Sentences with phrase «dangerous dog diseases»

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Checking for Ticks on Dogs and Cats Carrington.edu emphasizes the importance of regular, thorough tick checks to avoid potentially dangerous tick - borne diseases.

Although there is a treatment available for canine heartworm disease, it is painful and can be dangerous for the dog.

Vaccines for dogs can prevent a number of common and dangerous diseases.

The treatment of adult heartworms (if an older puppy or dog has developed the full - blown disease) involves medication and rest and can be long, uncomfortable and potentially dangerous.

Antioxidants are important because they destroy free radicals, heading off potentially dangerous diseases and protecting the health of our dogs» cells.

The Center for Disease Control, the Department of Justice, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the National Animal Control Association, and the American Bar Association have all spoken AGAINST labeling dogs as «dangerous» or «aggressive» based solely on breed.

As the disease progresses, dogs can actually pass out from the loss of blood to their brain, begin to retain dangerous fluids, become lethargic and lose weight.

These include things like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but ticks can also cause blood clotting through transmission of bacteria, as well as an allergic reaction to red meat, which is particularly dangerous to carnivores, like dogs and humans.

Parrish Alleman of KAKE - TV, Wichita, interviews Dr. Gary Stamps for «Veterinarians Warn About Dangerous Disease for Dogs and Humans» when a Dachshund named Axi nearly dies of Leptospirosis in Wichita.

Vaccines strengthen your dog or cat's immune system, allowing them to fight off a host of dangerous and deadly diseases.

Heartworm disease is another dangerous condition to dogs and cats; although heartworm disease is preventable, it can be potentially fatal.

Pit bull terrier dogs and puppies are the most frequently and unjustly targeted by breed discriminatory legislation as inherently vicious, aggressive and dangerous, though this is not the case, as shown by research, studies and policies from the National Canine Research Council, the Center for Disease Control and the American Bar Association.

«Veterinarians, shelter volunteers and pet owners can fight the spread of heartworm and other dangerous diseases by administering a topical parasiticide like Vectra ® 3D, which kills and repels mosquitoes and other dangerous parasites, the moment those dogs come into their care.»

Many dog owners, especially new dog owners are likely to hear about distemper and how their dogs should be vaccinated against it because it has the potential to be a dangerous, sometimes fatal disease.

Dental disease in dogs and cats is very common, and very dangerous.

Dental disease in cats and dogs is common — and dangerous.

That's why the Companion Animal Parasite Council recommends administering year - round protection to control internal and external parasites.4 Trifexis protects dogs against hookworm, roundworm and whipworm infections — three dangerous parasites — as well as fleas and heartworm disease.

This is a very serious and dangerous disease you need to protect your dog from.

They need a series of vaccinations to help them build immunity to dangerous diseases, and they should have limited exposure to other dogs or high - traffic areas until fully vaccinated.

The distemper vaccination greatly reduces the risk of your dog contracting this dangerous disease.

Doxycycline is a very important drug that's used to treat very dangerous diseases in your dog.

Many dogs that are labelled as being «potentially dangerous» or «vicious» have known or unknown diseases.

The National Animal Control Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Center for Disease Control, the White House, the Department of Justice, and most professional animal welfare organizations have all spoken out against breed discriminatory laws and have supported breed - neutral dangerous dog laws that apply to all.

Dog vaccinations will keep your pet protected from dangerous canine diseases like hepatitis, distemper and rabies.

There's a long list of dangerous diseases that are caused by insect bites, making them not only a nuisance but a serious threat to your dog's health and longevity.

Immunoproliferative enteropathy is a dangerous inflammatory bowel disease that creates severe diarrhea and vomiting in a dog that is accompanied by protein loss and malabsorption.

This year, researchers from Stanford University used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Wide - Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) and found the exact same thing — dogs are still dangerous when we don't approach them the right way, and don't educate our kids about canine behavior.

That 10 percent allows for humane euthanasia of genuinely dangerous dogs and animals irremediably suffering from injury, disease or age - related infirmities.

If the State Public Health Officer finds that importation of dogs or cats from these areas could pose a risk of outbreak of any communicable disease that is dangerous to people, the State Public Health Office could issue an order prohibiting importation of those dogs or cats.

Adenovirus can also be a fairly mild disease in adult dogs, but is potentially more dangerous and life threatening in puppies.

Lyme disease, named for a town in Connecticut where it was first properly discovered in the mid-1970s, is easier to spot and more dangerous in humans than it is in dogs.

Xylitol, a sugar substitute, can cause dangerous low blood sugar and liver disease in susceptible dogs.

While heartworm disease treatments are available for canines, the process of treating an infected dog is much more costly and dangerous than preventative measures.

The American Heartworm Society estimates that 1 million dogs have heartworm disease.1 And sadly, this dangerous disease can even kill dogs.

Visits to dog parks, grooming salons, pet - friendly pet stores, and any places frequented by other dogs will dramatically raise the risk of environmental exposure to this very dangerous and usually fatal disease.

The disease is more dangerous in dogs than cats because fewer worms grow to adulthood in cats.

Disgusting when engorged on blood and potentially dangerous to dogs and their families, ticks can transmit many dangerous diseases.

Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are among the dangerous diseases that ticks can transmit to your dog.

While the enthusiasm to exercise is a sign of good health in your dog, it can be dangerous to push diseased and weak dogs too hard on their work - outs.

Kennel cough is a self limiting disease that's about as dangerous to your dog as the common cold is to you.

If our dogs catch a cold, we've been led to think that they're carrying a dangerous and highly contagious disease.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stand united in their position (based on very robust data) that feeding raw food to dogs is potentially dangerous to both the dog and to you.

They're dangerous because they can transmit Lyme disease to dogs and people.

Other than focusing on killing the fleas on the dog, dog owners should also consider using safe, veterinarian - approved products meant to kill all life stages of the flea so to eradicate them from the dog's environment, and with ticks, the earlier they are removed, the better, as the longer they stay attached the higher chances of transmitting dangerous diseases.

If we disqualified all of the dogs with the slightest elbow issue, we would lose 31 % of the breeding population in every generation, compounding a genepool problem that is historically present in purebred dogs, and far more dangerous to the dogs than any heritable disease.

If a dog with distemper starts to lose muscle coordination and seems disoriented, it suggests that the disease has affected his central nervous system — the most dangerous and potentially deadly stage of development.

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In some cases, the high fat content in pizza may even cause your dog to develop a dangerous, painful disease called pancreatitis.

Key Benefits: Active ingredient fipronil kills and repels ticks, fleas, lice, and mosquitoes, aids in the control of mites, and repels and prevents blood feeding by biting flies Repels ticks within 10 minutes of treatment and helps reduce the chance of dangerous disease transmission Rapidly kills ticks and fleas, and helps prevent new infestations fo rup to 1 month Topical treatment is quick and easy to administer Waterproof effectiveness is not diminished if your dog gets wet

The critical information on the dangerous disease that a Miniature Schnauzer can get easily infected with compared to any other types of dogs