Pet Wellness Exams in Evergreen Park, IL

Dog Diagnostic Exam

Routine wellness care gives your pet the steady support they need through every stage of life. At LePar Animal Hospital, our veterinarians provide pet wellness exams for dogs and cats, with personalized recommendations for vaccinations, parasite prevention, nutrition, behavior, screening tests, and long-term health planning.

Our AAHA-accredited animal hospital has served pets and families in Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Palos, and neighboring suburbs for generations. Whether your pet is due for a yearly checkup, needs a heartworm test, or is ready for updated flea, tick, and heartworm prevention, we’re here to help you make confident decisions for their care.

Call (708) 423-3200 or book an appointment online to schedule your pet’s wellness visit.

How Often Does My Pet Need Wellness Care?

Most healthy adult dogs and cats should have a wellness exam at least once a year. Puppies, kittens, senior pets, and pets with chronic health concerns may need visits more often so our veterinary team can monitor changes and adjust their care plan.

A yearly exam helps us catch subtle changes before they become harder to manage. Pets age faster than people, and they often hide signs of illness, pain, or discomfort. Regular wellness visits give your veterinarian a chance to check your pet from nose to tail, update preventive care, answer your questions, and help you stay ahead of common health risks.

What Happens During My Pet’s Wellness Visit?

A wellness visit helps our veterinarian understand your pet’s current health, identify early concerns, and recommend preventive care based on their age, lifestyle, and risk factors. During the appointment, our team will examine your pet, review their medical history, answer your questions, and create a care plan that fits their needs.

Physical Exam

Our veterinarian will perform a nose-to-tail exam, checking your pet’s eyes, ears, mouth, skin, coat, heart, lungs, abdomen, joints, weight, and overall condition. This helps us look for early signs of dental disease, skin problems, pain, weight changes, lumps, infections, or other concerns.

Vaccinations

We’ll review your pet’s vaccine history and recommend the vaccines they need based on their age, lifestyle, and exposure risk. Some pets may need additional protection if they go outside often, travel, board, visit groomers, attend daycare, or spend time around other animals.

Heartworm Testing and Prevention

Heartworm disease is spread by mosquitoes and can affect both dogs and cats. During your pet’s visit, our veterinarian may recommend heartworm testing and year-round heartworm prevention to help protect them from this serious disease.

Flea, Tick, and Parasite Prevention

Parasites can cause itching, skin irritation, intestinal illness, anemia, and exposure to other diseases. We’ll talk with you about flea prevention, tick prevention, heartworm prevention, and intestinal parasite screening based on your pet’s lifestyle and risk.

Screening Tests and Lab Work

Bloodwork, fecal testing, urinalysis, and other screening tests help us monitor your pet’s internal health. These tests can detect early changes related to organ function, infection, diabetes, thyroid disease, parasites, and other concerns.

Nutrition and Weight Guidance

Our veterinarian can review your pet’s diet, weight, body condition, and eating habits. If your pet needs help with weight management, digestion, picky eating, or a diet change, we’ll provide realistic recommendations.

Behavior and Lifestyle Support

Wellness visits are a good time to talk about changes in behavior, mobility, appetite, bathroom habits, anxiety, or energy level. These changes may be linked to pain, stress, illness, aging, or shifts in your pet’s routine.

Why Preventive Care Matters for Dogs and Cats

Preventive care helps our veterinarian find problems early, protect your pet from preventable diseases, and guide you through each life stage with more confidence. Many health issues are easier to manage when they are found early, including dental disease, weight changes, arthritis, endocrine disease, kidney disease, parasites, and skin problems.

For dogs, routine dog exams help us monitor heart health, joint comfort, dental health, parasite exposure, vaccines, and lifestyle needs.

For cats, routine cat exams are just as important. Cats often hide signs of illness until a condition has progressed. Regular visits help us detect changes in weight, hydration, dental health, mobility, behavior, and organ function.

Vet With Puppy And Kitten

Preventive Care at LePar Animal Hospital

LePar Animal Hospital provides wellness and preventive care for dogs and cats in Evergreen Park, IL and surrounding communities. As an AAHA-accredited animal hospital with Fear Free Certified veterinarians, we focus on high medical standards, thoughtful communication, and a low-stress experience for your pet.

Wellness care helps you stay ahead of your pet’s health needs instead of waiting for symptoms to appear. Whether your dog or cat is due for an annual exam, parasite testing, vaccinations, or updated heartworm prevention, our veterinarians are here to help.

Call LePar Animal Hospital at (708) 423-3200 or book an appointment online to schedule your pet’s wellness exam.