WHAT’S  NEW
ARCHIVES
(OK... Maybe we should call this section “What’s Old”)

1998

 

 

August
 

Volunteer Program; Rescue Me Pet Foundation
 

 

September
 

Toxic Plants at home; Kitten Rescue
 


Audio

October
 

Hear the Sanborn Hallowe’en Songs
 

 

November
 

Anesthetic Monitoring Technology; Pet Gift Links
 


Audio

December
 

Holiday Safety Tips, Welcome Debra, Chipmonks Sing...
 

 

 

 

1999

 

 

January
 

New Client Referral Program, Pet Insurance External Links
 

 

February
 

Veterinary Dental Month Special, Pet Dental External Links
 

 

March
 

Welcome Mo, Last Month for Heartworm Study
 

 

April
 

New PureVax Rabies Vaccine for cats
 

 

May
 

Anypril Approved for Treating Senile Dogs, Accepting Volunteer Applications, It’s Kitten Season Again
 

 

June
 

New X-Ray Equipment, Welcome Guide Dogs of America
 

 

July
 

CareCredit, Welcome to Benita and Welcome back to Fabio
 

 

August
 

Microchip Identification, Rimadyl Available in Chewables
 

 

September
 

CVMA Feral Cat Altering Program
 

 

October
 

Revolution Coming, Welcome Denice, Happy Hallowe’en
 

 

November
 

CVMA Feral Cat Altering Program, Welcome Rin
 


Audio

December
 

Holiday Safety Tips, Goodbye to Panda, Travel Tips for your Pets, Our patients and borders sing holiday tunes for you!
 

 

 

 

2000

 

 

January
 

Revolution is Here, Satisfaction Survey, Flea Product Specials
 

 

February
 

National Veterinary Dental Month Special, Pet Dental External Links, Fun external link: How to Love Your Dog

 

March
 

Two new volunteers, The Pet Care Forum
 

 

April
 

Just an April Fool’s joke. The joke is: there is no April 2000 What’s New! Sorry...
 

 

May
 

New product: Missing Link Plus, Compounding Pharmacies
 

 

June
 

Kelly needs a home, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 1 (The Pet Food Label), Hill’s Pet Fit Challenge
 

 

July
 

Anti-Parasite Specials, Welcome Allison, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 2 (The Pet Food Label II), Toxicity Trivia, Dog Litter and Rent With Pets external links
 

 

August
 

New Healthy Pet Reminder Magazines, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 3 (The List of Ingredients), Zoonotic (animal to human) Diseases and Pet Sitters external links
 

 

September
 

Welcome Trish and Enrique, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 4 (Diet and the Skin), Canine Epilepsy Network external link
 

 

October
 

Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 5 (Food Safety), Hallowe’en Family Fun, Purina external link and Funniest Animals submissions
 

 

November
 

Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 6 (Pet Food Manufacture), Police K9 Demo, Phenypropanolamine Advisory, Featured Pets for Adoption
 

 

December
 

Holiday Safety Tips, New Licensing Laws in Los Angeles, Garden Tips, Geriatric Dog Care Presentation (Pet Nutrition Corner returns next month)
 

 

 

 

2001

 

 

January
 

Dermatology Study (Make Your Dog a “Star”), Pet Nutrition Corner -
Part 7 (Canning), Garden Tips
 

 

February
 

National Veterinary Dental Month Special, Garden Tips: Catnip
 

 

March
 

Welcome Brian, Garden Tips, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 8 (Food Allergy)
 

 

April
 

Capstar, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

May
 

Recap of flea products and current specials, Garden Tips: Safe Plants,
Fun Links: My Pet Stop and web site translator
 

 

June
 

ProHeart 6, New Equipment: The Tono Pen, Welcome back Armaiti, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

July
 

Bayer Advantage Flea Study, New Equipment: at home Subcutaneous Catheter Set, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

August
 

Welcome Dr. Becker, New Service for Clients: On-Line Pharmacy,
Garden Tips: Safe Plants, CareCredit now allows on-line applications, Feral Cat Project reminder
 

 

September
 

Links to news and pictures of the Search and Rescue dogs and rescued pets in NY, Links to donation sites for rescued pets and the search and rescue dogs, Microchip your own pets, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

October
 

Hallowe’en Family Fun, Garden Tips: Safe Plants, Holiday External Links
 

 

November
 

Hospital Remodeling, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

December
 

Holiday Safety Tips, Hospital Remodeling Information, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

