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Santa Clarita Veterinarian Discusses Parasite Prevention In SCV

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Dog owners can help prevent the spread of harmful parasites in the SCV by having their pets tested annually and talking to a Santa Clarita veterinarian about a monthly parasite preventative.


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While some kinds of parasites cause physical symptoms– like an upset stomach or persistent diarrhea –other types show no signs at all, making annual parasite testing vital for pet owners to help ensure their own pet’s health, as well as the health of the community’s pets.Santa Clarita Veterinarian Cinema Veterinary Centre

“We definitely recommend yearly testing, both stool testing and heartworm testing,” said Dr. Jaimie Ronchetto of Cinema Veterinary Centre in Santa Clarita. “Some (pets) can just carry (parasites) around and potentially spread them and give them to other pets, so it’s always good to test and find out if there is anything we need to treat for.”

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A deadly cardiovascular parasite called heartworm has been on the rise in coyotes in the region, according to Ronchetto, with mosquitos easily transmitting the parasite from infected wild animals to pets, and then from infected pets to other pets.

All the mosquito needs to do is feed on the blood of the affected animal, bringing heartworm larvae into its own system, and then feed on the blood of another animal.

“If (an infected mosquito) takes a blood meal from your dog, he can inject (heartworm larvae) into your dog, and then they go through the different blood vessels and grow and mature,” Ronchetto said.

After the larvae travel through the bloodstream, they enter the major vessels of the cardiovascular system and multiply. If left untreated, the growing parasite population invades the heart itself, causing heart failure and ultimately killing the pet.

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Santa Clarita pet owners can help protect their pets from contracting heartworm by putting their pet on a monthly heartworm preventative like Heartguard, which is available with a prescription from a veterinarian.

Cinema Veterinary Centre

23460 Cinema Drive

Valencia, CA 91355

661-253-9300

 KHTS AM 1220 - Santa Clarita Radio

Santa Clarita Veterinarian Discusses Parasite Prevention In SCV

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About Melissa Lampert-Abramovitch

Melissa Lampert-Abramovitch has been writing for KHTS since Feb. 2014. She currently writes “Community Spotlight” and feature stories, and coordinates all aspects of both the”KHTS Adopt a Pet” video feature series and “Top Things to Do in Santa Clarita.” She is the creator of “KHTS Adopt a Pet” and acted as News Editor from 2019-2020, as well as Features Director and Newsroom Manager from 2016-2018. A former Valley Publications Staff Writer, Melissa was a contributor to the Santa Clarita Gazette and Canyon Country Magazine from 2015-2016. She has published feature stories with Pet Me Magazine, The Pet Press, The Signal, COC's Cougar News, and KJAMS Radio.