WHAT’S  NEW

The ON-LINE edition of our monthly newsletter
 

In this issue:		Fall Feline Elective Surgery Special Hallowe’en Fun Garden Tips: Safe Plants Holiday External Links 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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FALL FELINE ELECTIVE SURGERY SPECIAL

We want all the Summer Kittens to get off on the right paw in their
new homes. With adolescence comes such objectionable behavior
as fighting, caterwauling, urine marking, and furniture scratching.
To help your kittens grow up into well-behaved ladies and gentlemen,
we offer a low-cost special once a year (for six weeks in the fall) as
a service to our community. A full service hospital at clinic prices!
Between NOVEMBER 1st & DECEMBER 15th
the following elective surgeries are half price (as shown):

Male Cat Neutering:   $22.50  Female Cat Spaying: $37.50  (includes one night hospitalization)        Declaw Front Feet: $75.00  (Includes two nights hospitalization plus bandages)      Soft Paws® available: 2 feet: $20.00   4 feet: $30.00 (Note: all cats admitted to the hospital for elective surgeries must be current on their distemper and their rabies vaccinations; cats must weigh at least 3 lbs for neutering and at least 4 lbs for spaying)

Click on any of the above procedures to go to it’s corresponding web page for detailed information on the surgery, it’s implications and/or alternatives available.

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HALLOWE’EN FUN

Every year the Sanborn Family home in Westwood puts on an annual Hallowe’en show for the community. Office manager Richard Baltin and Dr. Wendy Brooks have been participating as supporting cast members since 1993. This year, instead of the usual rousing musical performance, the show will be a bit more reverent: a tribute to friends lost in 2001.

We invite you and your family to this year’s production:
Under a Pumpkin Moon - A Tribute to Those We’ve Lost This Year.

The only night this FREE musical will perform will be on Hallowe’en night, October 31st. The first show should start around 7:30 pm, with repeating performances every 15 to 20 minutes thereafter, until there are no more Trick-or-Treaters to be seen.

For those of you in the Los Angeles area, come on by! The Sanborn House is at 1902 Midvale Ave. in Westwood, one block south of Santa Monica Blvd., and one block west of Westwood Blvd.

Hope to see you there!

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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:

Japanese Pittosorum The Lesser Snapdragon Persian Violet (Exacum affine)

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HOLIDAY EXTERNAL LINKS

Here are some fun sites to get the whole family into the Hallowe’en spirit.

• www.benjerry.com/halloween/
  Not pet related, but good clean fun for young and old alike.
  Includes a virtual haunted house and virtual pumpkin carving.
   
• www.pumpkin-carving.com/
  For a full course on pumpkin carving
                     or
  Download pumpkin carving stencils at
  www.pumpkin-patch.com/
   
• www.halloweenghoststories.com/
  Ghost stories galore

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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 September 2001:

Patricia Espina Tom Flamson Stephanie Hillstrom Leslie Keane Nancy Kjeldgaard Winifred Kummer Mike Melon Kaz Yamamoto

Thank you again for your confidence in us.

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

CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE
We’ve had some requests lately to add this antibiotic to our drug library, so here it is! It is the treatment of choice for Toxoplasmosis in animals, but is most commonly used for the treatment of oral/periodontal infections. To learn more about its background, how it is used, possible side effects, interactions with other drugs and special concerns and cautions, visit the most recent addition to The Pharmacy Center.

ORAL INSULIN ALTERNATIVES
We have also recieved numerous requests to continue filling our Diabetes Information Center. Here is the latest installment, oral medications which can be used to supplement and sometimes even replace insulin injections. This page is part of The Diabetes Information Center, which is in turn part of the The Pet Web Library.

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