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Treat and prevent internal parasites like roundworms, hookworms, and tapeworms with trusted care.

Deworming & Parasite Control: Keeping Your Pet Healthy from the Inside Out
Parasites aren’t always visible, but they can cause serious health issues if left untreated. Deworming and parasite control are key components of your pet’s wellness care—helping protect them from discomfort, illness, and even diseases that can spread to humans.

Whether your pet is an adventurous pup or a stay-at-home cat, regular parasite protection is essential to their health.

Why Deworming and Parasite Control Matter

Intestinal worms, fleas, ticks, and heartworms can impact pets at any age. Some pets show clear signs, like scooting or vomiting, while others have no symptoms at all. Without proper prevention, parasites can lead to:

  • Digestive issues (vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss)

  • Anemia or malnutrition

  • Itchy skin or allergic reactions

  • Life-threatening conditions like heartworm disease

  • Transmission of parasites like roundworms or hookworms to humans

That’s why prevention and routine screening are just as important as treatment.

Common Internal and External Parasites

Internal Parasites (Worms):

  • Roundworms

  • Hookworms

  • Whipworms

  • Tapeworms

  • Giardia

  • Coccidia

External Parasites:

  • Fleas

  • Ticks

  • Mites

How We Protect Your Pet

Our parasite prevention plans are tailored to your pet’s age, lifestyle, and risk factors. We offer:

  • Oral or topical monthly preventatives

  • Flea and tick treatments

  • Deworming protocols for puppies, kittens, and adult pets

  • Annual fecal exams to detect internal parasites

  • Heartworm testing and prevention

  • Treatment for diagnosed infections or infestations

If your pet is active outdoors, visits dog parks, travels, or lives in a multi-pet home, more frequent parasite control may be recommended.

What to Watch For

  • Visible worms in stools or around the rear

  • Diarrhea or vomiting

  • Weight loss despite normal eating

  • Excessive itching or biting at the skin

  • Scooting or dragging the bottom

  • Coughing (possible sign of heartworms)

If you notice any of these signs, it’s best to schedule a visit so we can test and treat promptly.

Protecting your pet from parasites is easier than treating the effects of an infestation. Regular prevention helps keep your pet comfortable, healthy, and safe—all year long.

💙 Whether it’s a checkup, questions, or care needs, visit us—we’re here to be your partner in your pet’s health.

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Animal Medical Center of Tyler FAQs

There is no question too big or too small for our veterinary team.

Cash, Mastercard, Visa, and Discover. Animal Medical Center of Tyler also accepts Care Credit, Scratchpay and Pet Insurance Plans. Read more about our payment options.

No, there is no advantage to letting your pet have one litter and Animal Medical Center of Tyler advises against it. However, there are plenty of advantages to having your pet spayed or neutered. These advantages include decreasing the chances of breast tumors later in life, decreasing the chance of cystic ovaries and uterine infections later in life, decreasing the desire to roam the neighborhood, decreasing the incidence of prostate cancer later in life, helping prevent spraying and marking, and also decreases the surplus of unwanted puppies and kittens.

Some sutures are placed are under the skin and dissolve over time and do not need to be removed. In other instances, skin sutures would need to be removed after 10-14 days at Animal Medical Center of Tyler, depending on the procedure.

This is a blood test that is run here in the clinic of Animal Medical Center of Tyler prior to surgery. It tests the internal organ functions as well as the blood counts of your pet. The pre-anesthetic blood screening is done to assure safety during surgery and to lessen the risk of postoperative complications.

Spaying or neutering can be done at approximately 6 months of age here at Animal Medical Center of Tyler. Your pet is examined and a pre-anesthetic blood screen is completed prior to anesthesia. We believe in taking every precaution to make anesthesia and surgery as safe as it can possibly be!

Yes, patients are seen by appointment. Animal Medical Center of Tyler tries to accommodate walk-ins as we can. If we cannot accommodate you at the time you walk in, convenient drop-off appointments are available at no additional charge. Call us at (903) 617-6891 to schedule or book an appointment online.