WHAT’S  NEW

The ON-LINE edition of our monthly newsletter
 

In this issue:		ProHeart 6 New Equipment: The Tono-Pen Welcome Back Armaiti 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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ProHeart 6

Having trouble remembering to give your dog his or her monthly heartworm chewables or tablets? This new product could be just what you want! ProHeart 6 is an injectable heartworm preventive.

• One shot lasts six months
   
• After 6 months our computer generates a reminder we mail to you that it is time
  to get another shot
   
• Compatable with Advantage and Frontline flea control products
   
• One less thing you have to remember to do each month
   
• OK for pregnant and lactating dogs, but puppies must be at least 6 months old

PRICING     Monday - Saturday Sunday Vaccine Clinic up to 44 pounds: $18 $12.50 45 - 77 pounds: $28 $22 78 - 132 pounds: $45 $38

Do dogs in Southern California need heartworm prevention?

Heartworm is not as prevalent here as in other some states, but heartworm has infected dogs in Southern California. Click here for the results of the 1996-1998 study.

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New Equipment

Periodically we introduce new equipment to raise our level of patient care. This month we are proud to introduce a Tono-pen to our hospital.

This instrument represents the state of the art in glaucoma testing. Glaucoma is a painful condition sometimes beginning as simply as a reddened eye. With this equipment just a couple of taps on the eye surface reads the eye pressure.

Glaucoma is a painful blinding disease in pets just as it is in people. The measurement of eye pressure is called “Tonometry.”

For more information about glaucoma in pets we recommend these external links:

The Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado
http://www.vrcc.com/library/disease/glaucoma.htm

The Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre
http://www.eyevet.ca/glaucoma.html

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Welcome Back Armaiti May

Armaiti (pronounced “Arm - mighty”) volunteered at our hospital in the summer of 1998. She has returned to work as a veterinary assistant during this her final summer before leaving to begin Veterinary School at the University of California at Davis.
We are glad to have the future
Dr. May back on staff.

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GARDEN TIPS: SAFE PLANTS

If unplanned periodic demolition of the garden by the family dog is a fact of life, it is good to know the plants he or she is chewing up are non-toxic. It may not help the garden any, but knowing your pet isn’t going to get sick because of it is one less thing to worry about. This month’s featured safe garden plants that are safe for your pets are presented below:

Shrub Althaea or Rose of Sharon   Asparagus fern Bottlebrush Just helping out with a little gardening

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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 May 2001:

Kara Blohm Sumiko Muto Molli Oliver Anne Sibthorpe Brenda Sinclair Katie Wassenaar

Thank you again for your confidence in us.

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

FLEA ANEMIA
We all know fleas are a nuisance and can lead to itching and dermatitis, but did you know a heavy flea infestation can be life threatening? The owners of most victims were not aware of the problem. Read more about this condition and who’s most at risk in the newest page in the Pet Web Library.

FELINE ASTHMA
We have recently remodeled this page with new images and added information on treatment.

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