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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When your dog is dewormed, they may honestly shed some of those; you may actually see live worms in your dog's stool....
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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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Chewing and itching are the number one cause of us seeing pets for skin issues....
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What I tell people is you've got to make it fun....
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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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The most common things we see—especially here in South Louisiana in the spring and summer—is allergic dermatitis....
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It depends on the life stage that they're in. Maybe as a puppy, they'll get liquid formulations, like Panacur or Nemex....
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So, yes and no. Some worms are going to be pretty easily visible....
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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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Yes. We can completely treat and cure your dog of all intestinal parasites.
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They can....
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Can dogs get cavities? The short answer, yes. The long answer, very infrequently. Dog's teeth are shaped differently than ours....
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Depending on the type of image that we're looking at, for instance, x-rays, we would specifically look at the problem we are x-raying....
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Just like in us, we get a minor cut or abrasion, we may clean it up a little bit, and it heals fine on itself....
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Not necessarily. So, perhaps if people haven't seen......
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It's a pretty simple, straightforward diagnostic. We collect some stool, whether you bring it here or we collect it in-house....
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Often, it depends on what we're looking for and what's going on with the pet....
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Depending on the severity, dermatitis can be anywhere from uncomfortable to very painful....
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Far and away, the best way is to brush the dog’s teeth....