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So there have been studies and some of these studies have shown that even 25% of pets that are indoors can get heartworm....
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It will be an in-depth consultation, where we explain everything and every step of the procedure....
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One type of heartworm prevention that we have here is an oral Interceptor, which is an oral dewormer....
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I think if you have a short coated dog and they just need a good bath and their nails trimmed a little bit, that's certainly something that you can...
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That really depends on the groomer....
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Dogs that are outside or in pens all of the time can be inundated with mosquito bites compared to a dog that's more indoors....
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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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Every dog, especially in Texas, should start heartworm prevention by eight weeks of age....
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There are many products out there. They're called macrocyclic lactones, that's the class of medication, and they're very safe monthly pills....
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I probably see, on average here, at least between 10 and 20 cases a year. So that might not seem like a lot, but to me, it's significant....
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Death is one of the most significant complications. These dogs can go into respiratory distress syndrome. Also, these worms are 12 inches long....
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It’s hard to say in pets whether it is painful....
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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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Some are labeled for around six to eight weeks, so that first puppy vaccine appointment is a great time for a lot of things.
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Heartworms are visible via ultrasound in some cases....
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So that's your comfort level....
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That depends on the grooming facility....
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There are, but I think, the risks of some injection site soreness or having to do some exercise restriction or things like that with your dog are f...
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The ELISA test is very accurate, but on occasion, if it's, say, a really weak positive, we call them, or it's just not a really strong positive, if...