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Your Guide to a Smooth Transition: Tips for Adopting a Shelter Pet

As December brings holiday cheer, it also marks Shelter Pet Month a time to celebrate and encourage pet adoption. If you're considering welcoming a furry friend into your home this winter, here are some in-depth tips to help you and your new companion adjust. We'll also highlight our veterinary clinic's valuable services to support you along the way!

Windy Hill Veterinary Hospital

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4 days ago

Your Guide to a Smooth Transition: Tips for Adopting a Shelter Pet

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Our weather is unpredictable, and even in the winter, it doesn't get below freezing. Flea, tick, and mosquito activity decreases with cooler weather but requires freezing temperatures over a sustained number of days for them to die. Intestinal parasites are a year-round occurrence, and heartworm prevention also keeps these parasites under control.
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