Flea and Tick Control

Like most pet owners, you probably enjoy spending quality time with your pets both indoors and out. Don’t leave them at risk for any unwelcome visits from pesky parasites like fleas and ticks. Fleas and ticks can be very damaging to the human-animal bond, particularly when flea invasion gets out of control or when ticks hitch a ride with your pet. Not only can these unfriendly parasites make your pets extremely uncomfortable, they can pose grave health risks. We have a preventative health care solution that can help avoid any health risks in the future.

Since fleas can survive a cold winter by feeding on unprotected pets, and ticks are active whenever it is warm enough outside for them to crawl about their surroundings, preventative measures should be taken year round. By undergoing measures to inhibit these outbreaks, the diseases these parasites transmit to pets and people can also be mitigated or prevented.

There are many safe and effective flea and tick control products available, and our veterinary team will help you choose the correct preventative regimen based on your pet’s risk factors and health status. Once a year, it is important to discuss with your veterinarian which external pest control products are ideal for your household, based upon the everyday life of your pet.

Parasite Control

Intestinal parasites such as hookworms and roundworms can be a troublesome concern, especially for very young animals. Most puppies/kittens are born with worms and dogs/cats remain susceptible to the harmful parasites throughout their lives. Worms live inside your pet, making the symptoms difficult to pinpoint, and are therefore detected through a fecal analysis. Internal parasites can not only harm your pet, but many can also be transferred to children and adults, making them sick as well.

Our hospital performs a fecal analysis on all new puppies and kittens. If your pet does have a parasite problem, our veterinarians can provide you with different medications and treatments to remedy the problem and steer your pet back to good health. Preventative care and prescription heart worm medication are key, because of the damages presented by intestinal parasites to both pets and people. Our primary focus is to provide your pet with the safest and most effective ongoing preventative care.

Vaccine Protocols

Vaccinations are vital to the health and protection of your pet, and serve as a preventative measure to combating viral diseases like Parvovirus, Parainfluenza virus, Distemper, Lyme, Panleukopenia, Feline Leukemia Virus and Rabies. We don’t require an exam with vaccines, however it is always recommended but owners may decline.

Vaccinations help to combat diseases by exposing the pet’s immune system to inactive or small amounts of a particular form of bacteria or virus. Our doctors will help you decide which vaccines are appropriate for your pet’s risk factors. Proper and timely administration is paramount to ensure optimal protection. Vaccinations are particularly important to young animals that have immature immune systems. Vaccinations generally begin at 6-8 weeks of age and are given every three to four weeks until the series is completed.

Heartworm Prevention

Not everyone is aware of how life-threatening heartworms can be and how easy it is to prevent them. Administering heartworm preventative on a regular basis is an important part of responsible dog ownership! Prevention of heartworms is easy! Heartworm preventatives kill the immature worms in a dog’s blood and have little or no effect on the dog. Killing adult worms is much harder on your dog. This requires hospitalization and up to four to six months of limited activity to prevent damage to the lungs as the adult heartworms die, but preventing heartworm disease is definitely easier on your dog and is now much simpler than it used to be! The most common preventatives are given once a month by the pet’s caretaker. When given every month, they are very effective in preventing heartworm infection and subsequent development of heartworm disease.