Dogs fed straight peanut butter as a treat or fed treats baked with peanut butter containing xylitol may certainly be at risk for harm, but a dog that eats an entire jar of xylitol-containing peanut butter a could quickly become very ill. If this occurred during the day while the owners were not home, it’s possible the dog could die before people returned. It's important to know that currently, no mainstream peanut butter brands have started using xylitol—only the three specialty brands listed above. Pet Poison Helpline has been given the information on toxic levels based on a pet's weight. The chart is available below for the product made by P-28. If you suspect Xylitol poisoning in your pet, please call your veterinary immediately!
Xylitol, is a natural sugar alcohol sweetener popular for its low glycemic index and known to cause hypoglycemia and hepatic necrosis in dogs. Recently it has been found in several specialty peanut and nut butter brands including Nuts ‘n More, Krush Nutrition and P-28 Foods.
Dogs fed straight peanut butter as a treat or fed treats baked with peanut butter containing xylitol may certainly be at risk for harm, but a dog that eats an entire jar of xylitol-containing peanut butter a could quickly become very ill. If this occurred during the day while the owners were not home, it’s possible the dog could die before people returned. It's important to know that currently, no mainstream peanut butter brands have started using xylitol—only the three specialty brands listed above. Pet Poison Helpline has been given the information on toxic levels based on a pet's weight. The chart is available below for the product made by P-28. If you suspect Xylitol poisoning in your pet, please call your veterinary immediately!
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***Halloween is a fun, festive holiday for humans. For our pets, though, it can be confusing, scary, and potentially dangerous. Here are a few tips to keep your pets safe during the Halloween festivities.***
1. One of the most important things to remember is that candy is for humans, not pets! Chocolate especially is poisonous to animals, but any sugary treat can be dangerous and make your pet sick. It’s not just the candy itself you need to watch out for, either – the wrappers can cause choking and digestive problems. It’s important to make sure your kids understand this, too, because they may want to share their treats with their four legged friends. 2. It’s a good idea to keep your pet in a quiet, comfortable room away from the front door during trick or treating hours. Pets can become nervous or frightened by the influx of strangers at the front door in costumes. They may try to escape or even bite in such confusing circumstances. Better to let them relax somewhere else in the house, or even crate them with their favorite blanket and toy. 3. Keep your pets safe from Halloween decorations, especially if there are candles or cords involved. Mouths and paws can get injured or burned. 4. If you decide to dress up your furry baby, be careful about the costume. Make sure there are no toxic colors or materials, and that the outfit doesn’t bind your pet, cut into their skin, give them something to chew on, or choke them. Keep an eye on pets the entire time they’re dressed up to be certain they don’t get tangled. 5. If you decide to take your pet out during trick or treating time, keep them securely on their leash and keep their ID tag on them. Another important safety tip is to use reflective tape on your dog’s collar and costume. If they get off the leash, they will still be visible to drivers in the dark, and accidents can be avoided. 6. If you have a dark cat, especially a black one, try to keep them in the house. Unfortunately, some people play cruel tricks on black cats around this night. It’s probably best to have all pets remain inside on Halloween, just to be careful. Halloween safety tips were provided by Examiner.com. For the complete list of tips, check out Halloween Safety Tips for Your Pet - Los Angeles Pets | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/pets-in-los-angeles/halloween-safety-tips-for-your-pet#ixzz1bNop0vFM Temperaturescan rise to dangerous levels within minutes inside your car so please follow these easy tips to keep your pets safe while traveling this summer.
1.) While it is fun to have our pet friends join us for errands, please consider the temperatures outside before doing so. It is always much safer for them to be kept in a cool place, so if you don't have to bring your pets along, leave them at home for their safety. 2.) Plans in the sun!! Great! just make sure you have plenty of fresh water available to your pets and places for them to get out of the sun and heat for cool down time. 3.) Try and avoid strenuous exercise like long distance runs or extensive fetch in high temperatures. Dogs can become dehydrated, and overheated this combination can lead to heatstroke and this can be fatal. 4.) If your pet's love to swim, try to keep them from drinking pond/lake/river/ocean water while playing. Salt water can lead to dehydration and diarrhea, while ponds/lakes/rivers have the potential to carry bacterial and other harmful parasites to both you and our pets. 5.) Another helpful hint to having a great time out doors this summer touches on the basics of safety in the water. Not all dogs are born swimmers and so life vests, made specifically for our pets, can be used to help with safety precautions while on boats or even just in the water for a nice swim. You really can never be too careful these days! Hill's Science Diet has come out with a very smart and effective way to help our pet's lose weight. A reduced calorie diet (hill's r/d) portioned into convenient packages given at each recommended amount and feeding time.
