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Could a grooming product be the cause of skin conditions in my dog? - Animal Hospital of Statesville
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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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Intestinal parasites can be passed inside the womb of the female dog onto her puppies....
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They may, especially if any type of sedation is required. That would be the one time I would think, yes, for sure they would....
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Contact is obviously just touching something. I touch Kyle, and if I'm allergic to Kyle, I'll get an inflammatory response right here....
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Yes, but the only way I can think of that happening is if your dog would be specifically allergic to an ingredient in that grooming product, maybe ...
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The x-rays themselves don't help your dog, but they can help your dog by potentially providing a diagnosis so that we know what the best treatment ...
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From a preventative standpoint, your dog should be dewormed year-round....
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I guess starting as young as possible. So when they're a puppy, getting them used to the action of brushing their teeth....
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It smells better to you, but it doesn't taste good to the dogs. They don't like that foamy, frothy stuff that happens with the toothpaste....
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So they can certainly be upsetting to their stomach. Many of them live in the dog’s intestinal tract and can feed on their intestinal lining....
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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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We offer imaging x-rays, an ultrasound of the abdomen, and an echocardiogram of the heart....
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Chewing and itching are the number one cause of us seeing pets for skin issues....
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We see fractured teeth, slap fractures that occur, particularly on the chewing teeth. We'll see broken teeth and worn teeth....
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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....
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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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The primary way we hear them is with our stethoscope, and then we can do a test with an echocardiogram to figure out why that murmur is present....
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So the likelihood is yes, they will be getting dental x-rays....
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Well, you could try to clean them like ours, but we don't recommend it. And you're also not going to do a very good job with that....