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....
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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...
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There are all kinds of anecdotes out there made of brewers yeast and essential oils. I don't know; there are just tons of them out there....
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As far as giving the medication, there are many little helpful treats out there. There are pill pockets, the type that will mold around the treat....
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There are lots of NSAIDs out there. I would say that we stay away from human medications for dogs....
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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....
Are parasitic infections serious or will they go away on their own? - Animal Hospital of Statesville
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Some can be serious and life-threatening. Most of them will not go away on their own....
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Yeah, we want everybody in the household - every dog and cat - on some type of preventative or some kind of medication to make sure that the dogs a...
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Absolutely....
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Again, we'll recommend the best products for you. And then if you use them, you shouldn't have to do anything else in your home....
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It depends on which parasite you're talking about. Suppose it's fleas, for sure. Any of the animals, including people, can get fleas on them....
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You generally do....
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It depends on what parasite you're treating....
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We calculate the dose, usually by body weight, and then we figure out how long the pet needs it....
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I'm going to answer that and say, "Only if your dog needs a prescription diet." Most of these prescription foods, and I underline the word most, no...
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No, not typically. I've never seen that be the case. When dogs are eating grass, sometimes they're just dogs....
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A prescription diet would be better if the dog has a medical condition that that prescription diet helps treat or slow the progression of....
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We use an elimination diet when we think a dog has either a gastrointestinal or a skin problem related to its diet....
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It's a good question, and it's one that probably has quite a few answers there....
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Treats need to constitute less than 10% of the diet, and they should just be of good quality. The main dog food has to be nutritionally balanced....