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Building A Relationship With A Veterinarian Helps Humans & Pets #GetHealthyHappy

8/27/2014

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This post is sponsored by Hill's and the Pet Blogger Network. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Weight Food but Cascadian Nomads only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. is not responsible for the content of this article.
Healthy and happy blue merle cardigan welsh corgi, Brychwyn, on the beachBrychwyn on the beach.
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Not only is keeping my pets at a healthy weight important to me but preventative care vet visits are a must. An annual vet visit can help to keep the pets weight monitored. Also knowing that I have done my best for dog care and cat care gives me the peace of mind I need for all of the travel and activities my pets and I do together. Whether my healthy pets and I hike the entire 13 miles of the South Rim trail at the Grand Canyon or we wander six miles through our neighborhood on a dog friendly pub crawl, I want to know that they are safe and sound every step of the way. Healthy dog food and healthy cat food are a huge part of the journey that we all take with our pets every day but consistent vet check ups can make a huge difference in your pets life long health and happiness. It's not always easy to budget for seeing a veterinarian  when your pet seems perfectly healthy but according to the American Pet Products Association National Pet Owner Survey for 2013-14 it costs more to wait to visit the vet when your pet is ill.

One of the reasons that no matter what my money situation is, I always make it work to take an annual trip to the vet is that a relationship with a quality veterinarian is so very important. Last summer, when I had my very first ever encounter with ticks, I was so happy to be able to just call my vet from a campground hundreds of miles away and ask them numerous (probably stupid) questions. When Gryphon's health deteriorated last fall, I was told that my vet only made euthanasia house calls for long time patients that she knew very, very well. The front desk staff checked with the doctor and then scheduled an appointment (that we fortunately didn't have to use.) My vet knows what my pets issues are and each year takes special time to carefully check out each pet as well as discuss every little detail with me and answer all of my questions. Honestly, I wish I had a relationship with a doctor for humans like I do with my pets veterinarians.
Long haired miniature dachshund, Wilhelm, has the stress taken out of vet visits because he goes on a regular basis. #GetHealthyHappy
Wilhelm at the vet.
Now you know what comfort I find in having the dogs and cats be up to date on their annual vet check-ups but what about the pets? If there were an emergency, they are comfortable with their vet and at our vets office. And if we are traveling, it is easy for me to just hand the up to date vet records over to whatever vet we happen to be seeing, and for that doctor to do their best for my pet. So the importance of preventive care vet visits comes down to peace of mind for me and for my pets as well. That's a great way for everyone to get healthy and happy.
Rough collie, Huxley, leaps for his toy in his yard as only a healthy and happy dog can! #GetHealthyHappy
Healthy, happy Huxley leaps for a toy in the yard.
Hill's wants to help you get in the habit of regular vet visits to #GetHealthyHappy. Click on this link or the image below, choose cats or dogs, and enter to win a $100 reimbursement for visiting any licensed veterinarian in the US. Read the full details here.
Enter to win a $100 reimbursement from Hill's Pet Nutrition just for seeing a licensed veterinarian in the US (through Septe,ber 30th, 2014.) #GetHealthyHappy
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Ann link
8/26/2014 05:13:19 pm

It really is so nice to have a good relationship with your vet and staff. You really do become friends with them and it seems like they would do anything they possibly could to help out when it's needed. Some of my favorite clients/patients were the ones who visited regularly.

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Bethany
8/26/2014 05:30:56 pm

I love that when I call, I just give them my name and they say "hi" and know who I am. Maybe it is by sheer volume... but I can't imagine having it any other way. I know my veterinarians and my pets know each other. There is no greater comfort than that!

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Amy link
8/27/2014 01:26:08 pm

I agree it is important to have a relationship with your vet. That way you get to know them and they get to know you and when you need help you feel more comfortable contacting them even if, like you said, you're miles away at a campground!! :D

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Bethany
9/16/2014 09:19:28 am

There are so many advantages to having a good relationship with our veterinarian. I do like that I can call on them anytime and they also know my likes and dislikes in pet wellness.

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