Kicking off Veterinary Receptionist Week with a BANG! We love and appreciate each and everyone one of you! Make sure to show them some love when you come in. We couldn’t get through the day without them ❤️
Uncle Sam, aka Bo, coming at you with another reminder to plan ahead and get your pets their medications for fireworks NOW instead of waiting until the weekend ☺️ 🎇
19 more reasons why you need to make sure your pets are on flea and tick prevention!
These were all picked off of a thick coated hairy dog today. All 19 hidden under that thick fur coat and under coat. These are American Dog Ticks - males and females and a possible single black legged deer tick.
Dog ticks carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever!
Deer sticks carry Lyme Disease!
It is either a nymph stage of the Black Legged Deer Tick (Lyme Disease) or the American Dog Tick nymph- (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
We are still getting positive heartworm test results 😢- it is a battle of education and perseverance to get every single dog on year round heartworm prevention!
Can you spot the baby heartworm we found in this drop of blood on the microscope?
Proheart 12 is one injection that protects for 12 entire months.
Simparica Trio is a monthly “cover it all” pill
Sentinel is the classic “all but ticks and adult fleas”
5 hours post op- realized that she could move and get her own drink of water!