In a session at the 2026 Fetch National Harbor conference, Nathanael Oster, VMD, MBA, walked attendees through the biology, diagnosis, and treatment of the flea tapeworm in dogs and cats, including why cats are affected more often than dogs.
|Articles|August 29, 2013
Change the conversation about heartworm prevention
This practice tool helps remind clients about the cost of prevention over treatment.
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Do you feel like your team is explaining the importance of parasite control already—but clients still aren’t getting the message?
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