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It is true that human friends provide great social support, but so do cats and dogs! Research shows that unless you’re someone who really dislikes animals, pets can provide excellent social support, stress relief and other health benefits. For example:
Pets Can Improve Your Mood: Research supports the mood-enhancing benefits of pets. A recent study found that those who have pets are less likely, about 50%, to report symptoms of depression. Pets Control Blood Pressure Better Than Drugs: Drugs can generally reduce blood pressure, but they aren’t as effective on controlling spikes in blood pressure due to stress and tension. In a recent study, groups of hypertensive New York stockbrokers that got dogs or cats were found to have lower blood pressure and heart rates than those who didn’t get pets. Pets Encourage You To Get Out And Exercise: We are more likely to enjoy a walk when we have companionship! Pets Also: - Help With Social Support - Stave Off Loneliness and Provide Unconditional Love - Reduce Stress—Sometimes More Than People - Want to share something about your amazing pet? Post some of your own stories about how your pet contributes to your well-being, or ways they make your life easier! At the Pine Street Foundation in San Anselmo, California, Dogs are doing the unthinkable. Dog's, whose sense of smell has been measured up to 100,000 times more superior to a human's, are sniffing out lung and breast cancer; recognizing the diseases from human breath samples.
These screening dogs have been able to correctly identify breast cancer with an 88% accuracy and lung cancer with an 99% accuracy. Using ordinary behavioral training, in just 3 short weeks, even your basic house-hold dog can be taught to detect cancer, adding unremarkable evidence to why a dog is a man's best friend! Dogs must qualify as screeners before they can be credible for detecting cancer. The screening process requires that dogs correctly identify cancer samples 30 times in a row, they must be well behaved, and not easily distracted. Dr. McCulloch, lead researcher at the Pine Street Foundation, says that the accuracy rates for their dogs detecting breast and lung cancers compares favorably to diagnostic methods like chest X-rays, CT scans, and mammography. He notes that he was taught, and rather encouraged, as a medical student, to use his sense of smell in detection and diagnosis, so it only makes sense that an animal more sensitive to smell, and better at it, would be able to detect diseases. The Pine Street Foundation continues to research a dog's ability to screen for disease and hopes that the information gained from his study will aid those currently constructing sophisticated electronic noses to be used in similar diagnostic ways. It is Dr. McCulloch's hope, along with the many others in this ground breaking field of research, that one day we can use the sense of smell to detect tumors and other diseases early enough to treat them, and perhaps even prevent them. *To Find Out More About The Pine Street Foundation And Their Research With Dogs On Cancer Screening, Please Visit: http://pinestreetfoundation.org/ The foods we feed our pets are just as important as the food we feed ourselves. This is why it’s important to make sure the ingredients in your pet’s food are natural, nutritional and beneficial to their health.
Certain pet food brands do not provide any sort of nutritional value, rather they contain ingredients like sugars, artificial flavors and saturated fats that can ultimately lead to decreased health, health problems and even death. Some pet foods bought commercially may also lack what is necessary in a pet food for growth, development and overall protection and owner’s should be aware of this when selecting food for their pets. Just because you bought it from a pet store, doesn’t mean that it’s got everything your pet needs to be healthy. Below are several of the major pet food brands familiar to most people. They have been separated into 4 categories of nutrition based on studies performed by scientists who test specific ingredients found in pet food on certain areas of your pet’s health, including growth, brain development and all the rest of the body’s systems (coat, teeth, bones, joints, heart, lungs etc). *Please note that nutritional value of a “good” pet food does not change from the dry to canned variety. The only major difference between dry and canned food is the amount of water present. Most Nutritious: -Purina -Iams -Hills Prescription Diet -Royal Canin -Blue Buffalo -Beneful -Wellness -Eukanuba Semi-Nutritious: -Meow Mix -Pedigree -Kibbles ’n’ Bits -Nature Choice -Friskies Least Nutritious/No Nutritional Value: -Fancy Feast -Alpo -Whiskers -Caesar Non-Pet Foods: -Raw Food/Bone Diets: Food that has not been prepared/cooked correctly has the potential to contain parasites or other hazardous bacteria that can have severe effects on our pets. Bones are good choking hazards especially if small, broken and given to our pets unattended. -People Food/Scraps: Feeding our pet’s food that wasn’t made for them can be detrimental to their health because they cannot digest or break down certain elements in the food that we eat. Our pets may also have food allergies, and feeding them the diets we are used to eating could cause severe allergic reaction. It is also important to know that certain foods edible to people are non-edible to our pets and can cause organ failure if digested (i.e. chocolate, grapes). Guarding against the diseases from fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes aren’t enough to fully protect your pet’s health. In order to make sure that your pet has full coverage, vaccines need to be part of their health care package.
