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HEALTHY PET CHECKLIST

HOW TRULY HEALTHY IS YOUR PET?

EYES – shiny and clear OR weepy, crusty and scarred?

EARS – smooth and clear ear canals OR waxy, red, itchy or sore?

TEETH – clean and sharp OR dirty, discoloured, cracked, infected, smelly?

GUMS – smooth and pale pink OR inflammed, swollen, infected? 

SKIN – smooth and calm OR red, itchy, scabby, discoloured, thick & grey, dandruff?

COAT – Shiny and silky OR dry and brittle?

NAILS – Shiny and firm OR brittle and cracked?

MUSCLE HEALTH – well-formed and well-defined OR soft and flabby?

JOINT HEALTH – good, smooth mobility or stiff, restricted joints with arthritis, or sore?

TUMMY– comfortable and calm OR gurgly, farty, belchy, bloated, cramping or stretching?

FAECES – firm, small and passed once or twice daily OR variable size, consistency and frequency, sometimes blood, smell horrible?

ENERGY LEVEL – appropriate for age or sluggish and tires easily?

APPETITE – enthusiastic for most foods and treats OR fussy and disinterested?

BEHAVIOUR – stable and happy OR anxious, hyperactive, highly strung, fearful….