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  • New Client Center
    • Online Forms
    • What to Expect
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    • Pet Insurance
  • Services
    • Arthritis In Pets
    • Heartworm Prevention
    • Pet Supplements
    • Pet Vaccinations
      • Cat Vaccinations
      • Dog Vaccinations
      • Rattlesnake Vaccines
      • Vaccines FAQs
    • Pet Wellness Plans
      • Dog Preventative Care Packages
      • Cat Preventative Care Packages
      • Puppy & Kitten Care Packages
    • Flea & Tick Prevention
      • Protect Your Pet!
    • Spay & Neuter
      • Spaying
      • Neutering
      • Spay & Neuter FAQs
    • Emergency Veterinarian
    • Pet Dental
      • Pet Dental FAQs
    • Pet Microchipping
      • Microchipping FAQs
    • Pet Surgery
    • Pet Boarding
      • Pet Boarding FAQs
  • About Us
    • Meet our Team
    • Our New Pets
    • FAQS
  • Conditions We Treat
    • Pet Seizures
    • Pet Nutrition
    • Dermatology FAQs
    • Pet Arthritis FAQs
    • Pet Allergies
      • Allergy FAQs
    • Pet Eye Infections
      • Pet Eye Infections FAQ
    • Toxic Ingestion
    • Pet Asthma
    • Cherry Eye
    • Diabetes
    • Pet Hip Dysplaysia
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    • Lameness & Limping
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    • Coughing and Sneezing
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  • Tapeworms
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites

    Tapeworms live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. In a tapeworm infection, adults absorb food predigested by the host, so the worms have no need for a digestive tract or a mouth. Large tapeworms are made almost entirely of reproductive

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  • Roundworms
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites

    There are many types of roundworms, but some of the most common are intestinal parasites of dogs, cats, and raccoons. Puppies are frequently born with roundworms, and kittens can be infected via the mother's milk or feces. Adult roundworms are ivory colored, four to six inches long, and round (not flat

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  • Parasites
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites

    There are many types of parasites that are found in the GI tract of cats and dogs. Worms such as roundworms, whipworms, and hookworms are very common in almost all parts of the world. These parasites shed their infective eggs in the pet's stool and contaminate the environment; some eggs can live on yards

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  • Hookworm
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites

    Hookworms are small, thread-like parasites of the small intestine where they attach and suck large amounts of blood. These parasites are found in almost all parts of the world, being common in dogs, and occasionally seen in cats. Symptoms are usually diarrhea and weight loss. The parasites can actually

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  • Mites
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites

    There are many types of mites that infect dogs, cats, and other animals. Mites are microscopic arthropod parasites that, for the most part, infect the skin or mucous membranes. Mites can even be present on birds and reptiles. The most common mites that infect dogs and cats are ear mites, Demodex, scabies,

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  • Heartworm
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites

    Heartworm has been diagnosed in dogs in all parts of the world and is actually very common. This may be due to the fact that heartworm has a virtual 100% prevalence rate in unprotected dogs living in highly endemic areas. Heartworm, also known as Dirofilaria immitis, is transmitted by mosquitoes. The

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  • Fleas
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites, Pet Health

    A common parasite, fleas are found in almost every area of the world and can be found on dogs, cats, and many other mammals. They survive year to year even in cold climates because they live on pets, in buildings, and on wild animals. There are four stages to the flea life cycle. Eggs are laid by an

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  • Ticks
    Category: Pet Health, Pests and Parasites

    Ticks are the small wingless external parasites, living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are blood-sucking parasites that are often found in freshly mown grass, where they will rest themselves at the tip of a blade so as to attach themselves

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