Flea prevention comes in a topical or pill form. At Leesburg Animal Hospital, if your flea and/or heartworm prevention is purchased from us, we have no problem administering it for you at no additional charge. So please, please, please don't make the mistake of trying to save a few dollars by not putting your pet on flea prevention. You will only pay more $$$ later in vet bills and exterminator bills!
This is a picture of the back legs of a very itchy, very unhappy doggy. What was the culprit? FLEAS! Yes, fleas I say. The dubious assumption that fleas are not here in the winter is wrong, wrong, wrong, and the proof is in the pudding on this little guy. You see, it never really gets cold enough to kill the fleas here in SOWEGA, therfore we recommend year round, monthly flea prevention. How do you tell if your dog (or cat) has fleas? You can see them! Just push the hair back along the dorsal midline or flip you pet over to look at the underside of the belly; usually in one of these two spots they can be seen. Secondly, a typical hair loss pattern develops on a dog with fleas. Alopecia along the back of the legs (such as in this picture) and at the base of the tail is most common. Third, your pet is probably scratching. Fleas are biting insects and cause a lot of pruritis, so if your pooch is licking, scratching, or chewing, then fleas are guilty until proven innocent.
Flea prevention comes in a topical or pill form. At Leesburg Animal Hospital, if your flea and/or heartworm prevention is purchased from us, we have no problem administering it for you at no additional charge. So please, please, please don't make the mistake of trying to save a few dollars by not putting your pet on flea prevention. You will only pay more $$$ later in vet bills and exterminator bills!
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Dr. Haley Hydrick Clark graduated from the University of Georgia in 1998 with a degree in Animal Science and from Tuskegee University in 2002 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Archives
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