Today more than 78 percent of pet owners in the US consider their pets as children. Pet owners increasingly demand the same degree of care for their pets as they expect for their family. Advancements in pet care demonstrate how veterinarians are helping these pets live longer and happier lives. Microchip Identification -The microchip is a tiny form of computerized identification implanted under a pet's skin by a veterinarian.
Microchips supplement traditional collar and tag identification.
They do not replace them. Once the chip is in place, it can be scanned to provide necessary information to reunite an owner with a lost or stolen pet. Flea Control -Pet owners have several new options in controlling fleas, ranging from topically applied solutions that kill fleas on contact to new pills and oral liquids. Many of these products are used only once a month. New lawn products contain live organisms that feed on flea larvae, eliminating the need for chemicals and insecticides.