Why preventive care?

The essential way to deliver the high-quality, affordable care your clients expect.

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Infographic showcasing pet owner perspectives on preventive care.

Healthier Pets. 

Routine preventive care helps you identify disease earlier, expand treatment options, and provide the highest quality care.

  • Dr. Peter Brown shares the value of preventive care and preventive care plans in his veterinary practice in this quick video.

  • Preventive care plans make routine care more affordable for your clients by spreading the costs of services throughout the year. 

  • Eight out of ten pet owners are interested in preventive care plans, regardless of their income.1

Better patient care with preventive care protocols.

Preventive care through routine visits and diagnostics is the best way to detect underlying diseases early. Early detection ensures more effective treatment, better prognoses, and healthier pets. And, common health problems like ear infections, dental disease, and obesity can be prevented through regular visits.

The AAHA guidelines clearly demonstrate the importance of regular laboratory profiling for the early detection of disease and the health and well-being of our pets. In addition, given the increasing occurrence and importance of infectious diseases in the pet population, most notably vector-borne diseases, many infectious disease experts are encouraging yearly screening of all age groups for infectious diseases common in the patient's geographic area.

Peter Kintzer DVM, DACVIM

Medical Affairs, IDEXX Laboratories

Growing your practice.

Preventive care plans make routine care affordable, for revenue you can count on, so you can grow your practice.

Statistics showcasing practice growth associated with preventive care implementation.
Generate consistent revenue while helping your clients spread the cost of quality care throughout the year.
 
1.  Plan memberships keep your clients coming back

Fully engaged Petly Plans customers have experienced practice growth well above the industry average3

  • 2x the patient growth over a 3-year period compared to the industry average
  • Double-digit revenue growth year over year
  • 44% increase in average patient’s annual clinic spend
  • 2x higher growth rate on the products and services provided per patient
 
2.  Standardize preventive care protocols in your practice

With a practice-wide approach to client education, clients will hear about the value of preventive care from every member of your team. And they’ll experience consistent, high-quality care with every visit.

 
3. Provide comprehensive, routine care for every patient 

Monthly payment plans make it easy for pet owners to say “yes” to high-quality preventive care without worrying about cost. And your clients can always buy more services as a result of findings from more regular visits.

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Guidelines and Statistics. 

How to make consistent protocols a reality throughout your practice.

 

Consistent protocols throughout your practice. 

Delivering a consistent message throughout your practice is critical to building trust and strong relationships with your clients as well as driving overall compliance.

 
1. Establish consistent preventive care protocols

Whether a single doctor practice or multiple doctor practice, it is critical to have a standard set of protocols throughout your practice.

Check out 'How Old is Your Pet in People Years?

 
2. Define standards of care for each stage of life

Pets age much faster than we do. They enter their senior years beginning around age 7 and often begin to develop diseases common to that of a senior human: diabetes, heart disease, thyroid disease, and cancer. That’s why it’s important to begin testing early to establish baseline values to improve diagnostic accuracy with individual reference intervals throughout the life of the pet.

 
3. Educate your clients on the value of preventive care diagnostics 

Your patients can’t tell you or their owners how they feel. Most pet owners assume their pet is healthy until they look or act as though something is wrong. In fact, one in ten pets that appear healthy to their owners during regular checkups actually have underlying diseases.2 That’s why it is important to educate pet owners on their role in helping combat illness. Awareness of the warning signs and regular checkups, including physical exams and blood work, are the best ways to ensure that your pet lives a long, healthy, and happy life.

Veterinarian talking to a pet owner holding a dachshund dog in a veterinary office.

Case Study: Care Animal Hospital 

See how Care Animal Hospital increased client spend by 132%. 

Learn more about IDEXX's commitment to preventive care. 

 

Visit the Preventive Care Resource Center.