Disease can be transmitted to animals and humans through other animals and objects so it is important to defend against it starting at a young age. Below are the typical schedules for dogs, and cats, but based on recent studies with vaccines, some veterinarians may be practicing different intervals between certain types of vaccinations. Dogs: 1.) DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza) Puppy Schedule: 8 weeks, 12 weeks, &16 weeks. Adult Schedule: Given at 1 yr and annually thereafter. 2.) DHPP-L (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza, and Leptospirosis) Puppy Schedule: Not given before 1 yr due to sensitivity to the Leptospirosis. Adult Schedule: Given after 1 year of age annually. Cannot be given before due to issues with sensitivity to the Leptospirosis. * Depending on your location, DHPP-L may not be necessary because the disease Leptospirosis is not prevalent in the area. In this case, the DHPP vaccine is used to protect your pet. 3.) Rabies Puppy Schedule: 1st Rabies is generally given between 16 and 26 weeks old, some veterinarians may not administer the vaccine however until 1 yr of age. Adult Schedule: 1 yr, and then every 3 yrs after that. 4.) Bordetella (Kennel Cough) Puppy Schedule: Can be given as early as 20 weeks old and then every 6 months thereafter if frequently boarded, taking puppy training classes, and/or has frequent exposure to other dogs. Adult Schedule: Given annually if there is less activity with other dogs, and/or boarding. 5.) Optional Vaccines (dependent on location/disease prevalence) A. Giardia – Given to healthy dogs after 8 weeks of age, booster is given 2-3 weeks after initial vaccination and annually thereafter. B. Lyme – Give at 12 to 16 weeks and then annually. C. Coronavirus – Given at 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and then annually thereafter. Cats: 1.) PRC (Panleukopenia, Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Chlamydia Psittaci) Kitten Schedule: Given between 6-8 weeks of age, 8-10 weeks of age and 10-12 weeks of age. Adult Schedule: Yearly booster 2.) FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus) Kitten Schedule: Given between 8-10 weeks of age and again at 10-12 weeks of age. Adult Schedule: Yearly booster. 3.) Rabies Kitten Schedule: Given between 10-12 weeks of age and again at 12-16 weeks of age. Adult Schedule: 1 yr (1 yr rabies vaccine), and then every 3yrs after that (3 yr rabies vaccine). 4.) Optional Vaccines (dependent on location/prevalence of disease) A. Giardia - Given to healthy cats after 8 weeks of age, booster is given 2-3 weeks after initial vaccination, and then annually thereafter. *Please note that vaccinations are species specific. Also note that some breeds are more sensitive to certain vaccines, vaccines can be given in different ways, and certain vaccines may not be needed dependent upon your region. For these reasons, you need to contact and/or visit your local veterinarian when beginning your pets vaccination schedule. Hanging out in the water during those hot summer months is a great way for people and our canine companions to cool down. However, it is important to remember that our dog’s ears are great environments for bacteria to rapidly reproduce and become infections.
