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Not really, as long as you use a shampoo that's pH balanced for a dog....
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Whether or not your dog is showing symptoms, abnormal signs at home may be because of a toxin, let alone if you saw them eat something, and maybe y...
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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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They're ectoparasites that take a blood meal from your pet for their reproductive life cycle, their day-to-day meals.
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Unless you saw what happened or know what the dog got into, that's the only way you're going to know immediately....
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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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I have heard of some. I did not learn of any in vet school....
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We will assess or triage your dog to see precisely what's going on, and we’ll check the dog’s vital signs....
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Sudden changes, whether the dog has collapsed or is now bleeding—in those cases, first aid definitely should come into play, and usually by a veter...
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Fleas don't discriminate. They don't mind getting on your other dog and start biting them. Or sometimes, if they're bad enough, they'll bite you....
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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....
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Generally speaking, no. If you have a severe tick infestation and you have to manually peel ticks off, that could get uncomfortable....
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Fleas go through stages....
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Surgery is certainly not warranted in any, or in very many emergencies, or certainly not all of them. It depends on what the emergency is....