healthy. We provide wellness exams and preventive care to monitor your pet’s health, catch issues early, and keep vaccines and preventatives up to date.

Even if your pet seems healthy, regular checkups help identify changes before they become more serious problems.

Why Wellness Exams Matter?

Pets age faster than people, and health changes can happen quickly without obvious signs. Regular exams allow us to:

  • Track your pet’s health over time

  • Identify issues like dental disease, arthritis, or weight changes early

  • Stay ahead of parasites and preventable illnesses

  • Provide guidance on nutrition, behavior, and daily care

These visits also help your pet stay comfortable with routine handling and exams.

What’s Included in a Wellness Visit?

Each visit is based on your pet’s age and needs, but typically includes:

  • Full physical exam (eyes, ears, teeth, skin, heart, lungs, and joints)

  • Weight and body condition evaluation

  • Vaccination review and updates

  • Parasite and heartworm screening as needed

  • Dental health assessment

  • Discussion of diet, activity, and behavior

  • Bloodwork or diagnostics when appropriate

How Often Should Pets Be Seen?

  • Puppies and kittens: multiple visits during the first year

  • Adult pets (1–7 years): every 6–12 months

  • Senior pets (7+ years): every 6 months

We’ll recommend a schedule based on your pet’s age, health, and lifestyle.

Regular wellness care helps prevent problems and keeps your pet on track as they age. If you’re due for a checkup or have questions about your pet’s health, we’re here to help.

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Pine City Animal Hospital FAQs

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

Pine City Animal Hospital does not have the room nor resources available to take in lost and found pets. We will, however, take down any information in regards to the pet, scan them for microchip identification, put a posting on our Facebook page and give you a list of the nearest shelters and humane societies. We also recommend posting at www.facebook.com/LDoMN/ and www.facebook.com/LostPetsMinnesota/

No. Pine City Animal Hospital would be glad to give you numbers to a few options in the area.

No. Pine City Animal Hospital is a small companion animal clinic that deals primarily with cats and dogs. We do not deal in any large animal care and will usually refer any other exotic species elsewhere for more comprehensive care. We would be happy to get you in touch with the correct clinic for your needs.

No. Pine City Animal Hospital attempts to keep their services at an affordable rate for everyone in the surrounding community. Visit mnsnap.org for information and other resources.

Pine City Animal Hospital recommends waiting until after 6 months of age to spay and neuter. This way, we may address any other medical issues while they are under anesthesia, such as removing any remaining baby teeth. We require pre-operative examinations prior to any surgical procedures to check for any signs of illness, injury, or physical abnormalities. Any dogs that are at risk of heartworm disease will be required to have a current heartworm test. Patients 6 years and older are required to have pre-operative bloodwork performed before any procedures are performed.

Pine City Animal Hospital accepts cash, VISA, Mastercard and Discover. We also accept CareCredit on a 6-month promotional plan. If you have questions about CareCredit, please call the clinic or visit www.carecredit.com to apply.