Ears are naturally warm, dark, and moist, but dogs with long, pendulous-type ears, like Cocker Spaniels and Basset Hounds, or dogs with hairy inner ear flaps, like Miniature Poodles and Schnauzers, increase the favorable environment and therefore tend to have higher occurrences of ear infections. Some infections, like those of the skin or ear, are the result of an over-population of the bacteria that live on or in a specific area of the body. More specifically, ear infections are an over-population of the bacteria found naturally in the ear, Staphylococcus Sp., Streptococcus Sp., and Pseudomonas Sp., and may or may not include a secondary infection of Candida (yeast). Weekly preventative ear cleanings, keeping your animals head/ears out of the water, and/or drying off the head/ears thoroughly after getting wet are some ways to help reduce or eliminate the chance for ear infections. As you can imagine, ear infections are unpleasant and uncomfortable for your dog so be on the look out for the following symptoms: 1.) Shaking of the head or scratching of the ears. 2.) Red and/or inflamed ears accompanied by an unpleasant odor, plus or minus a black or yellowish discharge. 3.) Constant tilting of the head is a sign of discomfort associated with an ear infection and may actually indicate a middle ear infection. External ear infections can also occur because of other bodily infections or ear mite infestation, and other causes for middle ear infections may be due to foreign bodies, debris, ulceration or improper ear cleaning rupturing the eardrum. A trip to your local veterinarian is therefore necessary and why you shouldn’t self-diagnose or see if the problem gets worse. By performing an ear exam and ear cytology, your veterinarian will be able to determine the type of ear infection your pet has, external ear canal (otitis externa) or middle ear (otitis media) and the cause, bacterial, yeast, or both. Your veterinarian will then put together the right combination of treatment/procedures necessary to eliminate the issue. The right treatment needed for your pets ears may be as simple as cleaning the ears on a regular basis, or as extensive as antibiotics combined with routine ear cleaning. Sometimes infections can become more severe when located in the middle ear, most often a result of the external ear canal infection spreading. Ear flushing procedures, cleaning and an antibiotic regimen may be necessary to eliminate the infection. It is important to note that while most ear infections can be easily treated, they can cause severe damage (i.e. loss of hearing, broken blood vessels in the ear due to excessive head shaking), if left untreated or ignored. The duration of treatment and clearing of the infection is dependent upon the duration in which the infection was present before the treatment began. It may take up to 6 weeks for an infection to completely clear, with relief of symptoms starting at 4 weeks. Scheduled re-checks with your veterinarian are necessary to ensure that the treatment prescribed is effective and that no further treatment is necessary. Compliance with the treatment prescribed is crucial for your pet’s well-being and happiness. Please note that humans have a horizontal ear canal (straight in), but dogs have both a vertical and horizontal canal (down, then over), so send Spot and email at [email protected] for the proper technique and other helpful tips for cleaning your pets ears safely! Fleas, Ticks, and Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying pests that come out in the summertime. They’re pests that create problems for everyone, pets and people, because they have the ability to transmit infectious, life threatening diseases.
In order to ensure the well-being of our pets and ourselves, it is important to be educated on the best preventive and treatment options available to ensure everyone’s health and happiness. Fleas Excessive scratching may be the first sign that your pet has an annoying flea problem. But it may also indicate a larger health issue. Fleas can cause a wide range of diseases that deprive your pet of energy, cause sores and affect overall health. Diseases: 1.) Flea Allergy Dermatitis (FAD): Symptoms include excessive biting or scratching around the tail, groin, backside, neck or back regions and scabs or bumps may develop. 2.) Anemia: Symptoms include pale gums, weakness and lethargy. 3.) Tapeworm: Symptoms include intense anal itching (scooting) or tapeworm segments (small, white, and rice-like) around the anal area or in the feces. 4.) Rickettsiosis: A disease caused by a rickettsial bacteria infection passed to humans by infected cats, which may or may not have clinical signs. Symptoms in humans include headache, fever, chills, skin rash, skin lesion, stupor, myalgia (muscle pain), joint pain, regional adenopathy (enlarged/swollen lymph nodes), and gastrointestinal symptoms. 