Parasitology

Does exposure to tickborne disease indicate an increased risk for chronic kidney disease in dogs?

In wake of 2017s multiple natural disasters, heartworm society offers guidelines for testing, treatment and prevention before pets are transported out of their current state.

Your veterinary client thinks that heartworms are nothing more than a made up scam for money. Here's how I like to steer them straight.

Veterinary clients reveal that when it comes to shots versus pills, convenience can absolutely outweigh cost.

This toolkit delivers articles, tips, handouts, videos and tools all designed to make it as easy as possible to discuss flea control with your team and clients. (With an educational grant provided by Merck)

At Fetch dvm360 in San Diego, we wanted to know the real reasons veterinary clients choose one route of administration over the other. Sometimes its the mess. Other times its ignorance.

Study shows that infection offers cross-protection against multiple strains of Toxoplasma gondii.

From 2013 to 2016, the incidence of positive heartworm tests increased, particularly in the southeastern United States, underscoring the need to protect dogs from Dirofilaria immitis infection.

Results of a new study show that male Dermacentor reticulatus ticks can infect dogs with Babesia canis much more quickly than previously thought.

An alternative method of vaccine development shows promise for controlling flea infestations in domestic cats.

Dr. Allison Kirby illuminates the myriad myths behind why some veterinary clients don't see the need for flea prevention.

Here's our regular rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

Have this handout ready for dispensing if one of your veterinary clients comes in infested with fleas.

Allergies are likely an abundant aggravation in your veterinary patients. Here's how to key in if fleas might be at fault.

This toolkit delivers articles, tips, handouts, videos and tools all designed to make it as easy as possible to discuss tick control with clients. (With an educational grant provided by Merck Animal Health)

Sharing isnt always caringespecially when it can harm your patients that purr. Educate your veterinary clients on the dangers posed by permethrin with this free handout.

Dr. Ray Dillon shares why this juvenile delinquent form of heartworm disease causes so much trouble in feline veterinary patients.

Veterinary toxicologist lays out the facts on "natural" parasite prevention products.

These are the lessons I learned from the TV show M.A.S.H. that help me at work and at home.

Credelio, marketed by Elanco Animal Health, has been approved for the treatment and control of flea and tick infestations in dogs.

Easy-to-administer ectoparasiticides that offer enduring protection increase adherence and provide better protection for pets.

Give your hospital focus and strengthen your recommendations to veterinary clients.

5 ways to freshen up flea education at your veterinary practice.

We know talking about ticks all day, every day can suck the blooder, liferight out of you. Perhaps this data and some stories from your veterinary peers will have an idea or two worth latching onto.

According to Dr. Clarke Atkins, heartworm resistance is a serious problem in veterinary medicine that doesnt always stem from the usual geographic suspects.