Comprehensive Animal Exams

At Animal Care of Mobile County, our animal staff keeps your animals happy and healthy with pet wellness exams. We customize care according to your pet's physical condition. Your pet's comprehensive health care involves various essential procedures. Obtaining a complete and thorough history of your pet's activity and behavior is vital. A complete physical examination is also an integral element of pet care. Regardless of age, all pets can benefit from routine blood testing. Dogs and cats age much faster than humans, and their organ systems also age faster.

Cat Getting Heartbeat Checked — Semmes, AL — Animal Care of Mobile County
Cat Getting Heartbeat Checked — Semmes, AL — Animal Care of Mobile County
As our animal's age, they are prone to many diseases, just like humans. Conditions such as:
  • Diabetes
  • Kidney
  • Liver Disease and
  • Heart Disease

As a precautionary action, we suggest blood testing at least every year and more frequently as your pet ages.

Dog at Ultrasound Diagnostic — Semmes, AL — Animal Care of Mobile County
Dog at Ultrasound Diagnostic — Semmes, AL — Animal Care of Mobile County

Things You Should Know

  • When Should My Pet Get A Booster Shot

    Puppies, kittens, and foals need immunization booster series to establish effective protective immunity early in life. That immunity they receive from their mother's first milk is lost as early as six weeks (puppies and kittens) or three months (foals). Beginning a series of vaccinations is critical to prevent life-threatening diseases and start effective parasite control.

  • My Pet Is Sick. What Should I Do?

    When your animal is sick, delaying treatment more than six or twelve hours may lead to complications that may prolong and increase treatment costs. The sooner an illness is treated effectively, the quicker the response to treatment, the shorter the course of treatment, and the greater the likelihood of a favorable outcome. If you are uncertain, do not hesitate to call and talk to the doctor.

  • Does The Weather Effect, Flees, and Ticks?

    Because of the mild weather of the Gulf coast, parasite control is a year-round necessity. The only time there are no mosquitoes in Mobile County is when it snows. These pests carry heartworms, equine encephalitis virus, and West Nile virus. Animals are exposed to the infective forms of intestinal parasites continually.

  • My Dog Has Allergies. What Should I Do?

    Allergies (atopic skin disease) are genetic-based reactions to foreign proteins, particularly pollen or insect saliva/bite, in the environment/air and affect animals seasonally and in some cases year-round. Effective management of these conditions is frequently for the animal's life and may vary with levels of exposure from year to year. Delay in controlling these reactions can lead to extensive hair loss, mutilation of skin from itching, and consequent infections and scarring. Food allergy reactions, irritating the feet and face, often enhance the atopy reaction and complicate its control.

  • Should I Spay Or Neuter My Pet?

    Spaying or neutering your animal will often avert unwanted behavior and avoid any number of diseases and cancer processes as animals age. With fewer things to worry about, your animal will be a happier and more enjoyable companion.

  • How Often Should I Groom My Pet?

    Proper grooming will keep your animal's skin healthy and remove shed hair before it can become a problem. Of course, care of certain breeds requires regular professional grooming to avoid coat and skin complications, particularly ear infections.