Comprehensive Canine Care

Keeping Pets Happy & Healthy!

At Pet Care Veterinary Hospital, your dog’s health and wellbeing are important to us. We have developed preventive care programs for your pet that start from puppyhood and go all the way to seniority. Our goal is to catch problems early, which will give your companion the best chance at a more robust and longer life span, while at the same time giving you peace of mind when it comes to his/her health.

Annual physical/wellness exam
Canine Vaccinations
- Distemper—Parvo vaccine—Protects against an extremely contagious viral infection that causes severe damage to the intestines, particularly among puppies. Parvo causes serious diarrhea at its best and life-threatening shock at its worse.
- Leptospirosis—Vaccine protects against a contagious bacterium that causes liver and kidney disease. After boostering immunity is good for one year.
- Rabies—Protects against a fatal viral disease that can infect all mammals, including humans, and is transmitted via a bite or scratch.
- Bordetella—Protects against a contagious cough. Immunity is good for one year. Recommended for boarding, grooming, or obedience classes. After boostering immunity is good for one year.
- Canine Influenza Virus—Vaccination can reduce the risk of a dog contracting this contagious virus. Vaccination may not all together prevent an infection, but it may reduce the severity and duration of illness (dry, hacking cough but can progress to a moist, congested cough, lack of appetite, lethargy, discharge from the nose or eyes that may become green or thick, fever).
General behavioral counseling
Nutritional counseling
Dental care

Parasite Prevention

When left untreated, parasites can become life-threatening to your pet. We carry a full line of parasite prevention products to protect your pet from the following common parasites:

FLEAS

In the Hampton Roads area fleas are a year-round problem. Your pets need year-round flea protection as it is much easier than treating flea-related disease, illness, and other related conditions.

TICKS

Although small, ticks can cause major health issues by spreading dangerous diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Dogs are very susceptible to tick bites and tickborne diseases.

EAR MITES

Ear mites are insects that live inside the ear canal but can also be found on the skin. They are like ticks in that they can only survive for a very limited time without a host to live on.

HEARTWORMS

Heartworms are foot-long worms that live in the heart, lungs, and associated blood vessels of affected pets, causing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs in the body.

HOOKWORMS

Hookworms are intestinal parasites that get their name from the hook-like mouthparts they use to anchor themselves to the lining of the intestinal wall.

ROUNDWORMS

Roundworms are long, tube-shaped worms that infect a dog's intestines. Infected dogs shed roundworm eggs through their stool.

TAPEWORMS

Tapeworms are long, flat segmented parasites that can look like grains of rice. They are passed through an infected dog's feces, where they may be seen in the stool, the fur around the dog’s anus, or in their bedding.

WHIPWORMS

Adult whipworms lay their eggs in the large intestine, where they are then passed into the dog’s stool to infect the environment.

Click on the image on the right to learn how to prevent parasites in your puppy or dog. It is easier and more cost-effective to prevent parasites than to treat them once your dog has them. And, it is also safer for you and your family to have a parasite-free pet!