5.) Cat Scratch Disease/Fever or Feline Bartonella: A disease caused by bartonella bacteria. Again, there are very few symptoms in cats if any, but the disease can be passed on to people through cat scratches, bites, or exposure to cat saliva. Human symptoms include bump or blister at the infection site, fatigue, fever, headache, enlarged/swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, overall discomfort, enlarged spleen (less common), loss of appetite, and weight loss. How To Check For Fleas: When checking for fleas, look for black specks (flea dirt) on your pet or on its bed. There are two easy ways to do this: Step 1: Run a metal comb (available from your vet or pet store) through your pet's coat making sure that you touch the skin below. If the comb gathers black specks you may have found flea dirt. Step 2: Place a white paper towel beneath your pet and rub your hands across its fur. If black specks fall on the towel, it may be flea dirt. If you find live fleas with either of these methods, drown them in soapy water before they can jump back on your pet. Ticks Ticks can transmit diseases that threaten your pet's life, and this is why prevention must be taken seriously. Diseases: 1.) Lyme disease: Humans and dogs are infected when Borrelia bacteria, found in deer ticks, enters into their bloodstream. Symptoms include lameness, fever, loss of appetite, fatigue and enlarged lymph nodes. Lyme disease is the most common disease cause by ticks. 2.) Babesiosis: A disease that is transmitted to animals and humans by ticks infected with the Bebesia sp. Parasite. If infected, bebesia can cause coma and/or death if left untreated. Symptoms include fever, loss of appetite and anemia. 3.) Ehrlichiosis: A disease transmitted to dogs by the Ehrlichia organism (between bacteria and viruses) found in the Lone Star Tick and the Brown Dog Tick. Symptoms Include fever, depression, lameness and loss of appetite. Ehrlichia can remain alive in the developing tick for up to 5 months; in other words, a tick infected in the fall can infect a dog the following spring. Ehrlichiosis symptoms are sometimes confused with those caused by rocky mountain spotted fever (see below). 4.) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever:Another serious and deadly disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSP), is cause by the bacteria Rickettsia found in the Dog, Wood, and Lone Star Ticks. The disease can be transmitted to both humans and animals. Symptoms include fever, loss of appetite, coughing, bruising, lameness, depression, vomiting and diarrhea. Infects dogs and people. How To Check For Ticks Check your pet thoroughly every day to eliminate the serious risk for disease by incorporating it into your daily pet care routine. As you brush, pet and play with your cat or dog, pay special attention to the head, neck and paws, these are the areas where ticks prefer to attach themselves. It is possible that you may feel a tick bump before you see the tick, but once detected, contact your local veterinarian for treatment. DO NOT attempt to remove a tick if you lack experience and knowledge about doing so. If done incorrectly, you can leave the head or other parts of the body behind embedded in the skin. Failure to remove the tick means failure to eliminate the threat of disease. For those experienced in removing ticks, remember to slowly extract the tick using tweezers, not your hands, save it in a bottle and bring it to your local veterinarian so that they can determine the species. Flea and Tick Prevention Animals that have exposure to areas or situations favorable to flea or tick populations are at risk for passing disease onto humans. Some disease symptoms are not visible, and while most diseases caused by fleas and ticks are treatable with antibiotics, simple and effective preventative measures used on a monthly basis can eliminate the risk to both humans and animals when used routinely. Thus, the important reason to use preventative measures with our pets that go outside or are frequently exposed to other animals. Preventative treatments for fleas and ticks include monthly topical and/or oral doses of: 1.) Frontline Plus: Kills fleas and ticks on your dog or cat and prevents re-infestation. kills 100% of adult fleas on your pet within 18 hours and 100% of all ticks within 48 hours. Contains an insect growth regulator, S-methoprene, which kills flea eggs and larvae. (Topical use on Cats and Dogs) 2.) K-9 Advantix: Offers more comprehensive protection because it repels and kills fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. Stops biting fleas within three to five minutes and kills 98-100 percent within 12 hours. (Topical use on Dogs Only) 3.) Advantage: Flea preventative only, does not kill ticks. (Topical use on Cats and Dogs) 4.) Revolution: Protects your pet from heartworms, fleas, and ear mites. Protects dogs from ticks and sarcoptic mange, and protects cats from roundworms and hookworms. (Topical use on Cats and Dogs. Prescription Needed.) 5.) Sentinel: Guards against heartworms, adult roundworms, adult hookworms and whipworms, and prevents the development of flea eggs. (Oral use in Dogs. Prescription Needed.) 6.) Capstar: Begins woking within 30 minutes to kill fleas on dogs and cats. Capstar will kill more than 90% of adult fleas within 4 hours on dogs and 6 hours on cats. Pets may temporarily scratch as a result of the fleas dying. (Oral use in Cats and Dogs) 7.) Program: Inhibits/prevents the development of flea eggs, but does not kill adult fleas. Program is safe and effective in preventing and controlling flea populations. Use along with Capstar for a complete flea management program. (Oral use in Cats and Dogs) 8.) Program Oral Suspension: Controls fleas in cats by inhibiting/preventing the development of flea eggs, but does not kill adult fleas. Program oral suspension is safe and effective in preventing and controlling flea populations and most often combined with Capstar for a complete flea management program that kills adult fleas. (Oral use in Cats Only) 9.) Preventic Tick Collar: kills and detaches ticks, but does not kill or control flea populations. As