Yes. If your dog tests positive, we will usually send out a confirmation on a test at the lab, which is a little different test....
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It's a very simple blood test. We just take a small sample of blood....
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Yes, they should get one once a year for a couple of reasons. One is to make sure that prevention is working....
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Good question. It depends on two things. Is your dog normal, is it sick, or is it getting better?...
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I would first try to understand what the cancer is, what its name is, what treatment protocol we're going to use, how much it's going to cost, and ...
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Most dogs are actually potentially affected by heartworm disease....
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We're careful about how we put him up here on a table. Emma was holding him securely and giving him a big hug....
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It's usually very quick. Some of it's done in-house in our laboratory, and we can have it done in minutes....
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Catching it early, having a great attitude, working together with your team, and trying to do everything you possibly can.
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Definitely....
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Yes. A lot of times, we can anesthetize them and remove the entire mass....
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Dog heartworm is caused by a parasite that lives in their blood and migrates to their heart.
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You saw us, and I think he forgives us for that. I know they're a little bit nervous, but I don't think that was a great deal of pain....
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Possibly. That was just blood work. That was a CBC and chemistry, maybe a thyroid, but dogs often need fecal checks....
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Chemotherapy is designed to put the dog in remission without causing any severe side effects....
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Heartworms are transmitted via the mosquito....
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Come over here, and I'll show you. This is our dog, Oakley, and he is getting blood work done today....
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Marco joined our staff in 2020. He is a NJ native, and he started in the veterinary industry 9 years ago....