Southern Ocean County Animal Hospital
Pet Wellness Services
Our pet wellness services support every stage of your pet’s life. We offer comprehensive exams, vaccinations, parasite prevention, microchipping, on-site pharmacy, and boarding to keep your pet healthy, safe, and well-cared for year-round.
Pet Wellness
Regular check-ups help detect health issues early, ensure vaccinations are up to date, and support overall well-being. Keep your pet happy and healthy with routine wellness care.
Our Technology
We utilize advanced technology, including laser therapy, cryosurgery, radiology, ultrasounds, and laboratory testing, to provide accurate diagnostics and effective treatments for your pet’s optimal health and well-being.
Dental Care
Maintain your pet’s oral health with professional cleanings, exams, and dental surgery. Prevent bad breath, gum disease, and other serious health issues with regular veterinary dental care.
Full List of Services
Explore our comprehensive veterinary services, including wellness exams, surgery, diagnostics, dental care, dermatology, reproductive services, and more. We provide expert, compassionate care to keep your pet healthy and happy.
Latest Techologies, Techniques and Experience
Wellness Exams Is Where It Starts
Routine wellness exams are essential for detecting health issues and long-term well-being early. Because pets age faster than humans, we recommend yearly exams, more often for seniors. We assess heart and lung function, joints, vision, hearing, and overall health during each visit. These exams help us catch problems early, track changes, and ensure your pet stays healthy, active, and thriving at every life stage.
Health Care Needs Change As They Age
Lifestage Wellness
As pets age, their healthcare needs change. We offer Puppy and Kitten Wellness Packages with nutrition, preventive care, and behavioral support. Adult and senior pets face greater health risks, such as heart disease and diabetes. Early detection through regular exams—especially every 6–8 months for seniors—helps prevent illness, reduce suffering, and support a longer, healthier life. Preventive care at every stage is key to lifelong well-being.
Pet’s Preventative Health Care Plan
Vaccinations
Vaccinations are vital to your pet’s preventive care. We tailor vaccine protocols based on your pet’s lifestyle, age, and risk factors. After completing initial puppy or kitten vaccines, we recommend regular boosters—yearly for certain diseases and every 3 years for core vaccines like rabies and DHPP (dogs) or FVRCP (cats). Not sure what your pet needs? Our team is happy to help guide you through the right vaccination plan.
We Carry Leading medications & Preventative Medicines
Parasite Prevention
Parasites can go from being an inconvenience to seriously damaging your pet’s health. Internal parasites (hookworms, heartworms, and roundworms) and external parasites (ticks and fleas) are common in pets. Some of these parasites can go from your pet to you or your family (zoonotic).
To stop parasites from harming your pets and family, prevention is necessary. We recommend routine exams and laboratory testing to screen for parasites. We carry many of the leading medications and preventative medicines, on-hand and available at our practice. We will help you determine which product will work best for your pet.
Track Your Pet
Microchipping
To ensure that your pet returns home safely, you should ask us about microchipping. Microchipping is a safe and effective way to be reunited with your pet if they are lost or leave home.
Microchips are implanted into your pet’s skin during a process similar to vaccination. Each microchip is encoded with information about your pet that is tracked in a national database. Veterinary hospitals, clinics, and shelters nationwide have special scanners that can detect and read the microchips. If your pet goes missing, their microchip is scanned, and the information is used to return your pet home safely.
We Have Your Pet's Medication At Our Location
Pharmacy
Your pet’s medications can be filled right in our office! We carry an extensive inventory of veterinary pharmaceutical items, supplies, and medications. Save a trip and contact us today for your pet’s medication needs.
A Safe & Fun Place For Your Pet
Boarding
Are you going away and need a safe, fun place for your pet? We are currently offering boarding for puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats. We treat your pet with the utmost care and compassion, as if they are our own. Our kennel attendants will make your pet’s vacation an enjoyable one, all under the supervision of our doctors. To make sure your pet is comfortable, we provide proper bedding, food, toys, and temperature control. If you want to make it feel more like home, feel free to bring in your very own items and food! Dogs are exercised regularly and receive the full attention of staff members. All boarding guests must be up-to-date on vaccinations and flea and tick treatments. Since our boarding areas fill up quickly, please call ahead and make reservations in advance to secure a spot.
