A highlight of the day was a pet food & supplement “label lab” and Dr.  Ken Lambrecht gave a short,  informative talk on “How to read pet food & supplement labels”.   Rescues benefit from the efforts as 4 Paws Swim & Fitness and Westside Family Pet Clinic will donate $1 for each pound lost to the rescue of the participant’s choice.

Receive a Pet Wellness Score Paw to be stamped at our 5 Wellness Stations (lifestage, body condition, muscle condition, pain and dentistry) and be entered in a drawing for over $1000 in pet related prizes! The Fair is FREE and open to the public. Don’t forget to bring your pet!

Proceeds will be based on how many Pet Wellness Score Paws are completed and will be distributed between our featured rescues:  Grey Muzzle, Dane County Friends of Ferals, and the Dane County Humane Society.

“Pet wellness, beginning with annual examinations, is the best way to insure pets live long and healthy lives. There are so many easy and cost effective ways a pet owner can prevent disease at this point in time,” says Ken Lambrecht, DVM Medical Director of Westside Family Pet Clinic.

“Cats in particular have not fared well in recent years in receiving the necessary care they deserve. Part of this is related to the challenges faced in getting a cat to the veterinarian and in large, the fact that cats are excellent deceivers. They hide their pain and illness until it is quite advanced. Annual wellness exams are a vital part of dog and cat health and can detect the early onset of disease/pain. These exams can protect the family from pet carried illnesses too!”

The 2011 Pet Wellness Fair will include:

Five Pet Wellness stations where participants can get their Pet “Score Paws” stamped.  Drs. Ken Lambrecht, Sarah Kalstrup, Katie Grawe, Tina Karls, & Deanna Clark, along with other guest veterinarians and our staff of Certified Veterinary Technicians, Assistants, and vendors will be on hand to answer virtually any pet wellness question.

Groomers & Fitness Trainers from Pet Styles & 4 Paws Swim and Fitness will be on hand to provide fitness and pet rehabilitation demonstrations, as well as provide a nail trimming or ear cleaning with a donation to our featured rescues.

We hope you can join us!

Date: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

Time: 1-3 pm

Location: Westside Family Pet Care Center

643 Struck Street, Madison 53711

Bring your pet to this fun event and get FREE professional advice, sample and coupons, your cat or dog’s breed specific wellness handout, a FREE nail trim and ear cleaning for your pet, and more!

With today’s advanced nutrition and medical care, your dog can live a long, happy and active life.  But just like in humans – starting early makes a big difference.

Bring your pet to this fun event and get FREE professional advice, samples and discount coupons, your pet’s breed specific wellness handout, a FREE nail trim for your pet, and more!

You can also fill out a Pet Wellness Score Paw and we will donate $5 to each of our featured rescues for each paw turned in that day and get a chance to win $1000 in prizes geared just towards pets.

Madison’s own Quincy Animal Medical is our very generous primary sponsor for the second year in a row with Purina, Royal Canin, Pfizer, Hills and Boehringer Ingolheim as supporting sponsors.

Please thank them while you are here because their support allows proceeds to go to our local rescues.

map of all activities coming soon!

In honor of National Wellness Month we are offering 20% discount on all wellness testing for the month of October!

According to the article, 

More than 60 percent of American households have pets, and many of those owners let their pets sleep in bed with them. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows there have been several cases in history where that has made pet owners more susceptible to rare diseases. 

Read the full article here:  WKOW Madison Sleeping With Pets Story

Our free contest kicked off on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011.

There are $2500 in prizes to be given away to the winners.  Thanks to Purina, Royal Canin and Hills for all of their donations toward this great cause!

Get the Details HERE!

Pet Wellness Fair 2010 – a huge success!

Ch 47 Fox news clip

Thanks to our sponsors and all who attended with their senior pets!

What is my Pet’s Wellness Score?

You are invited to help us celebrate National Pet Wellness Month in October and find out!

Pet Wellness Fair

Saturday, October 23, 2010
1-3 pm (rain or shine!)

(Map below)

Link to Poster for Pet Wellness Fair

With today’s advanced nutrition and medical care, your dog can live a long, happy and active life.  But just like in humans – starting early makes a big difference.

Bring your pet to this fun event and get FREE professional advice, samples and discount coupons, your pet’s breed specific wellness handout, a FREE nail trim for your pet, and more!  You can also spin for prizes to benefit the Capital K9s, and the Westside Family Pet Care Center will donate $1 to The Grey Muzzle Organization for every Pet Wellness Score Paw that is completed and turned in that day. Quincy Animal Medical will be launching Neutricks nationally that day as a follow-up product to its very successful Prevagen cognitive product in people.

Many thanks to our generous sponsors:  Neutricks, Pfizer, Purina, & Royal Canin who help keep our pets in the peak of wellness!