Your Pet's Age
We all know that pets age faster than humans. We often multiply a pet's age by 7 to determine a human age comparison. A year old puppy's human age comparison is 7. and an 8 ½ year old beagle has a human age equivalent of approximately 60. Since our pets travel the time line from adolescent to middle age to geriatric so quickly, waiting two or three years between our animal's physical examinations would cause us to miss decades of their human age equivalent diagnostic opportunities.

In short, missing annual physical examinations can deny your pet the chance of having a potentially serious problem diagnosed early and puts your pet at greater risk. The primary purpose of an annual physical examination is to identify problems when they are still minor and provide you with options that will slow the progression of any diagnosed ailment and, if possible, cure it.