Baseline diagnostic images are basically just what it says. It gives us the baseline of what is normal versus what may be abnormal....
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They can, in a sense. It's not what you think about you or I getting a cavity, and we don't do fillings here....
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Sure, they go in hand in hand. One of the frustrating syndromes we deal with is called lick granulomas, where dogs focus on an area....
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Intestinal parasites can be passed inside the womb of the female dog onto her puppies....
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Flea allergy dermatitis, fortunately, is becoming a lesser concern for us because flea products nowadays are so good....
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Worms inside your dog can last for quite some time, especially without showing any symptoms....
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We don't want to use human toothpaste because the dogs will be ingesting the toothpaste when we put it on their teeth, and human toothpaste can be ...
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As far as tapeworms go, they often come from a dog ingesting a flea. Not all fleas carry them, but some fleas do carry tapeworm eggs....
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Again, because we're talking about four or five, potentially different modalities of imaging, it's hard to answer that question with one answer....
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The best deworming products to give your dog are prescribed by a veterinarian, so it usually requires an exam....
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The effectiveness would depend on the quality of the image we get. Some of that could be the technology used....
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That's a reasonable question. All the veterinarians in our practice are perfectly capable of working through skin cases....
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By having them treated for parasites as soon as possible and having a preventative program in place.
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It's possible that it might....
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First off, I'm not a huge fan of topicals in dogs. We use them periodically....
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Well, there may be anesthesia-free tartar cracking, but it's sure not a dental cleaning....
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That is standard in our practice. But not every practice makes it standard, uses full mouth imaging, or has dental imaging capabilities....
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We see those occasionally but not a whole lot, perhaps in youngsters....
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Most of the time a follow-up appointment would be required. It depends on what the issue is....
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The most common thing we see with dogs is that the owners notice bad breath. That is one of the common symptoms....