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Sample Articles From This Site
Here are a few sample articles to give you an idea of the kinds of things you'll find when you subscribe to The Veterinary Insider. These articles are reprinted as they originally appeared in the members-only section of this site.
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Money Saving Tip #41: How To Save Money On Heartworm Treatment
Heartworms can cause serious disease in dogs. Not only that, the cost of treatment can be devastating to a pet owner's pocketbook. In many cases, treatment can easily exceed $1000, and that doesn't include any extra expenses resulting from treatment complications. The good news, though, is that treatment for heartworms can be made affordable. . . .
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Money Saving Tip #40: Don't Combine Heartworm and Flea Medications
Combination heartworm/flea and tick products are popular these days and represent a large profit center for pet pharmacy companies and for veterinarians. While these products may convenient to you, the pet owner, they're probably costing you more money than if you purchased each medication separately. For example, . . .
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My Dog Tested Positive For Heartworms. Now What?
Heartworm disease is a devastating disease of dogs, responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year. Most of these occur due to the destruction that these worms do to not just the heart, but the lungs, liver, and kidneys as well. In some cases, the worm burden within the heart and blood vessels can become so great that circulation of blood is actually compromised, resulting in sudden death . . .
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Don't Fear The Steroid
If there ever was a class of drugs that revolutionized both human and veterinary medicine, it would be steroids. Produced naturally by the body and also synthetically by man, steroid hormones are vital to life and can be used therapeutically in a wide variety of useful ways. However, these compounds are among the most misunderstood of all drug groups in the public eye. . . .
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Managing Your Pet's Skin Allergies
If you own a pet that suffers from skin allergies, take heart - you are not alone! Allergic skin disease is probably the most common affliction seen by veterinarians across the country. Left unchecked, allergies can greatly reduce your pet's quality of life (not to mention yours) and lead to secondary infections. Skin allergies can rarely be . . .
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My Pet Is Limping. Now What?
Sarah Brisiel, VN
Your pet has developed a limp. What do you do? It is easiest to think about this process the same way you would if it happened to you. . . .
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The Case for Year-Round Heartworm Prevention
J. Lindh
As mentioned previously in another article, in some areas of the country, heartworm preventive medication is given on a seasonal basis only during the warmer months when mosquitoes are a problem. However, there's a solid case . . .
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