long as your pet is wearing the collar, prevention lasts for up to three months. Collars also prevent new ticks from attaching and feeding within 48 hours after application. (Use on Dogs Only) Mosquitoes Mosquitoes carry diseases transmissible to humans, as well as several diseases and parasites that dogs, cats and horses are very susceptible to. Simple and easy preventative measures used on a monthly or yearly basis can reduce and/or eliminate the risk to animals when used routinely. Diseases: 1.) Heartworm: A life-threatening disease caused by a roundworm transmitted through the bite of a mosquito carrying the larvae of the worm. Heartworm disease is dependent on both the mammal and the mosquito to fulfill its lifecycle. If the worms have infected an unsuitable host such as a human, the worms usually die. The disease in dogs and cats cannot be eliminated but it can be controlled or prevented with pills and/or injections. Stage 1: The young worms (called microfilaria) circulate in the blood stream of the dog and must infect a mosquito in order to complete their lifecycle. Mosquitoes become infected when they blood feed on the sick dog. Stage 2: Once inside the mosquito the microfilaria leave the gut of the mosquito and live in the body of the insect, where they develop for 2-3 weeks. After transforming twice in one mosquito the third stage infective larvae move to the mosquito's mouthparts, where they will be able to infect an animal. Stage 3: When the mosquito blood feeds, the infective larvae are deposited on the surface of the animals skin. The larvae enter the skin through the wound caused by the mosquito bite. The worms burrow into the skin where they remain for 3-4 months. Most dogs and cats with heartworm infection do not show any symptoms until the disease becomes severe. At that stage, symptoms may include difficulty breathing, coughing, tiredness, reduced appetite and weight loss, vomiting and gagging (usually only in cats), lung, liver, kidney, or heart failure, leading to death 2.) Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE): A mosquito-borne disease transmitted to humans and horses through a mosquito bite. Symptoms may or may not be visible and include fever, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, and lethargy. Within two to four days, the illness may progress into disorientation, irritability, seizures, and coma. There is no treatment for WEE, however, there is a vaccine available for horses to prevent western equine encephalitis. Please contact your local equine veterinarian for vaccine information and other preventative recommendations. 3.) Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE): A mosquito-borne disease transmitted to humans and horses through a mosquito bite. Symptoms may or may not be visible and include fever, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, and lethargy. Within two to four days, the illness may progress into disorientation, irritability, seizures, and coma. There is no treatment for EEE, however, there is a vaccine available for horses to prevent western equine encephalitis. Please contact your local equine veterinarian for vaccine information and other preventative recommendations. 4.) West Nile Virus (WNV): A mosquito-borne disease transmitted to humans and horses through mosquito bite. The disease causes inflammation or swelling of the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include Stumbling or tripping, Muscle weakness or twitching, Partial paralysis, Loss of appetite, Depression or lethargy, Head pressing or tilt, Impaired vision, Wandering or circling, Inability to swallow, Inability to stand up, Fever, Convulsions, Coma, and Death There is no specific treatment for West Nile virus, therefore, good mosquito control, and routine vaccinations are needed for the prevention of disease caused by the West Nile virus. Please contact your local equine veterinarian for vaccine information and other preventative recommendations. Mosquito-Borne Disease Prevention (Small Animal) 1.) HeartGard Plus:A real-beef chewable tablet for dogs that provides protection against heartworms (Ivermectin - a broad-spectrum antiparasitic medication used to prevent heartworms). HeartGard Plus also treats and controls roundworms and hookworms (Pyrantel Pamoate - an anthelminthic, used to prevent roundworms and hookworms). (Oral use in Dogs Only. Prescription Needed.) 2.) HeartGard: Chewable tablet used to prevent heartworms by eliminating the tissue stage of heartworm larvae for a month after infection. (Oral use in Dogs and Cats. Prescription Needed.) 3.) Revolution: Protects your pet from heartworms, fleas, and ear mites. Protects dogs from ticks and sarcoptic mange, and protects cats from roundworms and hookworms. (Topical use on Cats and Dogs. Prescription Needed.) 4.) Sentinel: Guards against heartworms, adult roundworms, adult hookworms and whipworms, and prevents the development of flea eggs. (Oral use in Dogs. Prescription Needed.) *Please note that routine veterinary care is needed to keep pets strong and healthy. Monthy, yearly or bi-annual screening is needed to ensure a clean bill of health. Heartworm testing should be done on a yearly basis for small animals in order to obtain prescription preventatives. Mosquito-Borne Disease Control/Prevention (Equine)
*Specific equine vaccination prevention and disease screening should be discussed with your local veterinarian to ensure the best preventative measures. |
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