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Flea Wars

The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer bring with them the torment of fleas. Are you prepared yet with your Frontline Plus flea guard?

The flea is responsible for many skin disorders on dogs and cats as well as causing them discomfort. Frontline Plus is an easy application to apply to either your cat or dogs. Unless they are able to actually see the flea on the pet many owners are reluctant to accept that their pet has fleas and thus has no need to get Frontline Plus, but the flea i...

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The Vets Examination - Things to Expect When Visiting the Vet with Your Pet

Nobody likes surprises, so it's always nice to know what to expect when you take you're pet to the veterinarian. Most of the doctors I know ask whether I use Frontline Plus, or Advantix. I prefer Frontline Plus to attack fleas on my dogs and cats. However, a good physical exam usually begins by weighing and recording so that a continuing record can be formed. An increase or decrease in weight can indicate a problem. Next, the temperature is taken, usually rectally with a normal temperature of 101 to 102.5 degrees for both dogs and cats.

Coat and skin are examined next as poor hair coat or skin can indicate a poor diet or dermatological infection. Coat should be shiny, not brittle and coarse, and the skin, clean and not greasy. While handling your pet, the bones, muscles, and joints, nails, feet, and lymph nodes are checked for any abnormalities. The chest, heart, and lungs are examined with a stethoscope, along with the rate and nature of respiration.

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