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Some parasites can be transmitted from dogs to humans....

It depends on what parasite you're treating....

Absolutely. I'm glad you asked....

There are a lot of ways that we get pretty creative here. Many of you who are clients know that we love peanut butter and spray cheese....

You generally do....

I'd say no....

If you want to treat intestinal parasites, do things like making sure that you pick up the feces in your dog's yard so that if they did have a para...

There are lots of NSAIDs out there. I would say that we stay away from human medications for dogs....

There are doggy NSAIDs, which are different from human NSAIDs....

Parasites have learned how to live on the pet for their entire lives....

Sometimes yes, other times no. If we're talking about a litter of puppies, we'll deworm them all, but not necessarily when it comes to heartworms....

They're never going to go away on their own. Fleas are just going to bite you and your dog. They're going to replicate. They're going to lay eggs....

Absolutely....

There's a whole slew of things. Maybe they stepped funny in the yard, and their paw hurts, or perhaps they got a little cut by a brush or a fence....

It depends on the age of your dog and what they need. Most adult pet dogs can get away with feeding once or twice a day....

Any sudden change in behavior, hiding, crying, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, anemia, or anything like that - if your dog has had some sudden change...

That's a hard question to answer because almost anything can cause pain; let's be honest....

Some of the most common signs for dogs would be hiding, shaking, and not behaving like they usually would....

I would say the most important thing would be that they have grain in them....

Obviously, if you catch your dog in the act, definitely try to figure out what it is....