| The Pet Gazette |
| Dental Awareness Month |
| Seasonal Tips |
| The Willie Fund |
| Started in memory of a family pet, this fund is used to help underprivileged pets receive much needed emergency health care. It provides lifesaving treatment to pets that would otherwise face euthanasia as their only option due to the owner's financial situation. If you would like to make a donation to the Willie Fund you may mail us a check or stop by the clinic any time. Please make checks payable to Waukee-Clive Veterinary Clinic / Willie Fund. 15151 Hickman Rd Clive, IA 50325 Thank You! Your donations are greatly appreciated! |
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•Rodenticides: The use of rodenticides increases in the fall as rodents seek
shelter from the cooler temperatures by attempting to move indoors.
Rodenticides are highly toxic to pets—if ingested, the results could be fatal. If
you must use these products, do so with extreme caution and put them in
places inaccessible to your pets.
•Back-to-school: It's back-to-school time, and those of you with young
children know that means stocking up on fun items like glue sticks, pencils and
magic markers. These items are considered “low toxicity” to pets, which
means they're unlikely to cause serious problems unless large amounts are
ingested. However, since gastrointestinal upset and blockages certainly are
possible, be sure your children keep their school supplies out of paw's reach.
•Training tip: If you and your pooch haven't been active outdoors in a while
because of the summer heat, do some remedial recall training. Dogs, like
people, get rusty on their skills if they aren't using them.
•Mushrooms: Fall and spring and are mushroom seasons. While 99% of
mushrooms have little or no toxicity, the 1% that are highly toxic (PDF) can
cause life-threatening problems in pets. Unfortunately, most of the highly toxic
mushrooms are difficult to distinguish from the nontoxic ones, so the best way
to keep pets from ingesting poisonous mushrooms is to keep them away from
areas where any mushrooms are growing. Contact your veterinarian or the
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center immediately if you witness your pet
eating a wild mushroom.
•Food and Water: In order to generate body heat, pets who exercise heavily
outdoors, or who live outdoors, should be given more food during colder
seasons. Make sure horses and other outdoor animals have access to clean,
fresh water that is not frozen.
•Snakes: Autumn is the season when snakes who are preparing for
hibernation may be particularly “grumpy,” increasing the possibility of severe
bites to those unlucky pups who find themselves in the wrong place at the
wrong time. Pet owners should know what kinds of venomous snakes may be
in their environment—and where these snakes are most likely to be found—so
they can keep pets out of those areas.
•Antifreeze: Many people choose fall as the time to change their car's engine
coolant. Ethylene glycol-based coolants are highly toxic, so spills should be
cleaned up immediately. Consider switching to propylene glycol-based
coolants—though they aren't completely nontoxic, they are much less toxic than
other engine coolants.
These tips are from the ASPCA.
shelter from the cooler temperatures by attempting to move indoors.
Rodenticides are highly toxic to pets—if ingested, the results could be fatal. If
you must use these products, do so with extreme caution and put them in
places inaccessible to your pets.
•Back-to-school: It's back-to-school time, and those of you with young
children know that means stocking up on fun items like glue sticks, pencils and
magic markers. These items are considered “low toxicity” to pets, which
means they're unlikely to cause serious problems unless large amounts are
ingested. However, since gastrointestinal upset and blockages certainly are
possible, be sure your children keep their school supplies out of paw's reach.
•Training tip: If you and your pooch haven't been active outdoors in a while
because of the summer heat, do some remedial recall training. Dogs, like
people, get rusty on their skills if they aren't using them.
•Mushrooms: Fall and spring and are mushroom seasons. While 99% of
mushrooms have little or no toxicity, the 1% that are highly toxic (PDF) can
cause life-threatening problems in pets. Unfortunately, most of the highly toxic
mushrooms are difficult to distinguish from the nontoxic ones, so the best way
to keep pets from ingesting poisonous mushrooms is to keep them away from
areas where any mushrooms are growing. Contact your veterinarian or the
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center immediately if you witness your pet
eating a wild mushroom.
•Food and Water: In order to generate body heat, pets who exercise heavily
outdoors, or who live outdoors, should be given more food during colder
seasons. Make sure horses and other outdoor animals have access to clean,
fresh water that is not frozen.
•Snakes: Autumn is the season when snakes who are preparing for
hibernation may be particularly “grumpy,” increasing the possibility of severe
bites to those unlucky pups who find themselves in the wrong place at the
wrong time. Pet owners should know what kinds of venomous snakes may be
in their environment—and where these snakes are most likely to be found—so
they can keep pets out of those areas.
•Antifreeze: Many people choose fall as the time to change their car's engine
coolant. Ethylene glycol-based coolants are highly toxic, so spills should be
cleaned up immediately. Consider switching to propylene glycol-based
coolants—though they aren't completely nontoxic, they are much less toxic than
other engine coolants.
These tips are from the ASPCA.
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| February is Dental Awareness Month. Come in for a dental cleaning in the months of January & February & get 10% off. Call us today to schedule an appointment. |
