Blog: Parasite season

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What You Need To Know About Parasites & Your Pets by Michelle W., ACA

Has your pet had its annual parasite blood test? Did you receive your summer parasite prevention for the spring/summer season? If not, North Town Veterinary Hospital has plenty of information to help you. Here are some of our most common summer concerns when it comes to Parasite Season: Heartworm Heartworm is...

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Heartworm Disease by Dr. Mehran Baroughi

What is Heartworm? Heartworms, Dirofilaria immitis, belong to the same class of worms as roundworms. In fact, they look a bit like roundworms, but that is where the similarity ends. Heartworms spend their adult life in the right side of the heart and the large blood vessels connecting the heart...

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Parasite Prevention Information Night!

Join the North Town Veterinary Hospital team on Thursday, May 8th at 7pm to learn important information about parasite prevention. With spring & summer upon us our pets are prone to ticks, fleas, heartworm and other parasitic disease. Dr. Jon Forbes will be joined by Dr. Hofstede from Bayer. Dr....

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Ticks by Dr. Tiffany Rennick

Ticks! For most people, the very thought makes them shudder. These insects themselves are more than just a concern. Ticks can transmit serious diseases to pets and humans. Tick populations have been increasing in Ontario and with them, an increase in tick borne diseases. The tick life cycle has 4...