One of the best things is just good grooming....
Search
Doctor Answer
Doctor Answer
I would say the most accurate tool depends on the best position we can get on a pet....
Doctor Answer
Fish oils would be the first one that comes to my mind....
Doctor Answer
Usually very effective....
Doctor Answer
When your dog is dewormed, they may honestly shed some of those; you may actually see live worms in your dog's stool....
Doctor Answer
We don't want to use human toothpaste because the dogs will be ingesting the toothpaste when we put it on their teeth, and human toothpaste can be ...
Doctor Answer
What I tell people is you've got to make it fun....
Doctor Answer
It depends on the life stage that they're in. Maybe as a puppy, they'll get liquid formulations, like Panacur or Nemex....
Doctor Answer
So, yes and no. Some worms are going to be pretty easily visible....
Doctor Answer
Yes, and, unfortunately, some parasites can cause blindness in children. They can also cause skin problems. We take parasites very seriously....
Doctor Answer
Sure, they go in hand in hand. One of the frustrating syndromes we deal with is called lick granulomas, where dogs focus on an area....
Doctor Answer
They can....
Doctor Answer
Baseline diagnostic images are basically just what it says. It gives us the baseline of what is normal versus what may be abnormal....
Doctor Answer
Can dogs get cavities? The short answer, yes. The long answer, very infrequently. Dog's teeth are shaped differently than ours....
Doctor Answer
Flea allergy dermatitis, fortunately, is becoming a lesser concern for us because flea products nowadays are so good....
Doctor Answer
There's a ton on the market that you can find, and the question is, are they effective?...
Doctor Answer
Again, because we're talking about four or five, potentially different modalities of imaging, it's hard to answer that question with one answer....
Doctor Answer
It's a pretty simple, straightforward diagnostic. We collect some stool, whether you bring it here or we collect it in-house....
Doctor Answer
That's a reasonable question. All the veterinarians in our practice are perfectly capable of working through skin cases....
Doctor Answer
Far and away, the best way is to brush the dog’s teeth....