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depending on patient health and lifestyle factors.
A fecal exam is a screening test only. If the test is positive
for a parasite, it is important to treat that pet accordingly.
However, it is not uncommon to have a negative fecal
result in the face of an overwhelming parasitic infection,
especially for parasites that only shed their eggs sporadically in the stool.
Use of a tick preventative is recommended for pets that
hike, hunt or spend a lot of time outdoors, especially in
the spring and early summer months. Currently our recommendation is Parastar, Frontline Plus or the use of a tick
collar such as Preventic or Seresto.
Fleas are usually not a large problem in the Denver area,
however, Sentinel Spectrum does contain an inhibiting
agent for fleas. Other products such as Parastar, Capstar,
Seresto and Frontline Plus are useful.
For a full list of details please visit:
www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/capc-general-guidelines
For more information on parasite control and about individual
parasites, (lifecycle, transmission, and prevalence, etc.) please
visit the following websites:
American Animal Hospital Association
www.aaha.org/pet_owner
Centers for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/healthypets
Pets & Parasites
www.petsandparasites.org
Parasites, Pets & Kids
www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1942
American Heartworm Society
www.heartwormsociety.org
Canine Heartworm Infection
www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=595
www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=615
We would like to recognize Dr.
Rainier Ko who recently finished his
residency in neurology and has
passed his board examination. He is
now a Diplomate of the American
College of Veterinary Internal
Medicine in Neurology. Dr. Ko is
now one of only six veterinarians
that is board-certified in both surgery
and neurology worldwide.
Dr. Rainier Ko earned his Doctorate
of Veterinary Medicine degree in
2000 from the Université de
Montréal, Canada. Following his
internship at the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, Dr. Ko
returned to Montréal as a laboratory instructor in small animal
anatomy and applied surgical anatomy.
He then completed a residency in small animal surgery and a three
year joint Master of Science at Purdue Un iversity, Indiana in 2005.
Dr. Ko spent three years as a staff surgeon at Alameda East
Veterinary Hospital. Following this, he returned to Purdue University
in 2008 as an assistant professor in small animal orthopedics and
neurosurgery.
Dr. Ko received board-certification in small animal veterinary
surgery in 2007. He joined the surgery team at Wheat Ridge Animal
Hospital in 2010 and also completed his neurology residency here.
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