We’re expanding our team! Interested in joining us? Send your resume to management@oconnorveterinaryclinic.ca
We’re expanding our team! Interested in joining us? Send your resume to management@oconnorveterinaryclinic.ca
O’Connor Veterinary Clinic provides comprehensive wellness and preventive care for dogs and cats at every life stage. Preventive medicine is the most effective way to protect your pet’s long-term health — identifying risks early, addressing problems before they escalate, and building a foundation of care that supports a longer, more comfortable life.
Pet owners throughout East York, Scarborough, and surrounding Toronto neighborhoods searching for a pet wellness exam near me trust our team to deliver thorough, personalized preventive care backed by modern diagnostics and genuine compassion.
A wellness exam is a comprehensive head-to-tail physical assessment performed by a licensed veterinarian. During each visit, our team evaluates your pet’s eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, heart, lungs, abdomen, skin, coat, joints, lymph nodes, and body condition.
Beyond the physical exam, wellness visits include discussion of your pet’s diet, exercise habits, behavior, and home environment. These conversations often reveal concerns that owners may not associate with health issues — changes in water intake, litter box habits, energy levels, or sleep patterns — but that can signal underlying conditions.
Wellness exams are the single most important tool in preventive veterinary medicine. They allow us to establish baselines, track trends over time, and catch disease in its earliest and most treatable stages.
We create individualized vaccination schedules based on your pet’s age, species, breed, lifestyle, and risk exposure. Core vaccines protect against rabies, distemper, parvovirus, and adenovirus in dogs, and panleukopenia, calicivirus, herpesvirus, and rabies in cats. Non-core vaccines such as Bordetella, leptospirosis, and feline leukemia are recommended based on your pet’s environment and travel habits.
Puppy and kitten vaccination programs begin at 6–8 weeks with boosters administered every 3–4 weeks until approximately 16 weeks of age. Adult pets receive booster vaccinations on an annual or triennial schedule depending on the vaccine type.
Flea, tick, and heartworm prevention is essential year-round in East York. We recommend evidence-based parasite prevention protocols tailored to your pet’s species, weight, health status, and outdoor exposure. Our team evaluates oral, topical, and collar-based options and helps you select the right product — considering efficacy, safety, convenience, and your household composition, particularly if you have both dogs and cats.
For a detailed comparison of prevention options, visit our flea and tick prevention guide.
Baseline bloodwork during wellness exams reveals organ function, blood cell counts, thyroid levels, glucose, and electrolytes. These values establish what is normal for your individual pet, making it easier to detect subtle changes over time. Early bloodwork can identify kidney disease, liver dysfunction, diabetes, thyroid imbalances, and anemia before any outward symptoms appear.
For senior pets, we recommend comprehensive blood panels twice a year to monitor age-related changes more closely.
Approximately 60 percent of cats and 55 percent of dogs in North America carry excess weight, increasing their risk for diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, and reduced lifespan. Our team assesses body condition scoring during every wellness visit and provides specific caloric targets, food recommendations, and activity guidance tailored to your pet’s metabolism and household lifestyle.
Young pets require frequent visits during their first year — typically every 3–4 weeks from 6 weeks to 16 weeks of age — for vaccination series, deworming, growth monitoring, and early behavioral guidance. These visits establish a health baseline and socialize your pet to the veterinary environment.
Healthy adult pets benefit from annual wellness exams including physical assessment, vaccination updates, parasite prevention review, dental evaluation, and optional bloodwork. Annual exams are the minimum recommended frequency for pets aged 1–6 years (dogs) or 1–10 years (cats).
Senior dogs (7+ years) and senior cats (11+ years) should be examined twice yearly. Age-related conditions including arthritis, kidney disease, cognitive decline, dental disease, and cancer are more common in older pets and benefit significantly from early detection and ongoing monitoring.
Your pet’s wellness visit begins with a detailed medical history review. Our veterinarian then performs a systematic physical examination, discusses any concerns you’ve observed at home, updates vaccinations as needed, reviews parasite prevention, and recommends any diagnostic testing appropriate for your pet’s age and risk profile.
After the exam, our team explains all findings in clear language, answers your questions, and provides a written summary with a personalized care plan. If further diagnostics or follow-up care is needed, we coordinate scheduling to minimize additional visits.
Preventive care reduces emergency visits, lowers long-term treatment costs, extends your pet’s lifespan, and improves their quality of life at every stage. Our in-house diagnostic lab and digital imaging capabilities mean results are often available during the same visit, allowing treatment to begin immediately when needed.
Pet owners seeking a vet near me for preventive care choose our clinic for our thorough approach, transparent communication, and genuine commitment to each patient’s long-term wellbeing.
A comprehensive nose-to-tail physical examination covering eyes, ears, heart, lungs, skin, joints, oral health, and body condition. We also update vaccinations based on your pet’s age and lifestyle, screen for parasites, assess weight and nutrition, and recommend baseline bloodwork for early disease detection. Annual wellness exams are the foundation of preventive care for dogs and cats of all ages.
Puppies and kittens require a series of core vaccinations starting at 6–8 weeks of age, with boosters given every 3–4 weeks until they reach approximately 16 weeks. We create a personalized vaccination schedule based on your pet’s breed, lifestyle, and risk factors. Call (416) 755-8387 or book an appointment to start your pet’s vaccination program.
Yes — we provide year-round parasite prevention tailored to your pet’s species, weight, and lifestyle. Flea, tick, and heartworm prevention for dogs and cats is essential in East York, where outdoor exposure increases risk seasonally. Our team evaluates oral, topical, and collar-based options during wellness visits and helps you select the product best suited to your pet and household.
We recommend twice-yearly wellness exams for senior dogs and cats, typically starting around age 7 for dogs and age 11 for cats. Senior pets are more prone to kidney disease, thyroid issues, diabetes, and arthritis — conditions that early bloodwork and physical exams can detect before symptoms become advanced. Early detection means better treatment outcomes and quality of life.
Absolutely — we accommodate multi-pet households and can schedule back-to-back appointments to save you time. Let our team know how many pets you’re bringing when you contact us to book so we can allocate the right time. We also offer wellness packages for families with multiple dogs or cats seeking affordable preventive vet care near me.
Beyond the hands-on exam, preventive care encompasses vaccinations, parasite screening and prevention, dental evaluation, bloodwork and urinalysis for early disease detection, nutrition counseling, and behavioral assessment. We create a personalized annual plan for each pet based on their age, breed, lifestyle, and medical history — ensuring comprehensive, year-round protection for dogs and cats at every life stage.
