Worms in Dogs – Three Questions to Ask

Golden Retriever puppyYour dog appears to have worms!  Yikes!

Question #1:

What type of worms are they?

You may not be able to take your dog to the vet at this point in time but you want to give your dog some type of medication to get rid of the worms.  Without a vet to examine the worms, you may have a hard time determining the exact type whether it is roundworm, tapeworm, whipworm or hookworm. [Read more...]

Traveling With Your Dog

Dog CarrierAny time of year can be the perfect time to travel with your dog either for business or pleasure. You plot your route, make your reservations, check the sites to see, and pack your bags. Then you remember you forgot your best friend who is sitting there, tail wagging, just waiting to see what you are doing next! [Read more...]

Dog, Cat Flea & Tick Problems

Every year I have customers who are experiencing flea & tick problems with their animals. To combat the infestation, I believe it is a 3-fold process:
  1. Put out lawn granules in your yard (they typically last 3 months)
  2. Spray the inside of your house with an insecticide/larvacide  spray.  If you don’t add an insect growth regulator, you will not kill the larvae and stop the cycle!
  3. Treat your pets with a spot on product whether it is chemical or organic.

Another important note is to change whatever chemical method you use as soon as you see it is not working as well as it had been.  Fleas actually become immune to a particular chemical if it is used continuously.

Tick collars are a wonderful way to give added protection to your pets when spot on treatments aren’t effective enough.  Cat collars need to be breakaway so they won’t get choked if snagged on a fixed object.  Flea & Tick collars can last from 6 months to 9 months depending on the brand.