Big Heartworm special last throught the Month of April!!

The heartworm count has risen!!!

Heartworm is being discovered at higher  rates in our coyote population and in our dogs. Some cats are becoming positive too!

The mosquito will bite an infected animal, suck blood containing a larval stage. In the mosquito, the larvae develops into a more mature larval stage which is then injected into another dog. In that dog, that larvae grows into an adult which then occupies the vessel that travels from the heart to the lungs.  Multiple worms at the site can block circulation.

Symptoms that you may see are exercise intolerance (your dog will get tired more easily on a walk or during play), fatigue in general, coughing, and ultimately, collapse. The problem is that by the time you see these symptoms, the worm burden can be too high and it may be too late to save your dog.

Treatment is tough on your pet. After staging the diseaes by performing blood tests and xrays, a series of very painful shots are given in the muscle. The medication kills the adult worm. The individual worms shower into the bloodstream potentially causing clots anywhere in the body. Any organ can be affected.

Screening is easy!   Just make an appointment to bring your dog in for a tiny blood draw. We can give you results within 10-15 minutes!

Prevention is easy!! We carry Heartgard Plus which also helps prevent roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms.

If you have a cat that spends a lot of time outdoors in a mosquito burdened area, please make an appointment so we can discuss testing and prevention for your cat

Our special is….. 15% off heartworm tests and prevention.  If your pet’s annual exam was performed within the last 10 months you can get 6 months of prevention. If your pet’s annual exam was performed within the last 2 months, you can get 12 months of product!

Call to make an appointment now to protect your pet at 760-945-0606.

You can now purchase products that Dr. Morris specifically recommends to help you take good care of your pet.  Dr. Morris recommends specific types of harnesses for walks and for safe car rides, supplements for your elder dog or cat with arthritis, vitamins for certain breeds (German Shepherds) and for dogs with certain conditions (demodecosis), chews to help your cat’s and dog’s teeth clean, flea combs, sheddin’ blades, nail trimmers (with Quik stop), and cat laxatives.

Our goal at Rancho Del Oro Veterinary Hospital is for our clients to enjoy their precious furry family members for as long as possible.  Preventive care is critical to achieve that goal.

Are you finding adult fleas on your cat or dog??   Want to get rid of them IMMEDIATELY??  Capstar is a safe pill that will kill adult fleas within 1/2 hour of contact.  Capstar does only last 24 hours so you should make sure your pet hangs out in different parts of his/her home environment to kill adult fleas that may be hiding throughout your home.

We literally have had no known medication reactions since we have been dispensing this product.

Due to the 2 week life cycle of the flea, we have been recommending a dosage of Capstar to each pet in the home on Day 1, Day 2, Day 7 and Day 14.  This has worked to help wipe out the major adult flea population in your home.

WE NOW CARRY VECTRA!!!

Beware!!! The fleas have become more stubborn!!!  But Vectra is more stubborn!! Yeah!!

Vectra is a new topical agent that we now carry.  The response has been incredible!  One sweep of the medication applied monthly has seem to have done the trick.  Animals with long term flea problems are no longer bothered.

Vectra is over the counter, which means no exam is required to purchase it.  We have individual dosages of all sizes in stock.

For dogs greater than 55#, we sometimes carry VECTRA 3D which also helps protect against ticks and mosquitoes. Call in advance to check availability of this product.

Heartworm prevention is now in!!

Heartworm positive counts in San Diego are rising!!!

Do you live near Guajome Lake? Do you travel a lot with your dog? Do you love camping? Is your dog primarily outdoors?

All reasons to worry about your dog getting heartworm disease!!

Heartworm disease is caused by a worm that sits in the large blood vessel from the heart to the lungs.  If enough adult worms accumulate, they can cause an obstruction of blood flow through that vessel.  SCARY!! and potentially FATAL!

The unfortunate thing is that even if the disease is detected early, the current ideal course of treatment can be dangerous also!!  When adult worms die, they can shower into the circulation and cause blockage of smaller vessels.

The worm is introduced to your pet through a bite by a mosquito carrying the immature stages of the worm. The larvae enters the bloodstream and turns into an adult in the dog and cat.  The adult then travels and situates itself in the pulmonary artery.

The best thing to do is to prevent!! We now carry Heartgard Plus which, like the Interceptor, also prevents roundworms, hookworms, whipworms.

Since Heartgard Plus is also a prescription, like Interceptor, a current annual exam and heartworm test (a simple blood test) is required in order for  us to dispense the prevention.

Please call us at 760-945-0606 to make an appointment.

Vectra special 

Vectra is our current highly effective, topical flea control agent. It should be applied monthly to your pet all year round.  If you have a serious adult flea problem, we also carry Capstar which is a very safe, highly effective adult flea quick killer!!

Vectra’s manufacturer is offering a huge special on Vectra

Buy 3 tubes of Vectra of the same size and get 1 free from the manufacturer!

Buy 6 tubes of Vectra of the same size and receive 3 free from the manufacturer!

Rattlesnake special

We carry the rattlesnake vaccine.

Theoretically, if your vaccinated pet were bit by a snake, your dog would require less anti-venin than an unvaccinated pet!!!

Enough reason to help protect your pet from these venomous snakes!

Here are the packages we offer:

Package 1:  Annual exam at 15 % off and vaccine during visit #1

                  complimentary technician exam with the 2nd booster vaccine 1 month later.

Package 2 (for dogs current with their annual exams)

                  Technician exam and vaccine during visit #1

                  complimentary technician exam with the 2nd booster vaccine 1 month later.

Just call us at 760-945-0606 to help protect your pet.

We also want to thank her staff who are fabulous!  Friendly, well-informed, and always accommodating - Pelusa would never go anywhere else.

Thank you,
G & G