Yes, and we have a way to assess that and a grading system that grades the risk of anesthesia of each pet, whether there is little to no risk or hi...
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Food allergies are relatively common. We'll go over the detailed history and see if your dog has had skin and ear issues before....
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The only way to test for a food allergy is to do an elimination diet trial....
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One of the most important things is to keep them in a quiet, less stressful environment. You staying calm will help them stay calm....
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Yes, that depends on the type of procedure we're doing....
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They are a lot more common than you would think....
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This is really important because I see this a lot with clients. They think their dog might have food allergies, and they use Dr....
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Unfortunately, allergies are relatively common. I would say probably up to 30 or 40% of all dogs have some form of allergies. Some are super mild....
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We don't take anesthesia risk lightly, so we would only recommend that if necessary, and that might be in the procedures that we talked about, whet...
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They do. Most of the time, it will be spring and fall, but some animals also have problems all year long....
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The most common would either be injectable, where we give an injection in the vein, or inhalant, general anesthesia, where they are intubated.
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Extremely common. Especially here in Fort Worth, Texas, we see allergies on a daily basis....
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For sure. We have dogs that I would notice in their chart that every September, they come in....
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It depends on the condition and the experience and comfort level of the practitioner....
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There's a lot out there. Many of the products that we have here on the table are safe for just about any pet....
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There are really no side effects. I guess the one downside is not all dogs respond the same....
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It's pretty minimal when you think about the risks....
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It's something that you could try. I tend to tell most of my clients that I like Benadryl for those acute allergic reactions....
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We typically see the maximum effects of the serotonin release and pain reduction at day three post acupuncture treatment....
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No risks at all. As I said, the one thing is perhaps it may not be as effective as you'd hoped. But overall, dogs handle it great....