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Parasite Prevention
As the summer is fast approaching, our furry companions are excited to get outdoors and stretch their legs. Of course, as pet owners we worry about protecting our animals against parasites like ticks and fleas that can hop onto your pet; but what about internal parasites? Unlike ticks and fleas, internal parasites are ones that […]
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Lyme disease
Lyme disease is an interesting organism as there are many differences between infection in humans and in dogs. After being bitten by a tick that has transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi, 80% of humans will develop a rash and flu-like symptoms. Joint pain often ensues with 15% of people developing neurologic abnormalities and 5% of people developing […]
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Open House June 17th!
Join the Harbour Cities vet clinic team in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to get a behind the scenes view of our clinic on June 17th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. If weather permits, we’ll be having BBQ & lots of prizes for the little ones! See you there.
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Tick Check Season!
The warmer weather usually results in you and your companion animals spending a lot more time outdoors; walks and hikes in wooded or grassy areas are a fun way to exercise yourself and your pet, but these activities leave us exposed to questing ticks. Ticks do not jump like fleas or fly like the botfly, […]
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Choose Low Stress & Fear Free Veterinary Visit
Within a year of graduating from veterinary school, I realized that there was very little information for the owners, staff and veterinarian on the behaviour of our companion animals. I decided to take Dr. Sophia Yin’s Low-Stress Handling course. It was a course that was challenging and extremely useful. As soon as I started the […]
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