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Once a year. ...

In this area, heartworm disease is very significant. One mosquito bite can transmit heartworm disease. ...

Yes. If your dog tests positive, we will usually send out a confirmation on a test at the lab, which is a little different test....

It's a very simple blood test. We just take a small sample of blood....

Yes, they should get one once a year for a couple of reasons. One is to make sure that prevention is working....

Come over here, and I'll show you. This is our dog, Oakley, and he is getting blood work done today....

Good question. It depends on two things. Is your dog normal, is it sick, or is it getting better?...

I would first try to understand what the cancer is, what its name is, what treatment protocol we're going to use, how much it's going to cost, and ...

Most dogs are actually potentially affected by heartworm disease....

We're careful about how we put him up here on a table. Emma was holding him securely and giving him a big hug....

It's usually very quick. Some of it's done in-house in our laboratory, and we can have it done in minutes....

Catching it early, having a great attitude, working together with your team, and trying to do everything you possibly can. ...

Definitely....

Yes. A lot of times, we can anesthetize them and remove the entire mass....

Dog heartworm is caused by a parasite that lives in their blood and migrates to their heart. ...

You saw us, and I think he forgives us for that. I know they're a little bit nervous, but I don't think that was a great deal of pain....

Possibly. That was just blood work. That was a CBC and chemistry, maybe a thyroid, but dogs often need fecal checks....

Chemotherapy is designed to put the dog in remission without causing any severe side effects....

Heartworms are transmitted via the mosquito....

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