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Absolutely. I'm glad you asked....

It depends on what parasite you're treating....

There are a lot of ways that we get pretty creative here. Many of you who are clients know that we love peanut butter and spray cheese....

You generally do....

If you want to treat intestinal parasites, do things like making sure that you pick up the feces in your dog's yard so that if they did have a para...

I'd say no....

There are lots of NSAIDs out there. I would say that we stay away from human medications for dogs....

There are doggy NSAIDs, which are different from human NSAIDs....

Parasites have learned how to live on the pet for their entire lives....

They're never going to go away on their own. Fleas are just going to bite you and your dog. They're going to replicate. They're going to lay eggs....

Sometimes yes, other times no. If we're talking about a litter of puppies, we'll deworm them all, but not necessarily when it comes to heartworms....

Absolutely....

We have a combination of oral medication and topical medications....

Clean, scoop, and wash your hands....

It depends on which parasite you're talking about. Suppose it's fleas, for sure. Any of the animals, including people, can get fleas on them....

We calculate the dose, usually by body weight, and then we figure out how long the pet needs it....

There are some that you can give. Things like Gabapentin and Tramadol do cross over and are pretty similar, but the dosing is different....

There are all kinds of anecdotes out there made of brewers yeast and essential oils. I don't know; there are just tons of them out there....

If it's intestinal parasites, there's going to be a medication that we give orally that will kill that roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, or tapeworm....

Many times, yes, you can. It is important to practice good hygiene, wash your hands, and clean up the stool when they're going to the bathroom....