Full health checks should be completed for any domestic or captive animals regularly to ensure any health issues may be picked up early.
Poor nutrition, lack of exercise and infections are always a risk for any animal in your care. Detecting and reacting to problems early is always the better than letting an issue go undetected for too long.
It is important to learn to complete a home health check if you are an owner, or work with animals. Health checks are a way of picking up any injury or illness before it worsens. You can basically start from the head and work the way down the legs and then to the tail, covering all areas of the body.
