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Tammy Owen, RVT

Practice Manager

Tammy feels very fortunate because she always knew that she wanted to work with animals in veterinary medicine. She attended Seneca College in 1988 for the AHT program, graduated in 1990, and wrote her RVT exam the same year. She joined the Champlain Animal Hospital team in 1995. Tammy's favourite thing about working at the hospital is being part of an amazing, dedicated and compassionate team that focuses on providing quality medicine and patient care to all wonderful clients. Her role includes client service, pharmacy technician, nutrition consultation, assisting other team members whenever needed for patient care, and maintaining the inventory.

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4DX Testing: A Quick and Powerful Screening Tool for the Health of Your Dog

The 4DX test is a quick blood test that screens for four diseases which affect our dogs: Heartworm, Lyme, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia. Heartworm disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and is becoming more prevalent as the climate warms and more dogs (unknowingly infected) are brought into the province from other areas where mosquito borne diseases are widespread. In a few discrete areas within southern Ontario, such as Peterborough County, the prevalence of infection in dogs not on a heartworm preventive can be as high as 5% to 10%.* Local wildlife such as foxes, coyotes and wolves may be infected and be able to spread the disease to our dogs through the mosquito.

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