That’s a critical question because there are times where you might walk in with an emergency, and your veterinarian's already in surgery....
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It depends on what you call a test....
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That's a great question. So to get rid of that 95% of the population, daily vacuuming is essential....
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Cataracts can be relatively easy to see on most dogs. You can get a light and a certain amount of magnification and peer into the pupil area....
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If your dog has fleas or ticks, the most important thing to do is to get a recommendation from your veterinarian regarding which product would be g...
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That's a great question. The diagnostic imaging itself doesn't cause pain, but the positions they need to be in to get the best image might....
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If we are questioning things like perfusion, they've stopped breathing, maybe they've had a heart issue, et cetera, that will absolutely be determi...
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Sometimes it's as simple as running my finger against the growth of the hair to look at that skin deep down to see if I can see any....
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The best thing to do is keep them on a year-round oral or topical prevention from your veterinarian.
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If your dog is spending a lot of time outside or in the woods, maybe in fields with tall grass or things like that, and they're not on prevention, ...
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There are a lot. I'll just go through some of the most common ones....
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That's a tricky one to answer because there are so many medical conditions that can happen to a dog....
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Definitely—mostly the ticks; depending on which tick it is and where you live, you will see Lyme ticks even in January, even in the snow....
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No, they're not painful for your pet, but what might be more painful are some of the secondary things we see from fleas and ticks like skin infecti...
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If you suspect an eye issue, have it looked at....
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That comes up a lot these days. Some remedies supposedly have an effect on killing fleas....
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Not at all. I have a chocolate lab myself, and whenever I give him his flea and tick preventative, he thinks it's the best treat ever.
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You're going to have them feeling better, looking better and extending their life by quite a while by keeping them active throughout the years....
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Yes, is the answer; both....