Pet Wellness Care in Springfield, VA

Personalized Wellness Care for Dogs & Cats

Keeping your pet healthy starts with understanding what’s normal for them. Regular wellness exams give our veterinary team the opportunity to monitor your pet’s health, identify changes, and make preventive care recommendations based on their age, lifestyle, and individual needs.
 
From a puppy or kitten’s first visits to routine adult care and senior health monitoring, we’re here to help you make informed decisions about your pet’s health throughout their life.

A Little Prevention Goes a Long Way

Pets can’t always tell us when something feels different, and some health changes may not be obvious at home. Routine wellness visits give us an opportunity to establish a baseline for your pet’s health and notice changes that may deserve a closer look.
 
These visits are also a chance to talk. Whether you have questions about your pet’s weight, diet, behavior, mobility, parasite prevention, or something you’ve noticed at home, we can discuss your concerns and adjust their care as their needs change.

Building a Wellness Plan Around Your Pet

Physical Exams

A comprehensive nose-to-tail exam helps us evaluate your pet’s overall health and monitor changes over time. We’ll assess areas such as their eyes, ears, mouth, skin and coat, heart, lungs, abdomen, joints, and body condition.

Vaccinations & Titer Testing

We tailor vaccination recommendations to your pet rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach. We consider factors such as age, lifestyle, health, and exposure risks, with vaccine titer testing available when appropriate.

Flea, Tick & Heartworm Prevention

Year-round parasite prevention helps protect dogs and cats from fleas, ticks, heartworms, and the health problems they can cause. We can help you select preventive products based on your pet’s needs and lifestyle.

Health Screening Tests

Routine screening can give us information about your pet’s health that we can’t always gather from a physical exam alone. Our in-house laboratory allows us to perform bloodwork, urinalysis, heartworm testing, FeLV/FIV testing, and other diagnostics when recommended.

Nutrition & Weight Management

Healthy nutrition looks different for every pet. We can help with everyday feeding decisions, weight management, and nutritional needs related to certain medical conditions, including recommendations for Royal Canin and Hill’s diets when appropriate.

Behavior Guidance

Changes in behavior can sometimes be connected to your pet’s health, environment, or routine. Talk to us about concerns such as anxiety, reactivity, resource guarding, or other behavioral changes so we can help determine the appropriate next steps.

Make Preventive Care Easier with Colonial Care Plans

Colonial Care Plans make it easier to stay on top of your pet’s routine wellness needs while making veterinary expenses more predictable. With options for adult pets, puppies, and kittens, our plans combine important preventive services with convenient monthly payments.

Plans can also be personalized to meet your pet’s specific needs.

Adult Dogs & Cats

Choose from Silver, Gold, and Platinum plans based on the level of preventive care that’s right for your pet.

Service Silver Gold Platinum
$30 examination copay (unlimited) ✓ ✓ ✓
Routine nail trims (up to 6) ✓ ✓ ✓
Annual examination with vaccines ✓ ✓ ✓
Core vaccine boosters (based on age, breed, and risk) ✓ ✓ ✓
Ear smear ✓ ✓ ✓
Intestinal parasite screen ✓ ✓ ✓
Heartworm tick-borne parasite screen (dogs) ✓ ✓ ✓
Annual blood screen ✓ ✓ ✓
Routine dental cleaning package — ✓ ✓
Biannual preventive care examination — — ✓
Biannual blood screen — — ✓

Membership & Monthly Pricing

Membership Silver Gold Platinum
Initial membership fee $99 $99 $99
Multiple-pet discount $20 off $20 off $20 off
Monthly payment – Cats $60 $110 $145
Monthly payment – Dogs $65 $135 $170

Plans can be personalized to your pet’s specific needs.

Plan Details & Restrictions

  • Plan is non-transferable.
  • Plan cannot be applied to past visits.
  • An appointment must be scheduled for services to be used.
  • Additional costs apply to services not covered by the plan and to all medications.
  • Additional costs may apply to nail trims if the patient requires sedation, an additional handler, or Dremeling.
  • Extractions, medications, and other charges incurred during a dental cleaning are at an additional cost.

Give your new puppy or kitten a healthy start with a plan designed around important preventive care during their first year.

ServiceSilverGold
$30 examination copay (unlimited)✓✓
Routine nail trims (up to 6)✓✓
Examination with vaccines (up to 3)✓✓
Core vaccine series (based on age, breed, and risk)✓✓
Intestinal parasite screen (up to 2)✓✓
Feline Leukemia, FIV, and heartworm SNAP test (kittens)✓✓
Initial dose of flea, tick, and heartworm prevention✓✓
Microchip placement✓✓
Ear smear test✓✓
Pre-surgical blood work—✓
Routine spay or neuter surgery package—✓

Membership & Monthly Pricing

MembershipSilverGold
Initial membership fee$99$99
Multiple-pet discount$20 off$20 off
Monthly payment – Kittens$57$110
Monthly payment – Puppies$60$135

Plans can be personalized to your pet’s specific needs.

Plan Details & Restrictions

  • Plan is non-transferable.
  • Plan cannot be applied to past visits.
  • All vaccinations, tests, and procedures must be completed prior to the 11th month of age to be covered under this plan.
  • An appointment must be scheduled for services to be used.
  • Additional costs apply to services not covered by the plan and to all medications.
  • Additional costs may apply to nail trims if the patient requires sedation, an additional handler, or Dremeling.
  • If the patient is in heat, pregnant, or cryptorchid at the time of surgery, additional fees will apply.
  • Medications and other charges incurred during the spay or neuter are at an additional cost.

Wellness Exam FAQs

Healthy adult pets should generally receive routine veterinary examinations at least once a year, while puppies, kittens, senior pets, and animals with ongoing health concerns may need more frequent visits.

Yes. Indoor cats can still develop medical conditions, dental disease, parasites, and age-related health problems, and routine exams give us an opportunity to identify concerns that may not be obvious at home.

A wellness visit typically includes a physical examination and a discussion of your pet’s health history, lifestyle, nutrition, preventive care, and any concerns you’ve noticed. Depending on your pet’s age and health needs, we may also recommend vaccines, diagnostic screening, parasite prevention, or other preventive services.

Some health problems can develop before a pet shows noticeable symptoms. Routine diagnostic screening can give us useful baseline information and may reveal changes that deserve further evaluation.

Yes. Nutrition and weight management are part of preventive care at Colonial Animal Hospital, and we can recommend appropriate diets and strategies based on your pet’s age, lifestyle, and health needs.

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