They're ectoparasites that take a blood meal from your pet for their reproductive life cycle, their day-to-day meals.
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Unless you saw what happened or know what the dog got into, that's the only way you're going to know immediately....
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Yeah, sometimes they're tiny and hard to find....
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Yes and no. If you're looking through your cabinet for things to give your dog, the answer is no....
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I have heard of some. I did not learn of any in vet school....
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We will assess or triage your dog to see precisely what's going on, and we’ll check the dog’s vital signs....
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People tend to think that ticks transmit diseases, which they do, but fleas also transmit diseases....
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For x-rays, most of our patients are fairly cooperative in what we're asking them to do....
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Sudden changes, whether the dog has collapsed or is now bleeding—in those cases, first aid definitely should come into play, and usually by a veter...
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Fleas don't discriminate. They don't mind getting on your other dog and start biting them. Or sometimes, if they're bad enough, they'll bite you....
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Fleas go through stages....
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Surgery is certainly not warranted in any, or in very many emergencies, or certainly not all of them. It depends on what the emergency is....
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We find ticks on dogs just the same way you guys do. Many times, we're looking for the tick themselves....
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There's a difference between pink eye and cherry eye....
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It depends on the product you are using....
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That's a great question....
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Just like in humans, you need to have them be up and active to keep everything going....
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They can, especially here in Kentucky—it's not like Alaska, where it gets super cold, so we see fleas and ticks all year round.
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Fleas are dark brown, fast, and like to jump. They're smaller, maybe around the size of a pinhead....