Wellness

At Gentle Care Animal Hospital, we believe that a key factor to keeping your pet healthy and happy is an annual health examination and practicing preventative medicine. Regular physical exams help us establish an overall health profile of your pet and are useful for tracking trends and being aware of potential health problems before they become difficult and costly to treat. Routine check-ups can detect disease in the early stages, improving your pet’s ability to fight back.

Our wellness visits focus on preventative medicine based on the specific life-stage of your pet. Each patient is assessed individually according to factors such as species, breed, age, and environmental challenges. Preventative care measures that we recommend include:

  • • Annual Wellness Exams
  • • Vaccines
  • • Routine Bloodwork
  • • Geriatric Exams and Bloodwork
  • • Fecal Exams and Deworming
  • • Flea, Tick, and Heartworm Prevention
  • • Parish Rabies Vaccine Tags
  • • Spay/ Alter Surgery
  • • Suture Removal
  • • Nutritional Counseling
  • • Behavioral Counseling
  • • Dental Care
  • • Microchip Implant and Registration, Microchip Scanning
  • • Dermatology Counseling
  • • Senior Care
  • • Anal Gland Expressions
  • • Ear Cleaning and per owner request Ear Plucking
  • • Nail Trims

As your pet’s veterinarian, we are here to provide specialized and preventative care throughout the many phases of your pet’s life. From their puppy and kitten phase to active adult and senior stages, we strive to prevent and discover problems before they arise. At Gentle Care Animal Hospital, we know that your pet is an important member of your family and that’s why we work hard to guarantee that they are given the best care throughout their lifetime.

Whether your pet is a puppy or a kitten, a young adult, or senior, come see us at Gentle Care Animal Hospital for your pet health care needs. If you live in Forest or Lynchburg, or anywhere in Bedford, Campbell, or Amherst counties, we would love to get to know you and your pets and start them on a journey of health and happy living.

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What Our Clients Say

  • “Dr. Stevens and her staff are amazing 😍! They are super nice and so loving and caring for our new puppy. I highly recommend this vet. You will not be disappointed!!"

    Robin W.
  • “Highly recommend!! Great staff that truly care about your pet. Very grateful I found them. They have a number you can text too if you have questions, which is a good method of communication. Decent price!”

    Kelly H.
  • “Very kind and caring staff. Our veterinarian was very thorough and paid very close attention to our concerns and questions regarding our older gentleman cat. I was very impressed with how thorough our visit went with x-rays and I really appreciate it.”

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  • “I have been with Dr. Steven's about 20 years and she goes above and beyond to treat our pets always caring, explaining diagnoses and providing latest treatments. Could not recommend more highly. The staff is patient and kind.”

    Donna W.