The best thing to do is keep them on a year-round oral or topical prevention from your veterinarian.
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There are a lot. I'll just go through some of the most common ones....
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Definitely—mostly the ticks; depending on which tick it is and where you live, you will see Lyme ticks even in January, even in the snow....
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No, they're not painful for your pet, but what might be more painful are some of the secondary things we see from fleas and ticks like skin infecti...
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That's a tricky one to answer because there are so many medical conditions that can happen to a dog....
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Not at all. I have a chocolate lab myself, and whenever I give him his flea and tick preventative, he thinks it's the best treat ever.
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If you suspect an eye issue, have it looked at....
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That comes up a lot these days. Some remedies supposedly have an effect on killing fleas....
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Yes. Any pet can pick up fleas; any pet can have fleas....
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You're going to have them feeling better, looking better and extending their life by quite a while by keeping them active throughout the years....
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Yes, is the answer; both....
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Yes, there is such a thing as a dog that’s bathing too often. It's dependent on what kind of shampoo you're using....
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There is a vaccine for Lyme disease that is available that we even carry here in the clinic that we can administer to your pet, but they haven't do...
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If your dog is spending a lot of time outside or in the woods, maybe in fields with tall grass or things like that, and they're not on prevention, ...
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The big difference between them is their physical appearance. And the other big difference is going to be the diseases that fleas and ticks carry....
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We see a lot of tick-borne diseases in this area....
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If your dog's on medication, first, bring the medications with you. I know typically, in an emergency, nobody's thinking clearly....
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You'd be shocked that your dog is losing or has lost its vision....
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Yes, you can bathe a dog too often. Dogs naturally have some oil production in their skin and their hair coat to keep them nice and healthy....
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As a whole, I would not recommend you as owners giving your dog CPR....