The heartworm preventatives are 95% effective, if not more. There are a few cases of resistant heartworms that have become more recent....
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Is it better to groom your dog at home or have it done by a professional groomer? - The Drake Center
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That depends on the dog, but also you....
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As I said, we have the adult heartworm, and then we have some larval stages....
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Is it painful in the sense like you stubbed your toe?...
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So it's really dependent on each and every groomer. I would encourage you to select a groomer that does require vaccines for your pet....
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No prevention is 100%, but the ones prescribed by your veterinarian give you your best chance of preventing something like heartworm disease....
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Heartworms are on the rise, and it depends on the area. In the Southeast United States, they're pretty common in dogs not on preventatives....
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If your dog spends a lot of time outdoors by water sources, such as rivers, ponds, lakes, things like that versus desert areas, that could increase...
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I don't know that I can say for everyone that there's one answer....
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We recommend testing at least once a year. And that's per the American Heartworm Society....
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Great question. Here at Good Vets, we have a list of requirements to get our services with grooming or just our bathing services....
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Usually, I'm going to run a test called an ELISA test. It's a blood test that we run here in the office....
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They definitely can die from heartworm disease....
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That's a tricky question to answer. I guess you could look at it in three ways. So number one, heartworm prevention is extremely imperative....
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When given every month, year-round heartworm prevention is very effective....
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Heartworms are prevented by an easy oral chewable tablet or an injectable that lasts six months....
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A dog can show signs of heartworm as early as about six months....
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It depends on the dog....
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That's always the question because heartworm preventions are so effective....
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An occasional dog can have diarrhea, but it’s very rare....