Pet Wellness Resolutions: A Healthy Start to the New Year
Resolve to make 2024 your precious pet’s healthiest, happiest year yet with these pet health resolutions from our team at Cherry Creek Animal Hospital.
1. Prioritize Prevention
Pet wellness and preventive care should top the list of New Year pet goals. When you prioritize preventive healthcare, you have peace of mind knowing that you’ve protected your pet with vaccinations, parasite control, and key diagnostics that help us spot illnesses long before your pet shows symptoms. Book a pet wellness visit and stay one step ahead of health conditions and diseases this year and every year!
2. Make Pet Fitness Fun for Everyone
When pet parents get in on the action, it makes playtime extra fun and strengthens the bond you have with your pet. Re-ignite your pet’s urge to exercise with new games, new walking trails, and new toys to chase. Set up an obstacle course, and take turns with your pet; play hide and seek; or just get down on the floor and have quality, constructive playtime that gets your cat purring or your dog’s tail wagging.
3. Cater to Your Pet’s Nutritional Needs
The holidays have a way of making most of us forget about counting calories. If you’ve indulged your pet in the recent past, it may be time to reevaluate your pet’s diet. At your pet’s checkup, we’re happy to provide tips on a meal plan makeover that provides balanced nutrition in line with your pet’s age, weight, and health conditions.
4. Boost Brain Activity
Mental stimulation for pets is just as important as physical pet fitness and can help battle boredom, curb stress and anxiety, and lead to all-around happier pets. Plus, mental stimulation for pets gives puppies and kittens a confidence boost and keeps older pets on their toes. Professional training, organized socialization, and puzzle toys are all great ways to keep your pet’s mind engaged.
5. Perform Seasonal Safety Checks
Keep the curious creatures in your life safe by doing frequent inspections inside and outside your home for substances and situations that could be harmful for pets. Household chemicals, indoor and outdoor plants, your own favorite foods and meals, and even the weather will change as the year progresses, and some of these things can pose serious safety concerns for households with pets. The ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center is a great resource for information on toxic substances.
New Year Pet Goals Make for Healthy, Happy Pets
From pet wellness and preventive healthcare, to pet fitness and balanced nutrition, our team is here to help you achieve your pet health resolutions. Please contact us at (916) 349-2755 to schedule your pet’s wellness visit or if you have questions about our veterinary services.