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This months newsletter will include an article about
heartworm disease, information on how to
get a free heartworm test, fun facts and of
course the monthly trivia question. Remember we
love input on the newsletter so any recommendations
or suggestions of article topics are very welcome! I
hope your are enjoying our newsletter and I thank
you for your time.
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HEARTWORM DISEASE
how does it occur?
Ok, you have heard the term heartworm disease and
you probably give your pet heartworm preventatives,
but what is it and how could your pet get this deadly
disease? Heartworm disease affects both dogs and
cats and is transmitted by a mosquito bite. If the
mosquito had bitten a pet with heartworm disease
then bites your pet the parasite is transmitted thru
this bite and adult worms end up in the heart. Signs
of heartworm disease include no signs at all, cough,
lethargy, difficult breathing, exercise intolerance,
weight loss and death. The severity and onset of
clinical signs are related to the number of worms
present, the duration of infection and the animals
response to the infection. Most cats show no
signs, possibly some vomiting and sudden death.
Most dogs are
tested on a yearly basis with a quick in house blood
test. Some of these tests check for heartworm
infection and others test for heartworm, ehrlichia
and lyme disease. Many dogs and cats are given
heartworm preventative monthly year round or at
least May 1st thru December 1st. The nice thing
about heartworm preventatives is that most also
protect for other things such as intestinal parasites
and fleas. We recommend year round Interceptor or
Sentinel for dogs and Revolution for cats. Both of
these products are given once a month. If you have
any questions please give us a call.
Find out more....
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GET A FREE HEARTWORM TEST!
I AM OFFERING A FREE HEARTWORM TEST IN
APRIL FOR ANY CAT OR DOG WHOSE OWNER
OPTS TO HAVE WELLNESS BLOOD WORK
PERFORMED. WE WOULD DO A FULL
CBC/CHEMISTRY
PANEL AND T4 TEST AND YOU WOULD RECEIVE
A FREE HEARTWORM CHECK ($36 VALUE). I DO
THIS
BLOOD WORK EVERY YEAR ON ALL OF MY OWN
PETS
AND
ACTUALLY FOUND MY CAT, CLEO, HAD DIABETES
MUCH EARLIER THAN I WOULD HAVE WITH
CLINICAL
SIGNS ALONE. A CBC/PROFILE/T4 TESTING
WOULD TEST YOUR PET FOR OVER 40
THINGS,
INCLUDING KIDNEY DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE,
DIABETES, PANCREATITIS, THYROID DISEASE,
BONE
MARROW DISEASE, ELECTROLYTE
ABNORMALITIES,
ETC. HOPEFULLY YOUR PETS BLOOD WORK
WOULD
BE ALL NORMAL AND WE WOULD HAVE A
PERMANENT
BASELINE FOR ANY FUTURE ILLNESSES. IF YOU
HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE GIVE US A CALL!
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Thank you for your time and I wish you a fantastic
month! We constantly strive to provide the best
care for your family pets and exceptional service to
our clients. I offer appointments while parked at
Discount Pet Store on Gull Road and also offer house
calls as available. If I can be of service to you,
please give us a call at 269-731-7387 to schedule an
appointment today. Also, remember if you refer a
friend or family member, both of you will be entered in
our 2007 referral drawing program for many great
prizes. Our next drawing will be held June of 2007
(please see our website for more info about our prize
drawings). Our previous newsletters can be
found on our web page. Thank you and Good
Luck!!!
Sincerely,
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