The risks are pretty significant because if heartworm disease is left untreated and essentially unprevented, it's probably not going to end well fo...
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Typically, yes. We recommend a heartworm test every year for monitoring. We want to make sure our products are continuing to be effective....
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The actual components or the medical components of it may differ, depending on the type of prevention that you're giving....
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It’s not painful, per se, but they feel sick, uncomfortable, and they're likely having difficulty breathing....
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The big difference between them is their physical appearance. And the other big difference is going to be the diseases that fleas and ticks carry....
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We see a lot of tick-borne diseases in this area....
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If your dog's on medication, first, bring the medications with you. I know typically, in an emergency, nobody's thinking clearly....
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As a whole, I would not recommend you as owners giving your dog CPR....
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Looking for the tick itself is going to be a big thing....
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There are so many things being sold out there that are utter nonsense....
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ASPCA has a poison control hotline that you can call. You would need to know what the dog ingested....
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Yes, you can bathe a dog too often. Dogs naturally have some oil production in their skin and their hair coat to keep them nice and healthy....
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Flea dirt is digested blood, and so we have a fun trick here that we'll do in the clinic where, if we're suspicious of it, we'll put that dirt on a...
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We get that question a lot. It depends on what you call pink eye....
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Generally speaking, no. If you have a severe tick infestation and you have to manually peel ticks off, that could get uncomfortable....
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We've got Simparica TRIO, which is my favorite, as it protects against everything, such as fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites....
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Certainly if they go outdoors it increases the risk because your dog is going to get it there....
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There are some over-the-counter products like foggers or bombs or things like that that you can pick up at your local hardware store or Lowe's or H...
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CPR, much like in humans, is cardiopulmonary resuscitation....
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Risks are very minimal. Sometimes I've seen some GI upset, but usually, if you give the flea and tick medication with food, that prevents that....