Why You May Not Be Properly Vaccinating Your Pet and How Titer Testing May Help
An increasing number of pet owners are concerned about properly and safely vaccinating pets. Titer testing can help to determining whether your pet has enough antibodies to defend against viruses that they have been previously vaccinated for. Here’s what you need to know about titer testing and what it means for vaccinating your pet.
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It’s summertime and in rain soaked South Florida it’s more important than ever to provide heartworm treatment for Davie dogs and cats. While heartworm is a threat to your pet year-round, the rain, and the standing water it causes, provides perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes. A Bite from an infected mosquito is the only way your pet can acquire heartworms.
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5 Steps for Choosing Pet Health Insurance from Hollywood FL Areas Top Vet
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Pot for Pets? (Sort of) Hollywood FL Top Veterinary Hospital Explains
Let’s get this out of the way; no we are not suggesting you get your pet stoned. That’s not a good idea for many, many reasons we hopefully don't need to explain. But as you probably know by now Cannabis (CBD) has been used medicinally for hundreds of years. What you may not know is that it has become more and more prevalent as of late in the treatment of animals. It is important to differentiate THC from CBD. THC is the active ingredient in Marijuana. Hemp, which is what we are talking about here is not medicinal marijuana and is legal for pets without a prescription. It has low THC and high CBD. It is not addictive and doesn’t get your pet high. There are thousands of articles on the efficacy of cannabinoids’ in the treatment of animal, and the evidence is astounding. Read the published survey results collected by Colorado State University.
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3 Alternative Drug Free Pain Treatment Options from the Hollywood FL Area’s Top Vet
If you have a pet that suffers from arthritis, old age or joint sprains, you may want to consider three alternative therapies; pet massage, acupuncture and veterinary laser treatments. All three are drug free, pain free, non-invasive treatments meaning no harmful or debilitating side effects that are sometimes associated with traditional therapies. Each therapy is a unique approach to providing a similar result —a reduction of joint pain and discomfort resulting in a more active and pain free life for your pet. Here is a brief rundown on how they work:
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Ft Lauderdale Area’s Top Vet Offers 4 Ways Dog Ownership Can Improve Your Well-Being
Many people think that owning a pet will do nothing but increase stress. The pet will need food, attention, care, and vet visits, which increase costs and make any outing more difficult. However, dog owners have actually been proven to live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Here are a few reasons you should consider taking a trip to your local animal shelter:
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Heartworm—Ft Lauderdale Top Vet Explains What You Need to Know to Save Your Pet
What is Heartworm?
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Fort Lauderdale’s Top Animal Acupuncturist Explains the Benefits
The Fort Lauderdale area’s favorite pet hospital, DPC Veterinary Hospital now offers acupuncture treatment for dogs and cats in the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood area.
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Fort Lauderdale’s Top Dog Massage Therapist Explains the Benefits
You love a good massage and you can be sure your dog will as well. For many dog owners especially those with older pets surfing chronic pain canine massage is the ultimate in personalized care. If you are new to canine massage you should know that it is not a new therapy. There is evidence that dogs and other animals have been receiving massages from humans going back nearly 4,000 years. Undoubtedly those early massages were administered to enhance performance or as maintenance. We don't rely on animals to assist us like we did long ago but that doesn't mean that their bodies don't still need our care to give them long, comfortable lives.
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Importance of Regular Pet Dental Screenings Explained by Hollywood FL Top Vet
Your pet’s dental health is very similar to yours. The difference is you wouldn’t go months without brushing your teeth or even years without visiting the dentist. 70% of cats and 80% of dogs have some form of dental disease by 3 years of age according to the AVMA. Dental disease can lead to:
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Vapers and Pets — Safety Tips for Smokers and Vapers who Care about Their Pets
If you ever read the labels on your e-juices, they clearly state: “keep away from children and pets”. This is because most e-juices contain nicotine, which, if consumed, can be extremely dangerous for kids as well as pets. One British vaper learned it the hard way a couple years ago. According to a story Dog Dies After Eating Electronic Cigarette Capsule published by Huffington Post, Keith Sutton, dropped a cartridge of e-juice on the floor, his 14-week old pup got hold of it, ended up consuming a little amount of the juice, and even though Keith took his beloved pup to the vet within a few minutes, the pup succumbed to the nicotine in her stomach.
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Dog and Cat Cancer Screenings Ft. Lauderdale Area’s Top Vet Answers 5 FAQs
How important is dog cancer screening? Cancer in dogs, just like in humans, is an insidious disease but it metastasizes much faster in dogs and cats than in humans. Catching it early is important to successful treatment. While cats can also develop cancer, the disease is much more common in dogs and that's what we will focus on here.
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Hollywood FL Vet Explains What an Anesthesia Free Pet Dental Cleaning Is?
Does your dog or cat need a pet teeth cleaning. Your pet's dental health is just as important to their overall health as good dental health is for humans and just like humans selecting a dentist, you want to ensure that the Hollywood, FL vet that performs the cleaning is trained and experienced in dental care.
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Pet Laser Therapy in Hollywood FL
If your older cat or dog has is in pain or has lost some of the bounce in its step consult a Hollywood, FL vet and discuss the appropriateness of pet laser therapy. Laser therapy has been around for decades for humans and is used to treat athletes for back strain, sore shoulders, knee pain and other ailments. Today the same treatment that NFL pros routinely receive in the locker room is now available for dogs and cats.
...Hollywood FL's Top Vet Explains Why Brain Tumors in Cats and Dogs are So Challenging to Treat
While brain tumors occur in both dogs and cats, particularly those over 5 years old, tumors are more common in dogs with some breeds, boxer, Boston terrier and golden retrievers actually being predisposed to the disease.
...Davie Florida's Premier Vet Explains the Benefits of Getting Your Pet Spayed or Neutered
We all know that getting your pet spayed or neutered is the responsible thing to do to help prevent over population. Buy in addition to preventing unwanted litters, there are some long-term health benefits for pets that get spayed or neutered.
Hollywood Florida's Best Vet Shares How You and Your Pets Can Have a Happy Holiday by Dr. Megan Cassels-Conway, DVM
The season for extravagant holiday feasts, gathering of family and friends, cookies and candy and all the decadence of the holidays. At the veterinary clinic the season for pancreatitis, gastroenteritis and chocolate toxicity. All the wonderful things we love about the holidays can spell disaster if our furry friends partake alongside us. Vomiting cats and dogs with diarrhea put a damper on the holiday spirit but can easily be prevented. Use this guide as your holiday helper this season to avoid the major culprits of the holiday pet woes.
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