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....
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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....
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If it's intestinal parasites, there's going to be a medication that we give orally that will kill that roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, or tapeworm....
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Some can be serious and life-threatening. Most of them will not go away on their own....
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Yeah, we want everybody in the household - every dog and cat - on some type of preventative or some kind of medication to make sure that the dogs a...
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Treats are a little bit different. If your dog has some food allergies, the treats would matter....
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We get asked that a lot. The best food for a puppy is puppy food. It is formulated to meet all of their nutritional needs and requirements....
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Many things can cause pain in dogs, such as if they have a sore paw, they cut themselves, or if another dog has bitten them....
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With a physical exam. It’s what we do, all day, every day. When you see dogs for a living, you get very used to seeing what normal is....
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Not necessarily. They're omnivorous, so they eat grass as part of their scavenging behavior....
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In some situations, it can be more beneficial. I think that's more so in cats than dogs, which we can talk about in another video....
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It can. Usually, you'll see intestinal upset because the microbes in their intestines don't like quick change....
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No more than it'll make us overweight. Everything in moderation....
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It depends on your dog and what your dog's needs are....
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Yes, we always recommend that you take at least a week to transition your dog's food from one food to another food....
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There's no right or wrong answer. It depends on lifestyle, and it can be breed-specific....
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Life stage nutrition is a critical topic. There are three different stages that your dog can be in—puppy, adult, or senior....
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You’d mostly see a lot of diarrhea, so we recommend making that food transition over at least seven days....
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This is my favorite point. So grain-free diets right now have been going around as the big fad—that's really important in people's opinions....
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Not necessarily. I think that's a myth going around. I've heard that a lot....