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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  If she bites someone and does not have her rabies shot she will be taken away from you and you will probably be fined and they might put her to sleep. In every state it is the law your dog have rabies. They also need yearly blood work. As well as heart worm prevention. If your dog gets heart worms the treatment is very expensive and could kill your dog and if it doesn't kill your dog it will leave them with issues whether that be heart problems or something else. It is also good to have a regular vet because what if your dog or dogs get sick. |
Good points - Taylor. And as I so well know it can take only one mosquitoe bite to infect your dog with heartworm.
I do yearly blood work on my seniors, but I do bloodwork - 9-12months old, repeat at 2yrs old along with the specialized testing I do, then 4yrs old - unless some other issue arises, then 6 yrs old, then from 8 yrs on annually.
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