If we find a problem during the exam, we're going to talk about the treatment options and how often the dog needs to come back....
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We want to start vaccines as soon as you get your puppy. The reason is because the mom transfers immunity to the puppy while they're nursing....
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Titers are for dogs with owners who do not wish to have them vaccinated, as perhaps they have had an adverse reaction to a vaccine before....
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Well, you need to bring your dog! Ideally, you’d also bring a stool sample....
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Typically, it is very safe. Rarely, we have dogs who have vaccine reactions, which are allergic reactions to vaccines....
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Titer testing is a way of checking whether your dog has antibodies for distemper or parvovirus....
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I would consider a baseline diagnostic test with a blood panel, checking their organ function, blood sugar, a complete blood cell count, and I’d lo...
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We usually will start puppy vaccines around six to eight weeks old....
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Typically, we start vaccinating puppies of eight weeks of age....
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Much like they use in human medicine, our monitoring equipment helps with measuring....
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Yes, they are, especially rabies....
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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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Heart rate dropping and blood pressure dropping are two possible risks from surgery....
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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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Prevention. We’re all about prevention....
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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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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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Not all are necessary. I strongly recommend certain ones....
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So depending on the procedure, the post-surgery pain medication will be dispensed....