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April 2007 
 the Visiting Vet Newsletter
 Issue 14
Flea and Tick Products


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Welcome to Spring! Please see the Free Heartworm test promotion we are offering this month. This months newsletter includes an article about Flea and Tick Products, fun facts and of course the monthly trivia question. Remember we love input on the newsletter so any recommendations or suggestions of articles are very welcome. I hope you are enjoying our newsletter and I thank you for your time.

 Flea and Tick Products For Your Pets
 

flea Protecting your pets from flea and tick infestation is an important part of pet care. Skipping just one month of protection can allow fleas and ticks to reestablish infestation. One adult flea can lay 50 eggs a day! Adult fleas can live as long as 1 year and lay 2000 eggs during their lifetime!! A female tick can lay 100 eggs at once. A tick's lifecycle ranges from several months to years depending on species and environmental conditions.
Climate conditions make it difficult to predict a start and stop to flea and tick season. A year round flea and tick program is highly recommended.
Always consult a veterinarian before buying or using any flea or tick control product on your pet. The Visiting Vet recommends Frontline Plus for dogs and it is also available for cats. This topical product, kills 98-100% of existing fleas in less than 24 hours. It provides long-lasting flea control and is waterproof for 30 days or longer, even after swimming, bathing, or grooming. Frontline Plus kills ticks in 24-48 hours. It also contains an ingredient that prevents flea eggs and larvae from hatching. For dogs with a slight risk of flea infestation the HEARTWORM preventative monthly tablet, Sentinel, contains an insect-growth regulator (IGOR), which prevents flea eggs from hatching. Sentinel does not kill adult fleas. It does also prevent HEARTWORM disease and controls roundworm, hookworm and shipworm parasites. Revolution is the product we recommend for cats. It is also available for dogs. This topical product kills adult fleas and prevents flea eggs from hatching. Revolution also prevents HEARTWORM disease, treats and controls ear mites, and treats and controls roundworm and hookworm parasites.
Please consider year- round constant protection for your pet. The Visiting Vet would be happy to discuss and supply you with the best flea and tick product choice for your pets. As in the past couple years, the following promotions are available: Frontline buy 6 get 1 free and Revolution buy 6 get 1 free or buy 10 get 2 free. Lastly, a word of caution: Please be very careful if considering purchasing flea or HEARTWORM medications online as there are many concerns with these products including counterfeit products, expired products and foreign labelled products. The product guarantee is only good if these products are purchased through your veterinarian so that the companies can tract the medication and know that it is really what it claims to be. For more information please talk to Dr. Rotigel.

 


 Did You Know?
 

  • Cats have about 100 vocalization sounds. Dogs have about 10 vocalization sounds.
  • The first seeing eye dog was presented to a blind person on April 25, 1938.
  • In the ninth century, King Henry I of Saxony decreed that the fine for killing a cat should be 60 bushels of corn. A bushel of corn today is about $4.

 


 Promotions
 Trivia

The trivia question for April is: What was the name of the rabbit on the Captain Kangaroo show? The first person to call us with the correct answer will have $5 credited to their account. Answer to the March trivia question: What were the names of the 2 cats on the "Friends" television show? Answer - "Smelly Cat" and "Koolio". Nobody won our challenge last month. Good luck this month!


 Free Heartworm Test in April

$ picture I AM OFFERING A FREE HEARTWORM TEST IN APRIL FOR ALL CATS OR DOGS WHOSE OWNER OPTS TO HAVE WELLNESS BLOOD WORK PREFORMED. WE WOULD DO A FULL CBC/CHEMISTRY PANEL AND T4 TEST AND YOUR PET WOULD GET A FREE HEARTWORM CHECK ($36 VALUE). I DO THIS BLOOD WORK EVERY YEAR ON ALL OF MY PETS AND ACTUALLY FOUND MY CAT, CLEO, HAD DIABETES MUCH EARLIER THAN I WOULD HAVE WITH CLINICAL SIGNS ALONE. A CBC/PROFILE/T4 TEST 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 PET'S 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-PETS 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 2007 (please see our webside for more info about our prize drawing). Our previous newsletters can be found on our web page. Thank you and Good Luck!!!

Sincerely,


Seely Rotigel
the Visiting Vet

phone: 269-731-7387

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