Greencross Vets Just brought a new puppy home?
Bringing a new puppy home is a joyful experience, and at Greencross Vets, we’re your partners in pet care from day one. Your puppy’s first health check is a foundational step in ensuring a long, happy, and healthy life together.
With passionate veterinary professionals, state of the art equipment and facilities, each of the veterinary practices in our national network is able to provide your new puppy with whatever care they need, whenever they need it.
Preparing for Your Puppy’s First Vet Visit
A little preparation can help make your puppy’s first trip to the vet a positive and stress-free adventure.
- Gather Your Paperwork: Bring any documents you received from the breeder or shelter, including vaccination records, deworming history, and microchip details.
- Think About Your Questions: This is the perfect time to ask for advice. Write down any questions you have about diet, house training, behaviour, flea and tick prevention, or anything else you’re curious about.
- Make the Trip Fun: Help your puppy build a positive association with car rides and their carrier by using treats and praise.
What to Expect During the Health Check
Your puppy will have many routine vet visits throughout their life stages. At Greencross Vets we’re committed to establishing a positive relationship with them from the very start.
The Nose-to-Tail Physical Exam
Much like a baby’s visit to a GP, this is a comprehensive check to ensure your puppy is healthy and developing well.
- Your puppy will be weighed.
- The vet will perform a full examination of your puppy from their nose to their tail. Their eyes, ears, gums, teeth, heart, lungs, joints, lymph nodes and coat will be clinically examined for any abnormalities.
- Their first vet visit often also involves their first vaccination.
- Of course, your puppy will be rewarded with plenty of praise and treats for their good behaviour!
The Conversation with Your Vet
The veterinarian will have questions for you about your puppy’s vaccine history, current diet, flea, tick, and worming program, and general behaviour. Feel free to ask your vet any questions about how to best care for your puppy.
Microchipping
If your puppy has not already been microchipped, it is important for you to do so at this first vet visit. Microchips are implanted under your puppy’s skin so that if they ever become lost, the vet or animal shelter can scan the chip to reveal an identity number. This can be traced to your contact details in order to return your beloved pet. This is a compulsory process in Australia (except the Northern Territory). Book in your puppy’s first vet visit now and ask your Greencross Vet for advice on microchipping, vaccinations, desexing and more.
Expert Care, Whenever You Need It
Our commitment to your puppy’s health extends beyond the clinic walls.
Healthy Pets Plus
Our preventative wellness program offers major savings on puppy vet costs, including vaccinations, desexing, and unlimited consultations*.
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Book an Appointment
Ready for your puppy’s first check-up? Our passionate and dedicated teams are excited to meet your new puppy and shower them with all the love and care they need to live a long and healthy life. Bring them in to meet the team today!
