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What are pre-medications, and why do we use them prior to some veterinary visits?
Pre-medications are medicines we use, often the night before and the morning of, some of our veterinary visits. Â They are often used to keep a pet comfortable and calm to promote a fear free visit! Gone are the days of wrangling your dog or cat to trim their nails or take an x-ray! Â This is not good for pets or good for people. Â It makes all of our anxiety high and can even influence some diagnostic tests like urine and blood samples and blood pressure. Â It takes longer and m

Sleepy Dog Veterinary
Oct 24
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Tick Season is Here!
It is time to protect our pets from fleas and ticks. There are many different types of diseases that can be transmitted by ticks and...

Sleepy Dog Veterinary
Jun 13
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Fire Engine Red
A poem by Beth Innis, DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVCHM, CVSMT Those gums fire engines red and so painful Objecting to her very own teeth The cat...

Sleepy Dog Veterinary
Apr 1
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