It really varies based on the level of disease, as the dental procedure is based on being able to evaluate and treat any disease present....
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Some vets indeed offer this. It's more commonly seen at grooming facilities or things like that....
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That's a great question....
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The problem is they won't show it. The only way to know is to look at imaging because we want to look at the roots....
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The echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. An x-ray is a two-dimensional view or picture of the heart or of the chest....
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That varies....
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Well, there may be anesthesia-free tartar cracking, but it's sure not a dental cleaning....
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Most of the time a follow-up appointment would be required. It depends on what the issue is....
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We see those occasionally but not a whole lot, perhaps in youngsters....
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They’re not visible....
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It takes about six months from what I call a hot active mosquito that's carrying the heartworms....
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Yes. Dogs can be treated for heartworm, and we stage dogs. There are various stages. There are classes of heartworm disease....
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If a mosquito can get into your house, then your pet can get heartworm.
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In the cases of advanced heartworm stages, where the dog is in heart failure or has portacaval syndrome, a terrible complication dogs can get with ...
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There are some rare cases of resistant heartworms. What that means is the potential to get heartworm disease despite being on these medications....
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Many times the answer to that is, yes, it will cure your dog. It's very effective, but not everything's a guarantee....
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Every dog is different. Some dogs need professional grooming help. Some dogs can just require bathing and nail trims at home....
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Yes, they do....
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They do. And the reason is, we want to make sure that we're not letting any heartworms slip through the cracks....
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We recommend a product called Sentinel, which every time a flea lays 30 to 50 eggs a day, those eggs never hatch out....