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You can. OTC products are probably safe, but we're not sure they're very effective....

Some parasites can be transmitted from dogs to humans....

As far as giving the medication, there are many little helpful treats out there. There are pill pockets, the type that will mold around the treat....

Absolutely. I'm glad you asked....

There are a lot of ways that we get pretty creative here. Many of you who are clients know that we love peanut butter and spray cheese....

Some can be serious and life-threatening. Most of them will not go away on their own....

If you want to treat intestinal parasites, do things like making sure that you pick up the feces in your dog's yard so that if they did have a para...

There are lots of NSAIDs out there. I would say that we stay away from human medications for dogs....

Parasites have learned how to live on the pet for their entire lives....

It depends on what parasite you're treating....

You generally do....

They're never going to go away on their own. Fleas are just going to bite you and your dog. They're going to replicate. They're going to lay eggs....

Absolutely....

We have a combination of oral medication and topical medications....

I'd say no....

There are doggy NSAIDs, which are different from human NSAIDs....

It depends on which parasite you're talking about. Suppose it's fleas, for sure. Any of the animals, including people, can get fleas on them....

We calculate the dose, usually by body weight, and then we figure out how long the pet needs it....

There are all kinds of anecdotes out there made of brewers yeast and essential oils. I don't know; there are just tons of them out there....

Sometimes yes, other times no. If we're talking about a litter of puppies, we'll deworm them all, but not necessarily when it comes to heartworms....