Fleas have a bad reputation with very good reason. Not only are they an extreme irritant to your pet, but they can also attack people and infest your home and yard. We here at Yarmouth Veterinary Center know the most effective way to keep fleas at bay is to prevent an infestation in the first place. Our veterinarian can recommend products proven to work for flea prevention. But no matter how careful you and your pet may be, sometimes it may be too late for prevention and you are faced with a flea infestation.

Pet Grooming and Bathing Works As the First Step in Flea Eradication

Your next step is getting the fleas out of your home and yard. Vacuuming comes first. Add a bit of flea powder to your vacuum’s chamber to kill the fleas your vacuum traps. Empty the vacuum and discard the debris immediately. Our animal hospital can advise on effective flea-killing sprays, foggers or flea bombs to use around the home. We can advise on sprays and dusting products effective for killing off existing fleas and preventing infestations going forward. 

What other tips do you have for flea prevention?

Two of our highly qualified veterinarians, Drs. Louise LeBoeuf and Peter Smith, founded the practice in 1986. Our staff now also includes three more vets, Drs. Tom Hart, Carol Mauriello, and Becka Samson. Each veterinarian is fully licensed and proficient in providing routine pet care, any necessary emergency care and pet surgery, and a variety of additional services, including pet grooming and pet boarding. We treat cats and dogs, other small animals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds.

Each veterinarian on our staff provides preventative pet care like regular checkups and vaccinations, as well as routine or elective surgery options to maintain or restore optimal health and normal movement for your pets.

We provide spay and neuter procedures, highly recommended for all pets you do not plan to breed. We normally use laser surgery, as it involves less swelling and post-operative pain.

Surgical services include ultrasound, chest X-rays, hematology and biopsy of any removed tumors. While we promote preventative care for pets, if a time comes that your pet requires surgery, we like to give you all the options available.

Please call us today to learn about the various pet surgery options we offer. We look forward to answering your questions, addressing your concerns, and making an appointment for your pet.

Help for Our Animal Hospital and Pet Boarding Clients to Avoid Pet Obesity

Get Your Pet Moving! We understand that some pets are naturally more sedentary than others, and that it can be hard to force them to run and play when they just don't want to move off their comfy spot on the bed or couch. However, you can do some good for both yourself and your pet if you take a regular walk. A walk every day can help keep obesity at bay, and can do its part to keep your own weight in check as well.

We hope that our tips to avoid obesity have helped with your pet feeding plan! Do you have any tips or questions about pet obesity?