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Parasites that can Harm Your Pet
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It’s time to make plans to protect your pet from parasites! Don't wait until itching, illness or discomfort starts. A quick visit to your De Anza Veternarian Clinic for a parasite screening will help keep you and your pet blissfully parasite free to enjoy the great outdoors in the coming spring and summer months.
Fleas
Think your pet has just a few fleas? A little can become alot - FAST; before you know it, your home is crawling with the little bugs and your pet is scratching like crazy! Skin irritation, hair loss and even anemia are the potential side effects of untreated flea infestation. Read More
Heartworm
Heartworm is a serious infestation that affect both dog and cats. Summer is the peak season for heartworms because mosquitoes are the transmitters. There are no approved drugs for treating heartworms in cats. That makes prevention vital! Read More
Ticks
Ticks live in wooded, grassy and damp areas. If they feast on your pet they can cause serious illness such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever - which can lead to arthritis, lameness, depression and loss of appetite. These illnesses can be transmitted to humans and can cause similar symptoms.
Roundworms
Roundworms live in the small intestine and cause fatigue, weight loss and diarrhea in pets. It can be passed from your pet to you! Yes, humans can get it too!
Intestinal parasites
Tapeworms, hookworms and whipworms can be transmitted from pet to pet - and from pets to humans.
Below are some of the worst parasites and usual summer parasite suspects!
Preventing parasites in your pets is important for their health - and yours. There are a number of parasites that infect dogs and cats internally and externally that can infect you as well. Common external parasites include fleas, ticks and mites. The most common internal parasites are heartworms and intestinal parasites such as Giardia and worms (e.g. roundworms, hookworms, whipworms and tapeworms.)
De Anza Veterinary Clinic
408-996-1411
Where your pets health is our top priority!
Veterinary Care for Dogs, Cats, Birds, Reptiles, Rabbits, Ferrets & Rodents
We can help with your pets parasites. Parasite screening for animals is a safe and effective way to keeps your pets parasite free.
Serving Cupertino, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Saratoga and Santa Clara with veterinary care for your pets.
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7325 Fallenleaf Lane, Cupertino, CA 95014 (408)996-1411
De Anza Veterinary Clinic
408-996-1411
Where your pets health is our top priority!
Veterinary Care for Dogs, Cats, Birds, Reptiles, Rabbits, Ferrets & Rodents
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4/21/2011
We love Dr. Bates :-)
We have been bringing our bearded dragon pet lizards to him for 5 years. After receiving our lizards from the pet store (Einstein & Scooby), we brought them into Dr. Bates for treatment for parasites, which is common. Dr. Bates discussed a list of necessary items required for lizards - and made several recommendations for their health, which we followed. We went back later when Einstein developed a limp - turns out he had a calcium deficiency, which has since been corrected. There have been several other visits over the years, during which Dr. Bates has always been very professional & extremely informative. Dr. Bates' knowledge & enthusiasm for our extended family is great & his staff make visiting the Dr. an enjoyable experience. They even call to check on our dinosaurs after treatment :-)
If you have lizard(s), I suggest all the diagnostic tests recommended by Dr. Bates. They aren't cheap (a few hundred dollars), but the difference in behavior after treatment is remarkable. Our female lizard was lethargic and hardly moving prior to our last visit - and now she thinks she is a race car and runs around everywhere!!
Viv C.
San Francisco, CA
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