MYTH: Treating Heartworm Disease is just as easy as preventing it.
FACT:  Treatment for heartworm disease is expensive, traumatic, and risky; the outcome is unpredictable, and it:

Lasts for 4-6 months
Calls for multiple injections of an arsenic-based drug
Requires that the pet owner crate and isolate pet for 6-8 weeks
Involves significant expense – it can cost up to [...]

1. When do I need to vaccinate my puppy or kitten; and what vaccines do you recommend?
When you have a new puppy or kitten, I understand your confusion about your new pet’s needs including vaccinations.  Here is a chart of vaccinations that I commonly recommend to our clients:
Puppy Protocol
DA2PP+C (a 5-way vaccine for distemper, adenovirus, parvo, parainfluenza and [...]

[ January 8, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Our next basic obedience class- ( 4 months and older)  will be starting April 9, 2010  6:00-7:00pm. We are accepting students at this time. Students must be at least four months old and have completed their vaccine series
which include: Three sets of DHPP+C, one Bordetella, and one Rabies vaccine.
Adult students are welcomed at any age after [...]