WHAT’S  NEW

The ON-LINE edition of our monthly newsletter
 

In this issue:		Coming in February: National Veterinary Dental Month New Equipment: Ear Thermometer External Links Garden Tips: Safe Plants Thank-You for Our New Referrals What’s New on Our Web Site (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
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COMING IN FEBRUARY! GET READY FOR:
National Veterinary Dental Month

Special Prices during February only:

• 30 % OFF ALL DENTAL PROCEDURES
   
• 30 % OFF ALL COMPLETE PRE-ANESTHETIC BLOOD PANELS FOR CATS & DOGS
   
• 30% OFF EXTRACTIONS

Complete Cleaning and Oral Disinfection including Root Planing and Periodontal Pocket Measurements       with Clinic-Style (bare bones) Anesthesia $89.99 - $98.99 depending on the severity of oral disease   with Full Anesthesia Monitoring: EKG, Respiratory Monitor, Blood Pressure Monitor, IV Fluid Support and Oxygen Saturation Monitor $114.99 - $123.99 depending on the severity of oral disease

Above prices also include a 4 lb (for cats) or 5 lb (for dogs)
bag of Hill’s T/D Diet to further care for your pet’s teeth after they get home.

All dental procedures must be scheduled in advance.
There is limited space in February, so book your appointments
early to make sure you can take advantage of this terrific offer!

Note: The difference between the “bare bones” clinic-style anesthesia and the Full Monitoring package is the amount of monitoring provided for your pet while under anesthesia. The “clinic-style” is the minimum monitoring as you would expect from a low-cost animal spay and neuter clinic. The Full Monitoring package includes the latest monitoring technology to make sure that general anesthesia is safe and routine, and is the standard we will use unless the pet owner specifically declines the Full Monitoring package and accepts the additional risks to their pet.

For a complete description of the monitoring technology used at our hospital,
take a look at the “What’s New for November 98” page in our What’s New Archives.

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NEW EQUIPMENT: EAR THERMOMETER

You Want to Take My Temperature WHERE?

New technology allows us to check the temperature in your pet’s ear canal (provided there is no ear infection). The entire process requires only 1 second, and our patients have been most appreciative.

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EXTERNAL LINKS

• We are always on the look-out for web pages that are well put together and helpful to the pet owning public.  This month's featured site is not from a pet product company but from a private pet owner. Please visit Fritz the Brave, an asthmatic cat whose treatment is chronicled on his own web page. We liked it so much, we've linked it permanently to our own feline asthma page.
   

To visit Fritz:  http://fritz.loowit.net

For general information on feline asthma click here.

 

• Thinking of a vacation with your pet?  Here's a place with discounts on lodgings, travel guides, a free newsletter, and a place to chat about travel experiences.
   

Visit:   www.takeyourpet.com

 

• Free Celebrity Cat Wall Calendar from Purina
   

Visit:   www.catchow.com

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GARDEN TIPS: SAFE PLANTS

Whether it is a shrub, a tree or just a potted plant, it’s good to know that a dog or cat can’t be harmed by chewing up a few leaves or petals. Every month we feature safe attractive plants for your home or garden. This month’s safe plants are:

Queen's Cup, Beadlily, Bride's Bonnet, Blue Beard (Clintonia uniflora) Bachelor's Buttons, Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) White Ginger, Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly lily (Hedychium coronarium)

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Thank-You for our New Referrals

Here are the names of our clients who have referred their family or friends to our hospital in December 2001:

Erma Benitez Linda Caplan Tina Mollica Dick Settle Cynthia Shaben

Thank you again for your confidence in us.

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WHAT’S NEW ON OUR WEB SITE (since last month)

STRUVITE BLADDER STONES IN DOGS
This common bladder stone type is almost always accompanied by infection. Most owners see bloody urine as the first sign. Read more about this condition in this page in our newly formatted Bladder Stones Information Center, part of The Pet Web Library.

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