Getting a new puppy this summer? A puppy’s critical socialization period is from 3-12 weeks of age. Most people get their puppy’s at 8 weeks, so that only leaves 4 weeks to make the most impact introducing your puppy (in a positive way) to new things!
We are always excited to make available to our canine patients the newest breakthrough medications. New advances in human medicine roll over into veterinary medicine. Galliprant, our latest medication to be released, combats osteoarthritis in dogs.
Medicated shampoos should be used when you have a medical condition of the skin. Simple, right? What kind of conditions would that be? I would consider a dermatologic condition where there is bacteria on the skin resulting in odor, crusting, scale and possibly pustules on the skin. These symptoms could be defined as pyoderma, or a skin infection due to bacteria.
If your dog is constantly itching, scratching or chewing because of its allergies to pollens, molds or dust mites, we now have a new biologic therapy that targets itch at its source. It’s called CYTOPOINTTM — it is an injection that starts working within one day and helps provide relief of the clinical signs of atopic dermatitis for four to eight weeks.