At the Meridian Veterinary Clinic we recommend annual wellness exams for all your pets. By visiting the veterinarian annually for life, you are providing your pet with an optimal chance at life-long health. An annual check-up allows us to work towards preventing medical problems before they start, as well as detect and treat arising problems as quickly as possible. Often, diseases in our pets progress much more quickly than we are prepared for, and many of these conditions can be slowed or reversed when caught early and appropriately treated. Some breeds, such as boxers, are predisposed to developing specific health conditions at variable stages of their lives. Our veterinarians individualize your pet’s wellness exam to monitor for breed or age-specific illnesses, and work with you to ensure your animal achieves his or her highest quality of life.
While in your appointment, we encourage you to ask questions in regards to your pet’s health. During your pet’s exam, be prepared to discuss nutrition, weight management, behavioural modification, medical screening tests, or dental care with your veterinarian. At Meridian Veterinary Clinic, we strive to treat every pet as if it were our own.
While getting a new puppy or kitten is an exciting time for the family, adding a furry friend to the household can be a big responsibility for everyone. There are a number of important things to consider when welcoming one of these new critters into your family. From your new pet’s very first health exam, to vaccinations, to the time for your pet’s spay or neuter, the staff at Meridian Veterinary Clinic are available and ready to help ensure your new family member is healthy and happy.
As our pets age the incidence of many debilitating conditions rise, including arthritis, degenerative joint disease, chronic pain, soft tissue inflammation, cancer, and heart disease. The staff at Meridian Veterinary Clinic are trained and committed to helping ensure your pet maintains a great quality of life well into his or her later years.
Veterinary vaccines play a major role in the protection of animal health and public health, reducing severe symptoms of disease such as diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, coughing, and death. By regularly vaccinating your pet, you can help your pet and family stay healthy, and reduce the onset of avoidable medical conditions.
Canine Distemper Combination – Canine Distemper Virus, Adenovirus Type 2, Parainfluenza, Canine Parvovirus
A fatal disease transmissible via saliva between all mammals, including to humans. Once a suspected diagnosis of rabies is made, an animal must be euthanized.
A combination of airborne bacterial organisms that may cause coughing for up to 21 days. Often required by boarding facilities and contracted through nose to nose contact. Recommended for animals attending dog park’s, groomer’s, boarding facilities, puppy classes, etc.
Feline “Distemper” Combination – Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (herpes virus), Feline Calicivius, Feline Panleukopenia (Parvo)
A virus similar to Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), only transmissible between felines. Recommended for all outdoor cats or multi-cat households.
A fatal disease transmissible via saliva between all mammals, including to humans. Once a suspected diagnosis of rabies is made, an animal must be euthanized.
Meridian Veterinary Clinic strongly encourages spaying or neutering all dogs and cats. These procedures not only help to control the overabundance of unwanted puppies and kitties that are produced every year, but also reduces the risk of a number of health problems that occur in intact pets. These disorders, such as mammary cancer, infections of the uterus (pyometra), prostatic conditions, and behavioural problems can all be significantly reduced in animals that have been spayed or neutered. We recommend that animals be spayed or neutered between 4-6 months of age. This procedure is considered a day surgery and your pet can often return home the afternoon after his or her surgery. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions regarding this procedure.
Oral health is as important in animals, as it is for humans! Healthy teeth and gums are crucial for overall health, and when infected can lead to problems in the heart, kidneys, liver, intestinal tract, or joints. With regular dental care, you can prevent serious side effects and “seeding” of bacteria to other parts of the body.
To ensure the best dental health for your pet, dental exams and cleanings may be recommended as often as once annually. In between appointments, begin regular dental care under the guidance of one of our veterinarians. Your pet’s dental health can be optimized with dental treats, diets, and cleaning products available at Meridian Veterinary Clinic.
Unlike humans, pets are unable to tell us how they feel. Many times, our veterinarians will need to run blood work, perform fecal or urine testing, or take samples for testing on lumps and bumps to determine how to treat your pets illness or monitor their health status. Many of these tests can be performed in-house, providing us with immediate results to guide our treatment plan and monitor how your animal may be responding to treatment. When required, digital radiography can be performed on site to obtain x-rays of your pet. Digital radiography is the most modern and up-to-date x-ray technology currently available.
There are times when our pets become ill and require hospitalization. At Meridian Veterinary Clinic we provide facilities for routine hospitalization. Our dedicated team of veterinarians and technicians will treat and monitor your pet, and ensure comfort while away from home. Your pet will be monitored multiple times throughout the day and you will be updated on the status of your pet on a regular basis.
Certain conditions cannot be treated with medical management alone. In these cases, surgery may be another option. Meridian Veterinary Clinic provides a multitude of surgical procedures including, but not limited to routine spays and neuters, abdominal exploration, wound management, growth removal and some orthopaedic procedures. Throughout surgery, our patients are constantly monitored utilizing state of the art equipment. Every anesthetic protocol is tailored to the individual patient to optimize stability throughout, and recovery from surgery; pain control is the cornerstone of each procedure, critical for a comfortable recovery.