Definitely—mostly the ticks; depending on which tick it is and where you live, you will see Lyme ticks even in January, even in the snow....
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No, they're not painful for your pet, but what might be more painful are some of the secondary things we see from fleas and ticks like skin infecti...
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That's a tricky one to answer because there are so many medical conditions that can happen to a dog....
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Not at all. I have a chocolate lab myself, and whenever I give him his flea and tick preventative, he thinks it's the best treat ever.
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Looking for the tick itself is going to be a big thing....
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The answer's typically going to be no. The word infection might be a bit tricky because we're not necessarily seeing a lot of infections....
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That's a great question because it comes up a lot when a pet is diagnosed with fleas or ticks, and the owners are concerned that they have them in ...
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Yes, there is such a thing as a dog that’s bathing too often. It's dependent on what kind of shampoo you're using....
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Flea dirt is digested blood, and so we have a fun trick here that we'll do in the clinic where, if we're suspicious of it, we'll put that dirt on a...
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When they're a puppy, they're going to be more active and want to be bouncing around, but then kind of crash after a little while....
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Not always, but there may be certain situations like we mentioned with the certifications of PennHip or OFA, those are required to have anesthesia....
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The big difference between them is their physical appearance. And the other big difference is going to be the diseases that fleas and ticks carry....
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We see a lot of tick-borne diseases in this area....
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If your dog's on medication, first, bring the medications with you. I know typically, in an emergency, nobody's thinking clearly....
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Yes, you can bathe a dog too often. Dogs naturally have some oil production in their skin and their hair coat to keep them nice and healthy....
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As a whole, I would not recommend you as owners giving your dog CPR....
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There are so many things being sold out there that are utter nonsense....
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ASPCA has a poison control hotline that you can call. You would need to know what the dog ingested....
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Generally, the answer to that is yes. Fleas don't discriminate, so you want to make sure that all your pets are protected.
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We get that question a lot. It depends on what you call pink eye....