Buzzards Bay Veterinary Assoc.
230 Main Street
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
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326 Bridge Street
Dedham, MA 02026
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The Value of Visiting Your Veterinarian for Routine Vaccines: February 2012 Newsletter
The Value of Visiting Your Veterinarian for Routine Vaccines
When you visit your doctor for a check-up, you know that your total health will be evaluated and addressed. If anything troubling is found, you will get a prescription or treatment recommendation, or maybe even a referral to a specialist. During the course of the year, you may also get a flu shot at the clinic at your local pharmacy. Does this visit to the flu clinic replace your annual check-up? Of course not!
A trip to the local vaccine clinic at the pet store is no replacement for a comprehensive exam with a veterinarian. Pet store clinics make it easy to keep your pet's vaccines current, and that's important. But typically all you get is a rabies vaccine, without the crucial monitoring and evaluation of your pet's overall health. Even clinics that offer further preventative care, such as other vaccines or de-wormers, do not tailor care to the needs of the pet. Generally a veterinarian will quickly assess your pet to ensure that he or she is healthy enough to get a shot - just like the nurse at your own flu clinic will ask if you a few general health questions. But most health problems will not be detected or addressed.
A comprehensive exam at a full service veterinary clinic is a completely different in-depth assessment of your pet's health. During a typical visit, the veterinarian will:
- Ask health questions
- Assess body weight and fitness
- Thoroughly examine ears, eyes, teeth, heart, lungs, lymph nodes, glands, digestive system, skin, urinary system, musculoskeletal system and nervous system
- Conduct essential tests
- Provide annual vaccines
- Diagnose health problems
- Provide treatment and follow-up care, as
The combination of having regular comprehensive health assessments of your pet and giving appropriate preventative vaccines is the key to a long healthy life for our furry family members.
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Meet Fatimah
Fatimah joined DVA in 2010 as a specialty surgeon technician and spends many hours in surgery with both Dr. Henry and Dr. Briere. Her surgical skills have been invaluable to the team! Fatimah says she enjoys the constantly evolving technical and procedural advances in the field. She played in instrumental role in DVA's transition to digital radiography and is committed to continuing education and training. She is currently studying for the National Veterinary Technician Exam and working on her undergraduate degree. After nearly 10 years as a Veterinary Technician, Fatimah still finds it incredibly rewarding to follow up and bond with each patient as he or she returns for post-op exams. Fatimah lives in the Boston area with her adorable, but slightly insane, cat named Marley. |
