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When explaining the benefits of heartworm preventives, the key message to stress is that failing to give heartworm preventives can result in heartworm infection, a potentially deadly disease.
Decreasing the number of animal births through spaying and neutering seems like a straightforward decision; however, it is not that simple.
Originally published in our March/April 2013 issue, this chart has been updated with even newer information.
Richard Speck, DVM The majority of presterilization litters can be eliminated by performing neutering at 5 months of age rather than 6.
Canine Lyme disease, also called canine Lyme borreliosis, is among the most familiar tick (Ixodes species) transmitted infections known to occur in humans and dogs residing in North America.
Despite availability of a consensus statement and up-to-date canine vaccination guidelines, the decision whether or not to vaccinate dogs against Lyme disease remains an ongoing debate among many veterinary professionals.
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