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- 2. A topical treatment for cats used to treat and control hookworms, roundworms, and tapeworms and for the prevention of heartworm disease.
- 4. With one bite from a ________, L3 heartworm larvae can be passed from the mosquito to the dog. When a dog receives preventative like Heartgard Plus every 30 days, the larvae are killed before they can develop into adult worms.
- 5. What stage of the flea lifecycle makes up 5% of the total flea population?
- 7. Can be spread through the ingestion of larvae on grass or other matter contaminated with feces of infected dogs, or by penetration of larvae directly through the skin, or via infected milk in nursing puppies.
- 9. Hookworms can cause __________, debilitation, and even death in infected dogs.
- 13. is a great resource for staff training and client education resources.
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- 1. Nexgard is effective when given with or _______ food.
- 3. larvae can be transmitted to dogs through ingestion of infected ova from soil or hair coat, transplacentally, and although rarely, via the milk of newly infected mothers nursing their pups.
- 6. Roundworms and hookworms are ___________, meaning they can infect people as well as pets.
- 8. Roundworms can cause ________, weight loss, and a swollen abdomen in infected dogs.
- 10. If a client is not satisfied with Nexgard after _____ months of proper administration, they may be eligible for the satisfaction plus guarantee.
- 11. Nexgard is approved for puppies as young as _____ weeks of age.
- 12. number of eggs a female flea can lay in a 24 hour period.