January
 

New equipment: Ear Thermometer, External Links: Fritz the Brave (asthmatic cat); TakeYourPet for taking your pet travelling with you; and a free Cat Calender from Purina, Garden Tips: Safe Plant
 

 

February
 

National Veterinary Dental Month Special, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

April
 

Special Offers, Garden Tips: Safe Plants
 

 

June
 

The FCAP Feral Cat Free Spay/Neuter program ends, Welcome Brenda, Lauren and Columbine
 

 

July
 

New format, Featured External Links: First Aid for Your Pets
 

 

August
 

New Equipment: Hydrosurge Animal Bathing System, The New FIV Vaccine: Why Our Hopital is Saying “No,” Featured External Links: List of Names for Your Pets

 

September
 

New Hill’s Prescription Diet flavors now available
 

 

October
 

Family Fun: Hallowe’en Show, Fun External Link: Hallowe’en Costumes for Your Pet
 

 

November
 

Fun External Link: The Butt Hello book
 

 

December
 

Holiday Safety Tips, The Butt Hello book (this time as a last minute gift suggestion)
 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

January
 

Two new products for canne pain management, Interesting External Link: Resources for handicapped pets and support groups
 

 

February
 

National Veterinary Dental Month Special, New Services and Products: Animal Ambulance, Pet Taxi and Dog-Appeasing Pheramone Defuser, Who Wants to Be a Veterinair(ian)?
 

 

March
 

New California Radiotherapy Guidelines for Hyperthyroid cats, Animal Trainers in LA, Deramaax approved for long-term use in treatment of canine arthritic pain, Interesting External Link: The Soft-E-Collar
 

 

April
 

Welcome to Ronnette and Oscar, Interesting External Link: CocoNelly - The “Cat Rap” Video
 

 

May
 

Advantix now available (in CA), Welcome to Two New Volunteers, Pet Adoption Festival (June 8th in LA), New Monthly Feature: Did You Know
 

 

June
 

Hill’s “Gift of Life” program extended, Hill’s Weight Loss program 2003, Did You Know... about LifeGems?
 

 

July
 

Volunteer Positions Still Open, Did You Know... Kittens are Seasonal?
 

 

October
 

Welcome Back Amanda, Family Fun: Hallowe’en Musical Show, Did You Know...That a male dog can be neutered without a surgical procedure?
 

 

November
 

New product: Cat Attract Litter Additive, Local Canine Physical Therapy, Miss the Halloween Show?, Did You Know... that your dog can be vaccinated against rattlesnake poisoning?
 

 

December
 

Congratulations Dr. Brooks: recertified for ten more years as a specialist in canine and feline practice, Holiday Safety Tips, Did You Know... that there are foods that are poisonous to your pets?
 

2004

 

 

January
 

Welcome David, Intersting External Link: The Animal Cancer Institute, Did You Know... that the most common animal poisoning in California is snail bait poisoning?
 

 

February
/ March

New in-house lab equipment: The I-Sat, Open House at The Animal Emergency Facility, Counterfeit Flea Control Products, Did You Know... that there were 253 cases of Rabies in the US in 2002?
 

 

April
 

Welcome Sherie, Counterfeit Flea Control Products Update, 3 new external links: www.tickalert.com; www.ijustasked.com, to increase pet owner awareness of arthritis pain; and www.nerdbook.com.sophia/barking.html, for general bark information., Did You Know... That Los Angeles Animal Services shows photographs of FOUND animals on the internet?
 

 

May / June

Controversial new microchip ID, Healthy Life Pet Food, Welcome Ben, Interesting External Link: Love Your Dog, Did You Know... about the hoax eMail about the Swiffer cleaner that has been going around?
 

 

July
 

Hiking trip with the dog? External links: Dog Age Calculator, Yahoo goup for owners of disabled dogs, Did You Know... that a penny is one of the most toxic substances in your home?
 

 

August
 

West Nile Virus and Pets, External link: Feed an animal in need (for free), Did You Know... that you can clone your pet?
 

 

September
/ October

Proheart6 Heartworm Preventive no longer available, Two Halloween events, External link: put your pet on a postage stamp, Did You Know... that there is a puppy “lemon” law?
 

 

November
 

Healthy Life Pet Foods discontinued, New grooming area completed, External link: Pet Therapy for people, Did You Know... that there is no such thing as a hypoalergenic dog breed?
 

 

December
 

“Try Hills Free” Program replaces “Hills Gift of Life” Program in 2005, Holiday Safety Tips, External Link: Send your favorite pet lover a Holiday Pet card electronically for free, Did You Know... the most common food allergy in the dog is against beef?
 

