Intestinal 'worms' or parasites as we call them in the medical field, are tricky critters to deal with. We can sometimes physically see the parasites in a dog or cat's stool, but most are not visible in that manner.
At our recent staff meeting, Chrissy Richardson came to share with us the benefit of using the Heartworm prevention, Interceptor, primarily for it's parasite (worm) control.
A monthly tablet of Interceptor protects against heartworms, as well as Ascarids (roundworms), Trichuris (whipworm) and Uncinaria(hookworm) parasites. Milbymicin (the active ingredient in Interceptor) is the _only_ monthly Heartworm preventative that protects against all three of the intestinal parasites.
That's why we recommend Interceptor at Lakeview Veterinary Clinic. We don't want to gamble on your pets, and your health. :-)
For more information, check out www.growingupwithpets.com for some more interactive information.
Dr Ramirez
Friday, February 22, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
delay on home front and interesting web site
Hello all,
The interesting thing about veterinary medicine is that you get to know a lot about medicine, and even quite a bit that translates into the human field. One of the things I remember from my time at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine is that day when we graduated. For some reason, I do remember some of the different parts of our commencement day. We had several of our instructors speak to us.
One in particular I remember was Dr. Loyd Helper. He is an Ophthalmologist, who was also one of the Deans in the school. He said, now that we have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, we have a lot of medical knowledge. We are licensed to practice medicine on any animal except humans. He said he also knew that some of us would be tempted to ignore him, and practice human medicine. He said if you plan on doing that, at least be stupid enough to only do so on yourself, and not your family.
So I don't, which is why we had my wife into the Doctor 3 times during the previous week, and on Saturday, they finally admitted her to the hospital.
So I have been a bit distracted this week, and did not get a chance to Blog about some of the very interesting education we have had the chance to attend.
We'll talk about dentistry, CO2 laser, and snoring dogs in upcoming blogs.
Thank you.
The interesting thing about veterinary medicine is that you get to know a lot about medicine, and even quite a bit that translates into the human field. One of the things I remember from my time at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine is that day when we graduated. For some reason, I do remember some of the different parts of our commencement day. We had several of our instructors speak to us.
One in particular I remember was Dr. Loyd Helper. He is an Ophthalmologist, who was also one of the Deans in the school. He said, now that we have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, we have a lot of medical knowledge. We are licensed to practice medicine on any animal except humans. He said he also knew that some of us would be tempted to ignore him, and practice human medicine. He said if you plan on doing that, at least be stupid enough to only do so on yourself, and not your family.
So I don't, which is why we had my wife into the Doctor 3 times during the previous week, and on Saturday, they finally admitted her to the hospital.
So I have been a bit distracted this week, and did not get a chance to Blog about some of the very interesting education we have had the chance to attend.
We'll talk about dentistry, CO2 laser, and snoring dogs in upcoming blogs.
Thank you.
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