It depends on where they are in the schedule....
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A couple of things you could focus on is, number one, keeping them up to date on all their preventative care, vaccines, making sure you're getting ...
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Much like they use in human medicine, our monitoring equipment helps with measuring....
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There can be, just like any vaccines that a human will get. There are risks associated with vaccines....
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We always worry about our brachycephalic breeds, which, if you don't know that big term, are the smush-faced breeds....
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Heart rate dropping and blood pressure dropping are two possible risks from surgery....
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Not all are necessary. I strongly recommend certain ones....
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As far as that goes, if your dog has had an allergic vaccine reaction before, we will generally give them a Benadryl injection and potentially even...
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Prevention. We’re all about prevention....
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Yes, they are, especially rabies....
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Yes. If the dog has any type of surgical procedure that causes pain, we always do pain medication....
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They can be painful. I try to give the analogy of when we have had a vaccine. You're generally a little sore....
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There’s local and general anesthesia....
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So depending on the procedure, the post-surgery pain medication will be dispensed....
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There are always risks that their blood pressure could drop, or their heart rate could drop too low....
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At home, you can go ahead and prepare a place where they're going to recover. You can go ahead and get that ready....
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So, nutritional needs will change as they age. Caloric intake or how much food they consume may also change because they're less active....
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Not typically, unless it's for the better....
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Dogs that are not spayed or neutered will be under the influence of testosterone or estrogen depending on their sex. We were all 18 once....
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For our senior dogs, a lot of it goes back to their lifestyle....