Start your New Year off

                     with a healthy  pet!

Some people believe pets can prolong their owners life.  So why not help them prolong theirs?  You can think of it as them scratching your back and you scratching theirs (although some might prefer a belly scratch instead.) 

You and your dog can mutually benefit from each other by going on walks together, scheduling both you and your dogs checkups on the same day, brushing you and your dog's teeth at the same time every night, etc. 

This article written by the Royal Society of Medicine talks about studies that have been done that have proven owning a pet can inhance the owners health and lifestyle. 

   Just because you can't see them, doesn't mean they aren't there.

Many owners make the mistake of thinking that their animal is protected during the winter season from the cold weather.  Fleas may die off, but ticks can withstand temperatures as low as 25 degrees.  Not protecting against ticks can lead to a potential case of lyme disease, a very lengthy and pricy illness to treat. 

We offer several products to protect your pet against these pests.  Frontline (topical), Advantage (topical) and Comfortis (chewable) are a few well-known products we can prescribe.  We also carry a newer topical product, Certifect.  This is an ideal product for owners that live in a highly-wooded area.  It gives your pet flea and tick protection with an extra tick prevention. 

We also carry heartworm preventatives: 

Heartgard (a beefy chewable), Revolution (for cats only) and Interceptor (a chewable) which  also protects against whipworms.  We also offer the newest dual protection product,  Trifexis.  This product protects against fleas and heartworms.  This is great option for owners who do not live in highly-wooded areas where ticks are a concern. 

Check out our current specials on these prevention products on Our Prevention Specials page