Posts from April, 2014

Long hair is so warm and cozy!

and beautiful!

and oh so stylish!

The goal of heartworm treatment in dogs is to eliminate adult heartworms and microfilaria.  Treatment is expensive and takes several months to complete. Continue…

Heartworms have been identified in all 50 United States

• Give every 30 days
• Give all year long
• Treatment is 15 times more expensive than prevention

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Dr. Anna was born and raised in Guthrie, Oklahoma. As a teenager, Dr. Anna found her beloved pet dead on the side of the road left to die without any help. That was the moment she decided to become a vet and vowed to help other people and their pets. After a few years of practicing in New Hampshire, Dr. Anna became homesick and decided to return to Guthrie to be with her parents and five other siblings. Family and friends are a major part of our lives which is why we treat our clients at Guthrie Pet Hospital as family.  Dr. Anna and her husband do not have children but are very proud pet parents and therefore, treat every four legged friend as part of the family. 

Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”  It’s 15 times more expensive to treat for heartworms than it is to prevent.  Heartworm medication is available in several different forms. Continue…

Do you know what I like most about my job?  The success stories!  A revolutionary new diet for dogs from #HillsPet has helped my patients with weight loss success! Continue…

Heartworms in cats is not as common as it is in dogs.  However, it is HARD to diagnose and HARD to treat!  Cats with heartworms develop a syndrome known as HARD which stands for Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease. Continue…

I recommend yearly heartworm testing even if your pet is on heartworm prevention. 

• It checks for adult worms in the heart
• It checks for 6 tick-transmitted disease
• It’s inexpensive and is done in the clinic
• It takes 3 drops of blood and 8 minutes to get results

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Dr. Anna was born and raised in Guthrie, Oklahoma. As a teenager, Dr. Anna found her beloved pet dead on the side of the road left to die without any help. That was the moment she decided to become a vet and vowed to help other people and their pets. After a few years of practicing in New Hampshire, Dr. Anna became homesick and decided to return to Guthrie to be with her parents and five other siblings. Family and friends are a major part of our lives which is why we treat our clients at Guthrie Pet Hospital as family.  Dr. Anna and her husband do not have children but are very proud pet parents and therefore, treat every four-legged friend as part of the family. 

Is your dog on heartworm prevention every 30 days?  If not just take a good long look at this picture.  Don’t let your dog be the next statistic (1 out of every 89). Continue…

Last year’s CAPC Heartworm Prevalence Map showed 4.3 million dogs were tested for heartworms.  Unfortunately, 48,000 (1 out of every 89) tested positive for heartworms.  Learn more about heartworms in dogs and help spread the word during Heartworm Awareness Month! Continue…