Preventive Services
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Heartworm Prevention
Mosquitoes are the only known vector of heartworm disease. A mosquito is exposed when it bites an animal with circulating heartworm microfilaria, the immature stage of heartworm. The host mosquito…
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Flea Prevention and Control
Pets can be exposed to fleas right at home in their own backyard. Animals commonly develop an allergy to flea saliva, which leads to severe itching and discomfort, and predisposes them…
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Tick Prevention
Recent studies show increased prevalence of ticks, even in areas where exposure had been unlikely in the past. Tick are a vector for infectious diseases like ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, anaplasmosis,…
