Depending on the breed and coat type, you should have them groomed every 4-6 weeks.
Yes.
Dogs: Neutering males is usually performed at 6-7 months of age.
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Spaying females is usually performed at 6-7 months of age.
Ovariohysterectomy (Spaying) in females is best performed prior to the first heat cycle.
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Cats: Neutering males is usually performed at 6-7 months of age.
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Spaying females is usually performed at 6-7 months of age.
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Yes You can help keep your pets teeth and gums healthy by:
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Dogs:
Nearly all puppies/kittens are born with intestinal parasites. Deworming is recommended at their first office examination. In cats a fecal examination for the microscopic worm eggs should be done at 16 weeks of age or 1 month after the last dose of medicine. Yearly fecal examines are recommended. In dogs a stool sample should be brought in at the pups 16 week appointment.
Kennel cough is a highly contagious, upper-respiratory disease which is spread by an airborne virus. The incubation period of the disease is roughly 3 to 7 days. It is both bacterial and viral. Although the coughing is very annoying, it does not usually develop into anything more serious. However, just as with the common cold, it can lower the dog’s resistance to other disease making him susceptible to secondary infections, and must be observed closely to avoid complications.
Stress, poor ventilation, temperature and humidity extremes are also thought to increase susceptibility of dog to kennel cough. Also it can be contracted in confined spaces such as:
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Yes. If you plan on boarding your dog quite a bit, they should have a bordatella vaccination. Even with the vaccine though, there are still various strains out there and they could still pick up the virus even if the pet had been given the vaccine.