During the wellness exam, we're going to be doing a complete physical exam on your pet....
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There can be variations in the puppy and dog vaccine schedules....
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No. Really, we don't want your puppy missing vaccines because we don't want them to be exposed....
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If it's the first time that this particular veterinarian sees your dog, then you're going to want to bring as much as you can....
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It's a very complicated question at this point because there are so many different foods and food sources and marketing....
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If we find a problem during the exam, we're going to talk about the treatment options and how often the dog needs to come back....
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The leptospirosis vaccine is a well-known non-core vaccine. Lepto is a three-shot series at 6, 12, 16 weeks, and we then give it annually as well....
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A couple of things you could focus on is, number one, keeping them up to date on all their preventative care, vaccines, making sure you're getting ...
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For the most part, every puppy needs the core vaccines every three weeks until they're four months, and then the rabies vaccine some time between t...
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Typically, it is very safe. Rarely, we have dogs who have vaccine reactions, which are allergic reactions to vaccines....
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Well, you need to bring your dog! Ideally, you’d also bring a stool sample....
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So it certainly can be, especially if your dog has never had any problems with vaccines before....
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I would consider a baseline diagnostic test with a blood panel, checking their organ function, blood sugar, a complete blood cell count, and I’d lo...
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Typically, we start vaccinating puppies of eight weeks of age....
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There are so many diets out there and that are well formulated. So I get this question a lot. What do you recommend?...
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99.9% of all dogs tolerate all the vaccines at one time, just like kids do....
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Titer testing tests the level of antibodies to a given disease in the body....
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Well, they're not required. No law says you have to bring your dog in for an exam, but we consider them vital to maintaining the pet’s health....
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Titers are for dogs with owners who do not wish to have them vaccinated, as perhaps they have had an adverse reaction to a vaccine before....
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We want to start vaccines as soon as you get your puppy. The reason is because the mom transfers immunity to the puppy while they're nursing....