You can give doggy NSAIDs to your dog....
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The most common things that I do on a day-to-day basis would be things such as heartworm tests, fecal samples or stool samples, maybe urinalysis, a...
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At the Animal Hospital of Statesville, we are big on fear-free approaches because we know that stress and fear can cause problems....
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We're passionate about bringing this technique to general practice because it allows dogs and cats to have frequently performed procedures with sig...
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Laser therapy will help to get your pup feeling better a lot faster....
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Do dogs like needle sticks? Probably not any more than you or I like needle sticks. So is there discomfort?...
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They sure could. It depends on what we're looking for and whether the dog is here for a wellness visit versus here for being sick....
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If your dog's been on consistent heartworm prevention and you miss a single dose, the risks are going to be pretty low....
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No, there aren't any risks or side effects. There's a couple of situations where we wouldn't recommend laser therapy....
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The most common sign that we run into that owners have mentioned is that their pets act like puppies again after laser therapy....
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Acute pain would be something along the lines of right after surgery or if your dog had a wound or anything like that that was initially a cut....
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I think it's a good idea....
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So the microchip is pretty similar to what we would do for a vaccine or any other injection. It’s a syringe that is fairly decent sized....
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I cannot say for sure if there are. I'm sure that there are, but I don't know what they are, and I definitely don't recommend them.
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We have the dog version of NSAIDs that are safer than most of the human medications that we can give as far as NSAIDs go....
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No, there are none that we would recommend....
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Again, what the dog presents for will dictate what we have to do....
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If we do them in the clinic, those tests would be the same day while you're still at your visit....
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Good question. We use HomeAgain microchips. It comes in a kit, or box, which holds a syringe inside....
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Yeah, that's a great question....