Importance of Parasite Prevention

Parasites pose a significant threat to pets. As a pet owner, you must protect your pet against parasites. Unfortunately, pets can get parasites from different places. For example, other pets can bring parasites to your pet or during outdoor activities. Many of these parasites can transmit dangerous diseases that can be fatal to your four-legged friend. Luckily, these parasites can be prevented. At Desert East Animal Hospital, we offer parasite prevention for pets with help from a veterinarian at our animal hospital in El Paso, TX, and its surroundings.

What Is Pet Parasite Prevention?

Parasite prevention limits the risk of your pet getting exposed to certain parasites. The prevention may involve flea baths, medications, or any other strategy provided by a veterinarian at our animal hospital depending on the risk and whether the parasites are internal or external. Many of the common parasites that invade pets may include:

• Fleas
• Heartworm
• Tick or ticks
• Ringworms
• Mites
• Hookworms

Importance of Parasite Prevention 

Parasite prevention is vital preventative care for pets. Let’s explore some of the reasons why parasite prevention is crucial for your pet:

• Prevent pet diseases: Parasites are harmful and spread disease to your pet. For example, internal parasites like hookworm’s suck blood from your pet and put them at risk for anemia. Likewise, external parasites cause diseases like Lyme disease or skin disorders. When these diseases invade your pet, it becomes costly to treat them.
• Prevent human diseases: Some parasites cause zoonotic infections, which can be transferred from pets to people, posing a risk to human health.
• Improves pet’s quality of life: Parasites cause lots of discomfort and agitation in pets. You probably find them scratching, biting, and licking their skin if infected. The truth is, whether external or internal, parasites lower your pet’s quality of life.
• Preserves your pet’s nourishment: Parasites starve your pet as they create competition for vital nutrients. Malnourished pets develop a slow growth rate, which affects your pet’s health.

Contact Us for Fleas, Tick, and Heartworm Prevention from a “Veterinarian Near Me”

Parasites are not only annoying but pose risks to your pet. Looking for an animal hospital in EL Paso, TX, and its surroundings? Look no further than Desert East Animal Hospital for preventative parasite treatment. Besides offering treatment, we advise on the routine preventive care measures you can take to keep fleas, tick, heartworm, or any other pesky parasite from your pet. Call us for a veterinarian at our animal hospital at 915-855-4100.