Pet Questions: Dangers of tick bites

, PREVENT IDENTITY THEFT.
SARAH: TIME NOW FOR ANSWERS TO
SOME OF YOUR PET QUESTIONS.
JOINING US AS DR. KIM HAMMOND
FROM FALLS ROAD ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
DR. HAMMOND: THE GERMAN SHEPHERD
WON THE WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW.
HERE YOU GO JOLENE.
IT SARAH: I CANNOT BELIEVE SHE
IS ONLY SIX MONTHS.
IT EDWARD: SHE IS A BIG ONE.
SARAH: IF YOU QUESTIONS.
I RECENTLY PULLED A TICK OFF MY
DOG.
I HEARD THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP A
SEVERE BRAIN INJURY FROM THIS.
IS IT POSSIBLE?
DR. HAMMOND: OH MY GOSH.
RIGHT NOW, SENATOR HAGANS FROM
NORTH CAROLINA IS REALLY ILL
WITH ENCEPHALITIS SHE CAUGHT
FROM A VIRUS FROM A TECH.
THEY CAN BE SPREAD TO HUMANS.
TAKES ARE DANGEROUS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT PURPOSE THEY
ARE FOR NATURE.
I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
EITHER WAY, IT IS TICK SEASON 24
HOURS A DAY, 12 MONTHS OUT OF
THE YEAR IN MARYLAND.
CUT YOUR GRASS IN THE SUMMER
SHORT.
SARAH: IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND
THEM ON YOUR PETS, TOO.
DR. HAMMOND: THE SENATOR IS
REALLY ILL FROM A BAYERISCHE CUT
FROM A TECH.
-- SHE IS REALLY ILL FROM A
VIRUS SHE GOT FROM A TENT --
FROM A TICK.
SARAH: MY 17-YEAR-OLD CAP -- CAT
IS LIMPING AND HAS BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH SHOULDER
ARTHRITIS.
WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH
CATS GETTING RELIEF WITH LASER
THERAPY?
DR. HAMMOND: LASER THERAPY IS AN
INTERESTING THERAPY, BUT THERAPY
SHOULD REALLY BE NARROW DOWN TO
YOUR SPECIFIC CAUSE OF
ARTHRITIS.
IT COULD BE A BONE CHIP.
YOU NEED TO FIND AN ORTHOPEDIC
SURGEON TO REALLY DIAGNOSE THE
CAUSE OF THE ARTHRITIS.
THESE OF THERAPY IS NOT
AGGRESSIVE.
IF IT IS A MINOR ARTHRITIS,
LASER THEIR PEOPLE PROBABLY BE
OK.
SARAH: MY 4-YEAR-OLD GERMAN
SHEPHERD HAS DEVELOPED A POT
BELLY AND HAS SOME HAIR LOSS.
IS THIS CAUSE FOR CONCERN?
DR. HAMMOND: WELL, JOLENE, IF
YOU DEVELOPED A POTBELLY, THERE
WOULD BE CAUSE FOR CONCERN.
[LAUGHTER]
A POTBELLY IS A PROBLEM.
CAP LOSS IS A PROBLEM.
-- CARE LOSS IS A PROBLEM.
YOU MAY WANT TO TALK EVENT

Pet Questions: Dangers of tick bites

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