It depends on what you call a test....
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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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It depends on the product you are using....
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Sudden changes, whether the dog has collapsed or is now bleeding—in those cases, first aid definitely should come into play, and usually by a veter...
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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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Cataracts can be relatively easy to see on most dogs. You can get a light and a certain amount of magnification and peer into the pupil area....
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Yes, but the only way I can think of that happening is if your dog would be specifically allergic to an ingredient in that grooming product, maybe ...
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The x-rays themselves don't help your dog, but they can help your dog by potentially providing a diagnosis so that we know what the best treatment ...
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From a preventative standpoint, your dog should be dewormed year-round....
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I guess starting as young as possible. So when they're a puppy, getting them used to the action of brushing their teeth....
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It smells better to you, but it doesn't taste good to the dogs. They don't like that foamy, frothy stuff that happens with the toothpaste....
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So they can certainly be upsetting to their stomach. Many of them live in the dog’s intestinal tract and can feed on their intestinal lining....
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By having them treated for parasites as soon as possible and having a preventative program in place.
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We offer imaging x-rays, an ultrasound of the abdomen, and an echocardiogram of the heart....
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Chewing and itching are the number one cause of us seeing pets for skin issues....
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The most common things we see—especially here in South Louisiana in the spring and summer—is allergic dermatitis....
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The different imaging tools listed out would be x-ray, ultrasound, ultrasound of heart versus the abdomen, and then procedures that we would refer ...
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Dermatitis is a very broad, general term, and it just means inflammation of the skin. It can be caused by innumerable different things....
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Dogs can get cavities. It's a rarer type of dental disease, but they can still get cavities just like humans can.
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They can, in a sense. It's not what you think about you or I getting a cavity, and we don't do fillings here....