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What you need to know about kitten vaccinations

Kittens will get vaccinations at 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks, then annually. Overview A vaccine is a substance created to incite an immune response for a particular disease.  It needs to be given multiple times to a kitten to initiate his immune system. 

Puppy sitting in grass and scratching its leg

Parasites and your puppy

Ticks & Lyme Disease Ticks are parasites that feed on blood.  They like to wait in long grass and wooded areas waiting for you or your pet to walk by.  When a host gets close enough the tick grabs on to the fur and begins her task of finding the...

Grey kitten scratching its leg

Parasites and your kitten

Fleas Fleas will live on your cat and feed every 5 minutes.  As you can imagine being bitten so very often is quite uncomfortable for your pet.  Signs of fleas can be itching, skin issues, poor coat, and in young pets, we have seen anemia (not enough red blood cells...

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“Do I Really Need to Test for Heartworm?”

We often get asked, “Do I really still need to test for heartworm?”