2005

 

 

January/
February

External link:The ATTS Temperment Test for dogs, Did You Know... that even people who have no pets at all have allergens (proteins that lead allergic individuals to have reactions) from pets in their homes??
 

 

March
 

Welcome Darcy and Missy, External link: Support our troops by fostering a pet, Did You Know... that Xylitol is toxic to pets?
 

 

April / May
 

External link: IMOM, a non-profit group that provides financial aid for people who cannot afford pet care. Did You Know... that dry pet food is best not stored in plastic containers?
 

 

June
 

External links: The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, and one of these consultants has a web page called “Dogs and Storks,” for expectant parents to facilitate a safe and happy relationship between the new baby and the resident dog. Did You Know... that public health guidelines recommend against ownership of puppies and kittens by HIV+ people?
 

 

July / August

Public Health Alert: rabies in LA County, Hartz flea product withdrawal, Two new foods available at our hospital, Last month for $5 FeLV/FIV test rebate, Welcome Kiana, External links: Growing Up With Pets, 2nd Chance 4 Pets. Did You Know... that pets eat grass to settle their stomachs?
 

 

September
 

Hurricane Katrina news, Hurricane Katrina pet donation links, Welcome Ana, , External link: find a dog park near you.. Did You Know... that our hospital has a referral program?
 

 

October
 

Info on the new canine influenza, Hospital hosts Katrina rescue dogs, Annual Hallowe’en musical show, October Hallowe’en events for pets, Welcome Jane, External link: Hallowe’en costumes for pets. Did You Know... that there are "sensitive" periods during the social development of puppies and kittens that enable them to become well adjusted household pets?
 

 

November
 

External links: Hangdog game, virtual show dog game.. Did You Know... that there is a poison control hotline for pets?
 

 

December
 

Hill’s rebate special, Rimadyl special, External links: Animated holiday eCards. Did You Know... that cats cannot taste sweetness?
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    1998

 

August
 


Volunteer Program; Rescue Me Pet Foundation

 

September
 


Toxic Plants at home; Kitten Rescue

Picture
   Audio

October
 


Hear the Sanborn Hallowe’en Songs

 

November
 


Anesthetic Monitoring Technology; Pet Gift Links

Picture
   Audio

December
 


Holiday Safety Tips, Welcome Debra, Chipmonks Sing...

    1999

 

January
 


New Client Referral Program, Pet Insurance External Links

 

February
 


Veterinary Dental Month Special, Pet Dental External Links

 

March
 


Welcome Mo, Last Month for Heartworm Study

 

April
 


New PureVax Rabies Vaccine for cats

 

May
 


Anypril Approved for Treating Senile Dogs, Accepting Volunteer Applications, It’s Kitten Season Again!

 

June
 


New X-Ray Equipment, Welcome Guide Dogs of America

 

July
 


CareCredit, Welcome to Benita and Welcome back to Fabio

 

August
 


Microchip Identification, Rimadyl Available in Chewables

 

September
 


CVMA Feral Cat Altering Program

 

October
 


Revolution Coming, Welcome Denice, Happy Hallowe’en

 

November
 


CVMA Feral Cat Altering Program, Welcome Rin

Picture
   Audio

December
 


Holiday Safety Tips, Goodbye to Panda, Travel Tips for your Pets, Our patients and borders sing holiday tunes for you!

    2000

 

January
 


Revolution is Here, Satisfaction Survey, Flea Product Specials

 

February
 


National Veterinary Dental Month Special, Pet Dental External Links, Fun external link: How to Love Your Dog

 

March
 

 
Two new volunteers, The Pet Care Forum

 

April
 


Just an April Fool’s joke. The joke is: there is no April 2000 What’s New! Sorry...

 

May
 


New product: Missing Link Plus, Compounding Pharmacies

 

June
 


Kelly needs a home, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 1 (The Pet Food Label), Hill’s Pet Fit Challenge

Picture

July
 


Anti-Parasite Specials, Welcome Allison, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 2 (The Pet Food Label II), Toxicity Trivia, Dog Litter and Rent With Pets external links

 

August
 


New Healthy Pet Reminder Magazines, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 3 (The List of Ingredients), Zoonotic (animal to human) Diseases and Pet Sitters external links

 

September
 


Welcome Trish and Enrique, Pet Nutrition Corner - Part 4 (Diet and the Skin), Canine Epilepsy Network external link

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   Audio

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