ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
4
Comments
I was listening to Science Friday as I was driving home from a dog walking today, and one of the topics grabbed my attention and I wanted to share it. Imagine every pet owners nightmare... your pet is poking around outside and BAM! they get tangled up with a skunk who gets spooked! You've got one...
04/24/2009
Heartworm (HW) infection is caused by a filarial (worm-like) organism, Dirofilaria immiti. The carriers are nearly 70 species of mosquitoes. The mosquitoes hosts the worm in it's larval stage, where it then may transmit it to it's wild or companion animal victim. Ferrets and dogs are highly susce...
04/05/2009