What would you do if you found a tick attached to your dog? What if it was attached to you? If you live in an area where deer ticks and Lyme diseaseย are a concern, you must use year-round tick control on your pets! The Meowing Vet explains how Lyme disease can cause severe illness in … Continue reading Disease Spotlight: Lyme Disease
April serves as Heartworm Awarenessย Month. The Meowing Vet shines the spotlight on heartworm disease, which can lead to heart failure in dogs and cats if not promptly detected and treated. Keep reading to learn how heartworms are transmitted, how the disease is diagnosed and treated, why cats are unique, and what you can do to … Continue reading Disease Spotlight: Heartworm Disease
As explained on Dr. Andy Roark's wonderful blog, no kitten is truly a free kitten. This is the time of year when an extraordinarily high number of kittens need homes. Adopting a kitten is one of the kindest and delightful decisions you can make, but all new cat owners should be prepared that kittens and … Continue reading Kitten Vaccines and Preventative Medicine: Treat Dat Kitty, Gurrrl!
Parvo. Lepto. Kennel cough. Lyme. Rabies. Deworming. Flea, tick, heartworm prevention. You hear all this jargon mentionedย by your veterinarian while you're trying to keep your happy, bouncing new puppy still during its very first vet visit. You tryย to remember all that your vet said, but you leave the clinic feeling frazzled. When should my puppy … Continue reading Puppy Vaccines and Preventative Medicine: How to Protect Your Puppy Like a Boss