New Castle Animal Hospital

Successful flea control involves:

• Eliminating fleas from your pet. It is important that all pets in your home are on flea preventative monthly. With the many choices we have today, we can provided you with the safest and most effective flea preventive for your pet’s needs.
• Controlling fleas in the environment. A number of different products are available which will kill the stages of the flea life cycle present in your home such as foggers and insecticides applied by professional pest control operatives in your house.

Heartworm is transmitted by a mosquito bite that is passed through saliva. Once your pet is bitten by a carrier mosquito the larva is carried through the bloodstream to the heart and lungs where they mature into adult heartworms. Having your pet on heartworm prevention will prevent your pet from heartworm disease, and also prevents a number of intestinal parasites that your pet may come into contact with. It will also prevent the transmission of intestinal parasites to people and children.

Rest and restriction of activity are the primary post-operative care you should provide. Most dogs can resume normal activity five to ten days after surgery. Until then, no leash walks, no running, no climbing stairs, and lots of rest. Check your pets incision to be sure there is no redness or swelling once or twice daily.