It depends on the dog....
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That's always the question because heartworm preventions are so effective....
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An occasional dog can have diarrhea, but it’s very rare....
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I think all groomers around here do require vaccines....
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It is a parasite that is transmitted through a mosquito. The mosquito will have the larval or the microfilaria stage....
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A dog should be tested once a year....
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Yes, heartworm prevention is necessary. They've detected heartworm in every state in the U.S....
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We test with blood, so we draw a couple of drops of blood from your pet. Many of them don't tend to mind it one bit....
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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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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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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, 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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Yeah, sometimes they're tiny and hard to find....