WHAT’S  NEW The ON-LINE edition of our monthly newsletter   Public Health Update from the L.A. County Health Department (about Rabies and your CAT as well as your dog) Heartz Flea Products Withdrawn Two New Foods now available at our hospital Last Month for $5 Rebate coupon on FeLV/FIV tests Welcome Kiana Interesting External Links GOT KIDS? GOT PETS? Novartis Animal Health has paired up with Gerber Baby Food to bring you a Parent's guide for raising happy kids and healthy pets. Growing up with Pets is an educational program for parents to help kids foster healthy relationships with their pets. Visit:                www.growingupwithpets.com 2nd Chance 4 Pets Who will take care of your belove pets when you are not able to? 2nd Chance 4 Pets is a non-profit organization operating out of Los Gatos, California working throughout California and nationwide to provide pet owners with comprehensive information and lifetime care solutions that ensure that their pets will always be cared for. They are committed to providing pet owners access to valuable information that will assist with arranging lifetime care for their pets while they are best able to make such important decisions. We invite you to visit their web site.                    www.2ndchance4pets.org Did You Know? That our hospital has launched a monthly feature of the strange but true information that makes the cutting edge of pet care fun?  Every month we include something new but perhaps not widely known, a fun fact to amaze your friends. Thank-You for Our New Referrals What’s New in our Web Site Libraries (since last month) (Go to Hospital Home Page) (Check out the Pet Web Library, Pharmacy Center, Surgery Suite & Vaccine Mezzanine) The “What’s New” Archives   Would you like an eMail each month when this page is updated? Click here and ask to be notified whenever a new “What’s New” page is added. POPULAR TOPICS FROM PAST NEWSLETTERS

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WHAT’S NEW IN OUR WEB SITE LIBRARIES (since last month) EHRLICHIA INFECTION IN DOGS Ehrlichia are intracellular blood parasites spread by ticks. Recent advances in molecular biology have revealed that infection is more widespread than previously believed and canine (and even feline and human) disease is emerging. Ticks are responsible for the spread of numerous unpleasant infections. For more information about this one, visit the newest page in The Pet Web Library. LORATIDINE It has been difficult to find an antihistamine in a size that is useable in a cat and still does not cause drowsiness. Loratidine seems to fit the bill though pet experience with this "new generation" antihistamine is still relatively slight. For more details on the use of this medication, check out this page in The Pharmacy Center. TETRACYCLINE Tetracycline is one of the oldest antibiotics still in use today. Generally, when an antibiotic has been around a while, organisms become resistent, but tetracycline, with its unique ability to penetrate cells and attack organisms causing infection inside, makes it still useful in many special situations. We invite you to read more.in this page in The Pharmacy Center.