Parasite Prevention

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  Animal Care Clinic: My Chihuahua is losing weight, help!

  

  Posted 4:27 PM 1/25/2013 by Bonnie Markoff, DVM, ABVP

  Q: I have a small chihuahua; she recently started losing weight when we got a new dog. Is there anything I can give her to make her start gaining weight? She has never really been a big eater, and I am afraid to give her dog treats off the shelf. I have seen on the news that peoples pets have (More)

  
  

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  Chronic Diarrhea

  

  Posted 1:31 PM 3/2/2011 by Bonnie Markoff, DVM, ABVP

  No one likes having diarrhea. Luckily, for all of us, most cases of diarrhea are short-lived and resolve themselves within a day or two. I'm not sure if there is anything in veterinary medicine more frustrating than chronic, or long-term, diarrhea.

  Whenever a dog or cat presents to Animal (More)

  
  

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  Parasite Prevention

  

  Posted 2:35 PM 11/23/2009 by Bonnie Markoff, DVM, ABVP

  Part of maintaining pet wellness and nurturing the human-animal bond involves ensuring that your pets are parasite free. 

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  An Ounce of Prevention

  

  Posted 2:27 PM 11/23/2009 by Bonnie Markoff, DVM, ABVP

  If there is any one medical focus at Animal Care Clinic it is wellness.  We spend most of our time trying to prevent disease rather than treating it. 

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  Pet Parasites

  

  Posted 2:19 PM 11/23/2009 by Bonnie Markoff, DVM, ABVP

  I think Americans often feel that parasites are things found in the jungle and impoverished settlement camps. While we certainly see more parasites in warm, humid and unsanitary conditions, we are not immune to (More)