Blog: Pet Parasite Prevention
Heartworm Season 2012
Heartworm season won’t be starting early this year Although we’ve all seen some pesky mosquitoes already this year, they aren’t bringing an early start to the heartworm transmission season in Ontario, say parasitologists. A disease of canines and the occasional cat or two, heartworm has a complicated life cycle requiring...
Springtime Parasites – Ticks
There are numerous parasites that rear their ugly heads every spring. These include; fleas, ticks, roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms and whipworms. The earliest “risers” seasonally are the ticks. Ticks are referred to as “cold-weather parasites”. This is due to the fact that the seasons that they are most abundant in this...
Packing The Pets
Taking a dog or cat along on vacation seems like a big pain, if you ask me. They get airsick, carsick, lost, scared, denied admission to various facilities and downright stressed by the whole adventure. They can be exposed to exotic diseases, heatstroke, parasites, fungal infections, and stomach upset from...
Pinworms
We had a call from a concerned parent the other day that brings up one of companion-animal veterinarians’ pet peeves with human physicians. We probably field about 2 or 3 dozen of these a year, and always during the winter. The parent wanted to know how she could get rid...
