We do rely on our board-certified cardiologists, and we offer that referral....
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Every dog is different. Some dogs need professional grooming help. Some dogs can just require bathing and nail trims at home....
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There are some rare cases of resistant heartworms. What that means is the potential to get heartworm disease despite being on these medications....
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Many times the answer to that is, yes, it will cure your dog. It's very effective, but not everything's a guarantee....
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Yes. Dogs can be treated for heartworm, and we stage dogs. There are various stages. There are classes of heartworm disease....
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Yes, they do....
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It takes about six months from what I call a hot active mosquito that's carrying the heartworms....
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If a mosquito can get into your house, then your pet can get heartworm.
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In the cases of advanced heartworm stages, where the dog is in heart failure or has portacaval syndrome, a terrible complication dogs can get with ...
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They do. And the reason is, we want to make sure that we're not letting any heartworms slip through the cracks....
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If you're using a good quality dog shampoo and doing a thorough rinsing, no....
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So, that's an excellent conversation to have with your veterinarian....
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We recommend a product called Sentinel, which every time a flea lays 30 to 50 eggs a day, those eggs never hatch out....
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There are some more homeopathic and quote-unquote natural remedies out there....
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Sometimes, those are a little small to see with the naked eye, but they can have some secondary reactions....
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I would highly recommend it year-round. We don't see cold enough winters here for really anything to die off....
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Yes, there is a vaccine for Lyme disease. Fleas and ticks will not resolve on their own. They will just get worse.
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Any dog - short or long-haired - can get fleas and ticks....