You can help reduce the mosquitoes present by limiting their access to getting inside, such as having a screened-in door....
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I usually tell my clients that it's a needle poke, so it's like getting a vaccine....
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I generally recommend getting the medication straight from your veterinarian, or if it is a human medication, we can call that into a human pharmac...
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Yeah, that's a great question....
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No, there are none that we would recommend....
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On the average size dog, meaning let's say anywhere from Labradors on down, most blood panels that have to we pull require a jugular stick from the...
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Laser therapy has been shown to do a lot of different things over time....
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It's a surgical technique using specialized minimally invasive surgical equipment to access the abdomen of a dog or cat....
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So your dog can be microchipped by most veterinarians and even some shelters and rescues offer the chipping as well....
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If we find something that's abnormal, we will want to follow up with that....
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No, there aren't any risks or side effects. There's a couple of situations where we wouldn't recommend laser therapy....
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In short, yes....
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It depends on what test we run. I was just laughing because you sounded very nervous about your follow-up blood work, but that's okay....
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It's all about inflammation....
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Technically yes, and it's called the slow kill method. It is not recommended anymore....
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In my opinion, yes. It is a better option as it's significantly less painful, less invasive, and there's a quicker healing time....
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The most common things that I do on a day-to-day basis would be things such as heartworm tests, fecal samples or stool samples, maybe urinalysis, a...
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It depends on the test, and it depends on where we run the tests....
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If you miss a dose of your heartworm prevention for your dog, get them back on prevention ASAP—speak to your veterinarian....
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At the Animal Hospital of Statesville, we are big on fear-free approaches because we know that stress and fear can cause problems....