Typically, we start vaccinating puppies of eight weeks of age....
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There are so many diets out there and that are well formulated. So I get this question a lot. What do you recommend?...
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99.9% of all dogs tolerate all the vaccines at one time, just like kids do....
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We usually will start puppy vaccines around six to eight weeks old....
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Titer testing tests the level of antibodies to a given disease in the body....
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Well, they're not required. No law says you have to bring your dog in for an exam, but we consider them vital to maintaining the pet’s health....
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It depends on where they are in the schedule....
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Prevention. We’re all about prevention....
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Yes, they are, especially rabies....
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There can be, just like any vaccines that a human will get. There are risks associated with vaccines....
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Yes. If the dog has any type of surgical procedure that causes pain, we always do pain medication....
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There’s local and general anesthesia....
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So depending on the procedure, the post-surgery pain medication will be dispensed....
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There are always risks that their blood pressure could drop, or their heart rate could drop too low....
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As far as that goes, if your dog has had an allergic vaccine reaction before, we will generally give them a Benadryl injection and potentially even...
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Much like they use in human medicine, our monitoring equipment helps with measuring....
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We always worry about our brachycephalic breeds, which, if you don't know that big term, are the smush-faced breeds....
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They can be painful. I try to give the analogy of when we have had a vaccine. You're generally a little sore....
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Not all are necessary. I strongly recommend certain ones....
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Heart rate dropping and blood pressure dropping are two possible risks from surgery....