Risks are very minimal. Sometimes I've seen some GI upset, but usually, if you give the flea and tick medication with food, that prevents that....
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Generally, the answer to that is yes. Fleas don't discriminate, so you want to make sure that all your pets are protected.
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In San Diego, we need flea protection year around. We have fleas here all the time because it never freezes....
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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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People tend to think that ticks transmit diseases, which they do, but fleas also transmit diseases....
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For x-rays, most of our patients are fairly cooperative in what we're asking them to do....
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You'll find fleas and ticks outside. That's where they start, and then they'll get on your pet when your pet goes outside....
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When fleas bite, the dog can get irritated skin, including dogs with allergies who may have flea allergy dermatitis....
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The best thing to do, right Coconut, is to get them on prevention....
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We have great oral medications that we recommend....
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Not really, as long as you use a shampoo that's pH balanced for a dog....
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Whether or not your dog is showing symptoms, abnormal signs at home may be because of a toxin, let alone if you saw them eat something, and maybe y...
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Yeah, sometimes they're tiny and hard to find....
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There's a difference between pink eye and cherry eye....
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It depends on the product you are using....
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Just like in humans, you need to have them be up and active to keep everything going....
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They're ectoparasites that take a blood meal from your pet for their reproductive life cycle, their day-to-day meals.
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Unless you saw what happened or know what the dog got into, that's the only way you're going to know immediately....
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They can, especially here in Kentucky—it's not like Alaska, where it gets super cold, so we see fleas and ticks all year round.
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