Ringworm

Ringworm, also called dermatophytosis, is a fungal infection that occurs in the skin, hair and nails. The fungi feed on the keratin that is found in the outer layers of these structures. Ringworm infections can occur in all domesticated species of animals. There are a number of distinct species of dermatophyte fungi and some are ‘zoonotic’,

What Do Pet Vaccines Really Protect Your Dog From?

By vet-wpadm | April 28, 2022 | Animal Hospital, Helpful Tips For Dogs | Animal clinic Mississauga, Animal Hospital Mississauga, Animal Hospital near me, Vet Clinic Mississauga, Vet near Me, veterinarian near me, veterinary clinic Mississauga | Like |

Most people are aware that their pets should be vaccinated, but you may not know the reason why. Vaccines are incredibly vital and must be part of your pet’s preventative care as they will help prevent serious diseases and provide pet owners with peace of mind.

Pet vaccines allow the body to build an effective immune response against viruses and bacteria,

Should I Get My Dog or Cat Microchipped? Read All Answers!

By vet-wpadm | August 20, 2019 | Animal Hospital, Helpful Tips For Dogs | Animal Hospital Mississauga, Animal Hospital near me, Vet Clinic Mississauga, vet Mississauga, veterinarian Mississauga, veterinarian near me, veterinary clinic Mississauga | Like |

Every year, hundreds of pets who get lost or are abandoned by their owners end up living in shelters. Most of them are never reunited with their family while a few lucky ones get found with major search efforts. If you don't want to lose your pet, it's better to get them microchipped by a [...]

Lyme Disease: Signs, Treatment & Prevention

Lyme diseases is an infectious disease that can even affect the humans, cats and other species, although it commonly infects dogs. This problem stems from the microscopic bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi that is a transmitted from the infected tick bites into an animal host. There are a variety of clinical signs for having Lyme diseases [...]

Is Your Pet Caught By Cardiac Arrhythmias? Get The Treatment

By vet-wpadm | September 28, 2018 | Animal Hospital, Helpful Tips For Dogs | Animal clinic Mississauga, Animal Hospital near me, emergency vet Mississauga, Vet Clinic Mississauga, vet Mississauga, Vet near Me, veterinarian Mississauga, veterinarian near me, veterinary clinic Mississauga | Like |

Arrhythmias has two different definitions, one is an abnormal heart rhythm while the other is normal variants like respiratory sinus arrhythmia in a dog. The dangerous arrhythmia can even lead to the risk of cardiac death suddenly. Sinus node disease and atrial standstill are the common types of Arrhythmia while the heart block, ventricular premature [...]

Flea, Be Gone

What is a Flea? Last month, we posted a blog about ticks. (To read about ticks click Here)Fleas are quite similar to ticks - they are both small, ectoparasites that cannot fly and live on the surface of animals by ingesting their host’s blood. However unlike ticks, fleas have 6 legs and can use their [...]

Intestinal Parasites

By vet-wpadm | July 21, 2017 | Animal Hospital, Helpful Tips For Dogs, Intestinal Parasites | Animal Hospital near me, emergency vet Mississauga, intestinal parasites, parasite intestinal, parasite intestinale, symptoms of intestinal parasites, vet Mississauga, veterinarian near me | Like |

What is a parasite? A parasite is any organism that takes or uses resources and nutrients from another host organism by residing in or on them. We previously discussed a few ectoparasites (ticks). Intestinal parasites are those that live within the gastro-intestinal tract of their hosts. However don’t be fooled; intestinal parasites can still be [...]

Ticks: Vectors of Disease

By vet-wpadm | June 23, 2017 | Animal Hospital | Animal clinic Mississauga, Animal Hospital near me, Vet Clinic Mississauga, Vet near Me, veterinarian Mississauga, veterinarian near me, veterinary clinic Mississauga | Like |

What is a Tick? Ticks are eight-legged creatures, also known as an arachnid. They are an ectoparasite which means they are found on the body of mammals, birds, and sometimes even amphibians or reptiles. There are four stages in a tick's life: egg, larvae, nymph, and adult. Ticks wait in wooded areas on the tips [...]

It’s Heartworm Season! Are You Ready?

By vet-wpadm | June 15, 2017 | Animal Hospital | Animal clinic Mississauga, Animal Hospital Mississauga, Animal Hospital near me, heartworm testing, heartworm testing Mississauga, Vet near Me, veterinarian near me, veterinary clinic Mississauga | Like |

What is Heartworm? Heartworm is a parasite transferred by the bite of an infected mosquito. This happens when a mosquito bites an infected animal - the young heartworms (called microfilaria) can enter into the mosquito. After a 2 week incubation period, the microfilaria will mature into larvae. When this mosquito feeds again after the incubation [...]

Lyme Disease

By mzaytoun | April 7, 2016 | Animal Hospital | Animal clinic Mississauga, Animal Hospital Mississauga, Animal Hospital near me, Lyme Disease, lyme disease in dogs, symptoms of lyme disease in dogs, vet Mississauga, veterinarian Mississauga, veterinary clinic Mississauga | Like | Leave a comment |

What is Lyme disease? How could my dog be infected? Lyme disease is a systemic infection cause by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called a spirochete. The bacterium is carried by several species of ticks, most commonly the Deer tick or blacklegged tick, and dogs become infected when they are bitten by an infected tick. The tick [...]