Not always, but there may be certain situations like we mentioned with the certifications of PennHip or OFA, those are required to have anesthesia....
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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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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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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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There is....
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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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There are a lot. I'll just go through some of the most common ones....
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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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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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That's a tricky one to answer because there are so many medical conditions that can happen to a dog....
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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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They do not discriminate, so whether your dog has short hair, long hair, or no hair, they will be there.
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Yes. Any pet can pick up fleas; any pet can have fleas....
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Yes, there is such a thing as a dog that’s bathing too often. It's dependent on what kind of shampoo you're using....
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There is a vaccine for Lyme disease that is available that we even carry here in the clinic that we can administer to your pet, but they haven't do...
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Yes and no. If you're looking through your cabinet for things to give your dog, the answer is no....
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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....