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What is Heartworm Disease? Heartworms are 8″ long spaghetti-like worms that live inside a dog’s heart and can cause potentially life-threatening heart disease. These adult worms produce hundreds of microscopic larvae that circulate in the blood of the infected host (dog, coyote, fox, wolf). Heartworm disease is transmitted when a...

COVID-19

Elective Veterinary Surgeries & How to Help Avoid a Pet Pregnancy Crisis The following are some explanations for some of the changes we have made during these unprecedented times and some advice on how you can help a new problem from arising. One major change is that all elective surgeries...

Heartworm Disease Testing, Treatment & Prevention

What is Heartworm Disease? Heartworms are 8″ long spaghetti-like worms that live inside a dog’s heart and can cause potentially life-threatening heart disease. These adult worms produce hundreds of microscopic larvae that circulate in the blood of the infected host (dog, coyote, fox, wolf). Heartworm disease is transmitted when a...

Trip to the Vet – Cat Edition

So it’s that time of year again. Your cat is hiding under the bed. You’ve dragged the carrier out of the garage and wiped it off. You’re hoping to come away from this event with minimal wounds. It’s the day you and your cat go to the vet! If you...

Heartworm in Southern Ontario

So why even think about heartworm when we live in Ontario?  It’s a “southern” disease, right?  Wrong.  While the incidence of heartworm in Ontario is low, especially compared to the southern United States, it still exists.  In fact the highest incidence of disease in Canada is in Ontario.  In 2018...

Tick Prevention & Removal in Oakville for Dogs

Ticks in Oakville Ticks are quickly becoming a serious threat to the health of dogs and people in southern Ontario. In recent years at Abbey Animal Hospital not a day goes by without fielding a question or examining a dog because of a tick concern. There are a few different types...