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FALL FELINE ELECTIVE SURGERY SPECIAL We want 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 our kittens grow up into well-behaved ladies and gentlemen, we offer a low-cost special once a year as a service to our community for six weeks in the fall. A full service hospital at clinic prices! Between OCTOBER 1st & NOVEMBER 15th the following elective surgeries are half price:
vaccinations; cats must weigh at least 3 lbs for neutering and 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.[Back to Index at Top of Page]
COMING SOON!
A NEW MONTHLY TOP SPOT that:
First there was Defend EXspot (now available as ProTICol, Biospot, and Control), then Program, Advantage, Frontline, and now Revolution. The “topspot” format is just as popular now as it was a decade ago and each new generation of product promises better safety, better convenience, and now more and more broad spectrum of parasite control. Should you change from a product that seems to be working fine just because the new one sounds better? Actually, one thing the TV commercials don’t tell you is that if you stick to one product and use only one product, your household fleas WILL ultimately develop resistance. This shows at first as the product seeming not to last as long as it used to. It may be tempting to simply use the product more frequently but this only hastens the development of resistance in the population. When your flea control product just doesn’t seem to last as long as it used to this is your cue to either change products or add an insect development inhibitor (ie Program or Sentinel) to sterilize the surviving resistant fleas. We’ve learned from livestock management that it takes about 15-20 generations for an insect population to become resistant. If we don’t practice what is called “integrated pest control” the miracle products that we use today won’t be of any help tomorrow. SHOULD YOU CHANGE? The answer is still maybe. There are currently three highly effective topspot products available today: Revolution, Frontline, and Advantage. They each have pros and cons. If you like one and want to stick with it, be sure to combine it with Program or Sentinel so as to prevent resistant fleas from passing on their resistance genes. If you want to rotate products, you have plenty to choose from. TO HELP YOU COMPARE TO VIEW THIS TABLE CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PROGRAM
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Our newest receptionist comes to Mar Vista Animal Center with a long history of working around animals, having been involved with animal rescue groups for the past 15 years and working as an animal hospital receptionist for the past six. Born in Santa Monica, Denice is a native of Southern California. She has two cats and two dogs of her own, all rescue animals: Anniebananie is a Chow mix, Nipper is a Chihuahua Terrier mix, Lids is a feral Orange Tabby and Peaches is a feral apple-faced Siamese. Shown in the picture with Denice is Blaze, a lovable Shepherd mix rescue still looking for a new home.
To find out about other members of the Mar Vista [Back to Index at Top of Page]
Enjoy the  witches, ghosts and goblins who visitthis time of year, but remember to protect your pets:
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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 August. Our referring clients receive a $15 credit as a gesture of thanks.
Thank you again for your confidence in us. [Back to Index at Top of Page]
NEW ON OUR WEB SITE
FLEA PRODUCT COMPARISON TABLEAs described above, there are now several products to kill fleas on your pet. Just apply a little tube to the back of the neck, and fleas are gone for a month. But are all these products the same? No, one is not the same as another. To help eliminate confusion, here is a table that describes all aspects of Advantage, Frontline and Revolution side-by-side-by-side.
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