Pets benefit greatly from regular wellness examinations. Since our pets age significantly faster than us, we recommend that all pets receive an examination at least once a year. Taking your pet to the veterinarian once a year is the same as if you were to see a doctor for an exam only once every 6 to 8 years. As they get older, more frequent examinations may be necessary.
During our wellness examination, we look at your pet’s heart and lung functions, joints, muscles, hearing, vision, and many other areas. Because so much can change with your pet’s physical health, a regular exam is a must to ensure your pet remains happy and healthy.
Your pet’s health care needs change as they age. Puppies and kittens have health needs that are different from adult and senior pets.
We provide special Puppy and Kitten Wellness Packages that include nutrition counseling, preventive medicine, and behavioral training advice. These exams include diagnostic tests, nutritional counseling, and client education opportunities.
As puppies and kittens grow older, their health care needs change. Your pet enters their adult lives around the age of 2 and their senior years around the age of 7. Adult and senior pets start developing diseases such as heart disease, cancer, endocrine disease, and diabetes. Preventative healthcare is very important for seniors as many of these diseases can go unrecognized earlier in their life.
You can minimize suffering in your senior pets, avoid unnecessary health risks, and prevent diseases with early detection. We recommend older pets be examined every 6 to eight 8 with complete diagnostic care, including a full laboratory screening.
Your pet’s health care needs change as they age. Puppies and kittens have health needs that are different from adult and senior pets.
We provide special Puppy and Kitten Wellness Packages that include nutrition counseling, preventive medicine, and behavioral training advice. These exams include diagnostic tests, nutritional counseling, and client education opportunities.
As puppies and kittens grow older, their health care needs change. Your pet enters their adult lives around the age of 2 and their senior years around the age of 7. Adult and senior pets start developing diseases such as heart disease, cancer, endocrine disease, and diabetes. Preventative healthcare is very important for seniors as many of these diseases can go unrecognized earlier in their life.
You can minimize suffering in your senior pets, avoid unnecessary health risks, and prevent diseases with early detection. We recommend older pets be examined every 6 to eight 8 with complete diagnostic care, including a full laboratory screening.
Vaccinations are an important factor in your pet’s preventative health care plan. We create vaccine protocols for your pet that revolve around their unique lifestyle and risk factors, as well as community regulations.
Puppy
One full year after the puppy vaccination series is completed, we recommend yearly vaccinations of leptospira (a bacterial infection), bordetella (kennel cough), and borrelia (Lyme disease) as needed. We also recommend vaccinations of rabies and DHPP (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, and parainfluenza) every 3 years.
Kitten
One full year after the kitten vaccination series is completed, we recommend yearly vaccinations of FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus) as needed. We recommend vaccinations of rabies and FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis) every 3 years.
If you have any questions about what sort of vaccination protocol is right for your pet, please ask a staff member or veterinarian.
Parasites can go from being an inconvenience to seriously damaging your pet’s health. Internal parasites (hookworms, heartworms, and roundworms) and external parasites (ticks and fleas) are common in pets. Some of these parasites can go from your pet to you or your family (zoonotic).
To stop parasites from harming your pets and family, prevention is necessary. We recommend routine exams and laboratory testing to screen for parasites. We carry many of the leading medications and preventative medicines, on-hand and available at our practice. We will help you determine which product will work best for your pet.
To ensure that your pet returns home safely, you should ask us about microchipping. Microchipping is a safe and effective way to be reunited with your pet if they are lost or leave home.
Microchips are implanted into your pet’s skin during a process similar to vaccination. Each microchip is encoded with information about your pet that is tracked in a national database. Veterinary hospitals, clinics, and shelters across the country have special scanners that can detect and read the microchips. If your pet goes missing, their microchip is scanned and the information is used to return your pet home safely.
Your pet’s medications can be filled right in our office! We carry an extensive inventory of veterinary pharmaceutical items, supplies, and medications. Save a trip and contact us today for your pet’s medication needs.
Are you going away and need a safe, fun place for your pet? We are currently offering boarding for puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats. We treat your pet with the utmost care and compassion, as if they are our own. Our kennel attendants will make your pet’s vacation an enjoyable one, all under the supervision of our doctors. To make sure your pet is comfortable, we provide proper bedding, food, toys, and temperature control. If you want to make it feel more like home, feel free to bring in your very own items and food! Dogs are exercised regularly and receive the full attention of staff members. All boarding guests must be up-to-date on vaccinations and flea and tick treatments. Since our boarding areas fill up quickly, please call ahead and make reservations in advance to secure a spot.