Tut, Tut !!! I believe in preventive medicine .....Hate the dentist ... go twice a year . Always do my Dr. annual ... To me it's the same with the dogs. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Other than this, I've only gone to my Dr. twice in 9 years,,,( for a problem ) and of course with the dogs when something seems amiss... like my Chip. He had had his complete work up 3 months before.... NEVER put off is something seems " strange " .