
MONTAUK COLUMNS *Dr. Molly's Summer Pet Tips..* Montauk's Mobile Vet As Summer comes back to Montauk so do the “bugs”. It’s important to select the right prevention for your pet based on his/her lifestyle. Ticks, out of their winter hibernation are eager to attach and feed off of your pets. They are carriers of bacteria and blood parasites that can infect your animals as well as you; Lyme disease and Ehrlichiosis most commonly and an emerging Anaplasmosis. The tick passes these bacteria through their mouth parts into the animal’s bloodstream. Research has shown that a tick must be attached for a minimum of 24-48 hours to infect your pet. It is important to examine you pets coat and skin after exposure to infested areas such as wooded areas and beach grasses. Remove and kill ticks as early as possible. Topical monthly tick preventions Frontline, Revolution and Advantix aim to kill the ticks as they bite your pet. There is also a vaccine available to boost your pets immune system to combat Lyme disease. These diseases can be detected with a 5 minute in hospital blood test (4DX) and are treated with antibiotics. Fleas having been waiting all winter for the warm weather to return. They too have been looking forward to biting your pets; dog, cat, rabbit or pocket-pet. There are several products available for the prevention of fleas, be sure that you are ahead of the flea season by starting your prevention beforethey arrive. Fleas not only cause severe itching and allergy reactions to sensitive cats and dogs, but also transmit tapeworms if ingested. Flea bite hypersensitivity is still the number one skin allergy in our pets and preventable. Products such as Advantage, Frontline, Revolution, and Advantix prevent fleas. Mosquitos will be hatching as the weather continues to improve. To keep your pet safe from Heartworm disease which is transmitted to cats and dogs by a mosquito bite, you must use a monthly prevention. When a cat or dog is bit by an infected mosquito the heartworm larva enter the bloodstream and make there way to the heart and lungs where they multiply if not prevented. A simple blood test can detect heartworm. Heartgard+ is a chewable tablet that deworms and deheartworms your dog once a month, while Revolution and Advantix are topical preventions.Dogs that suffer from fly bite sensitivity will benefit from Advantix’s unique repellent action. Mites can go unnoticed unless you or your pet are allergic to their bite. The Mites most commonly bothering our pets are ear mites, sarcoptic mites and harvest mites(chiggers). These mites can cause intense itching and allergy reactions, often requiring medical attention. Revolution is the only approved topical mite prevention. The 4DX is the five minute in hospital dog blood test for Lyme, Ehrlichia and Heartworm, and Anaplasmosis . Routine screening is advised to monitor your dog’s health. Although we are all anxious to get back in the water, it is still too early for our pets to swim….cool water temperatures can leave your best friend hypothermic and expose them to illnesses. Have a safe and healthy Summer! ~ Dr Molly and Christine Montauk Mobile Vet Contact information: Contact Montauk's Mobile Vet at: 631-238-5171 for any of your pets’ needs.
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MONTAUK COLUMNS

Dr. Molly's Summer Pet Tips..
Montauk's Mobile Vet

As Summer comes back to Montauk so do the “bugs”. It’s important to select the right prevention for your pet based on his/her lifestyle.

Ticks, out of their winter hibernation are eager to attach and feed off of your pets. They are carriers of bacteria and blood parasites that can infect your animals as well as you; Lyme disease and Ehrlichiosis most commonly and an emerging Anaplasmosis. The tick passes these bacteria through their mouth parts into the animal’s bloodstream. Research has shown that a tick must be attached for a minimum of 24-48 hours to infect your pet. It is important to examine you pets coat and skin after exposure to infested areas such as wooded areas and beach grasses. Remove and kill ticks as early as possible. Topical monthly tick preventions Frontline, Revolution and Advantix aim to kill the ticks as they bite your pet. There is also a vaccine available to boost your pets immune system to combat Lyme disease. These diseases can be detected with a 5 minute in hospital blood test (4DX) and are treated with antibiotics.

Fleas having been waiting all winter for the warm weather to return. They too have been looking forward to biting your pets; dog, cat, rabbit or pocket-pet. There are several products available for the prevention of fleas, be sure that you are ahead of the flea season by starting your prevention beforethey arrive. Fleas not only cause severe itching and allergy reactions to sensitive cats and dogs, but also transmit tapeworms if ingested. Flea bite hypersensitivity is still the number one skin allergy in our pets and preventable. Products such as Advantage, Frontline, Revolution, and Advantix prevent fleas.

Mosquitos will be hatching as the weather continues to improve. To keep your pet safe from Heartworm disease which is transmitted to cats and dogs by a mosquito bite, you must use a monthly prevention. When a cat or dog is bit by an infected mosquito the heartworm larva enter the bloodstream and make there way to the heart and lungs where they multiply if not prevented. A simple blood test can detect heartworm. Heartgard+ is a chewable tablet that deworms and deheartworms your dog once a month, while Revolution and Advantix are topical preventions.Dogs that suffer from fly bite sensitivity will benefit from Advantix’s unique repellent action.

Mites can go unnoticed unless you or your pet are allergic to their bite. The Mites most commonly bothering our pets are ear mites, sarcoptic mites and harvest mites(chiggers). These mites can cause intense itching and allergy reactions, often requiring medical attention. Revolution is the only approved topical mite prevention.

The 4DX is the five minute in hospital dog blood test for Lyme, Ehrlichia and Heartworm, and Anaplasmosis . Routine screening is advised to monitor your dog’s health.

Although we are all anxious to get back in the water, it is still too early for our pets to swim….cool water temperatures can leave your best friend hypothermic and expose them to illnesses.

Have a safe and healthy Summer!

~ Dr Molly and Christine

Montauk Mobile Vet Contact information:
Contact Montauk's Mobile Vet at: 631-238-5171 for any of your pets’ needs.

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