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Learn The Secrets To Keeping Your Dog Healthy And Safe

Dogs have long been known as "man's bestevidence of them on your dog. Luckily, there
friend". If you own a dog, you've likelyare a number of very effective flea and tick
already discovered the truth of thatmedications which are not only safe but easy
statement. Our dogs bring us hours of joy andto use. These products can help keep your dog
companionship, provide unconditional love,free of fleas and ticks and assist you in
and ask very little in return. But your dogkeeping your dog healthy and happy.Keeping
does rely on you to provide the care requiredyour dog free of internal parasites,
to keep your dog healthy, safe, andfrequently called "worms", is another task
happy.Fortunately, there are many simplewhich is necessary to keep your dog healthy.
things you can do to help maintain your dog'sFinding out whether your dog is infected with
health.One of the most important things youworms is as easy as collecting a small fecal
can do for your dog is to make sure your dogsample to be tested by your dog's
is kept up-to-date on all necessaryveterinarian. Do not assume that your dog has
vaccinations.Vaccinations, often simplyno worms because you do not see them in the
called "shots", work to protect your dogstool. Your dog's veterinarian has special
against many different illnesses which couldlaboratory techniques which find the worm
be quite serious, even fatal, for your dogeggs in your dog's feces. These eggs are too
should your dog catch these diseases. Whensmall for you to be able to see. If your
your dog is fully vaccinated, these diseasesdog's veterinarian finds worms in your dog's
no longer pose a significant threat to yourfeces, there are medications which can safely
dog. Your dog's veterinarian can easily helpand effectively be used to rid your dog of
you determine which vaccinations your dogthese worms. Your dog's veterinarian can
needs and how often your dog needs to beprovide the proper medication for your
vaccinated. This will vary depending on yourdog.Besides preventing the birth of unwanted
dog's individual lifestyle, your dog's riskpuppies, spaying or neutering your dog has a
of exposure, your dog's age, and your dog'snumber of health benefits for your dog
previous vaccination history. If you arealso.Female dogs that are spayed at a young
unsure which vaccinations your dog needs, orage are less likely to develop breast cancers
are not sure whether your dog is vaccinatedlater in life and cannot develop the serious,
properly, please contact your dog'slife-threatening uterine infections that
veterinarian at once.Another very simpleunspayed female dogs frequently suffer
thing that you can do for your dog's healthfrom.Neutered male dogs are less likely to
is to make sure your dog is protected againstdevelop prostate problems later in life. In
heartworms. Heartworms are, as the nameaddition, your dog's personality and behavior
suggests, worms which live inside of yourwill only improve when spayed or
dog's heart. They can cause a great deal ofneutered.Lastly, regular physical
damage to your dog's heart in a very shortexaminations by your dog's veterinarian can
period of time. Your dog can be exposed tohelp detect subtle signs of illness in your
heartworms very easily through the bite of adog before the illness becomes serious.
mosquito.Fortunately, preventing heartwormsOften, early intervention and treatment can
is easy and safe, through the use ofsolve medical problems even before your dog's
medications which only need to behealth begins to suffer as a result of them.
administered on a monthly basis. If your dogIn some instances, early intervention and
has not previously been tested fortreatment may drastically prolong the life of
heartworms, a simple blood test performed byyour dog.Copyright 2006 The Pet Med SiteLorie
your dog's veterinarian can determine whetherHuston has been a veterinarian for over 20
or not your dog is already infected beforeyears, working with both dogs and cats. She
starting the preventive medication.Fleas andemphasizes the use of routine preventive pet
ticks are another risk to your dog's health.health care to keep your pets healthy and
Both fleas and ticks can cause significantsafe. Lorie is the owner, editor, and
health problems for your dog. Your dog canwebmaster of The Pet Med Site where you will
also carry these insects into your home wherefind a library of information pertaining to
they may also pose a health threat to you andpet health care, including free audio
our family. You should check your dog's skinrecordings describing the secrets to keeping
and hair coat regularly for evidence of fleasyour dog or cat healthy.
and ticks and act immediately if you find



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