Senior Pets

September is senior pet health care month. A senior pet is one that is seven years or older. Like their human counterparts, senior pets are prone to a variety of ailments associated with age. These include hyper- or hypo-thyroidism, diabetes, arthritis, heart and kidney disease, and many others. Diagnosing these problems early so that treatment can begin immediately is the best way to help your aging pet.

Starting in September, our hospital will offer a senior care health package. The canine package will include two physical exams and two bordatella vaccinations (done at six month internals), one comprehensive blood profile, one dental (with intravenous catheter), one heartworm test, one fecal examination, one anal sac expression and three nail trims. The feline package will include two physical examinations (done at six month intervals), one comprehensive blood profile, one dental (with intravenous catheter), one heartworm test, one fecal exam, one anal sac expression, one rabies vaccination, and three nail trims.

These services are already available. However, purchase of the senior care package will save you 20% over the cost of individual services. Furthermore, if chest x-rays are indicated to diagnose heart disease, they will be discounted 25%.

In addition, canine distemper, canine rabies, feline distemper and feline leukemia vaccinations, as well as the feline leukemia/feline immunodeficiency virus test, will be discounted 10%.

This senior health care package is a great benefit for everyone. You save money while insuring that your pet reaps the health benefits of quality care. The doctors and staff know that they are helping your pet age as gracefully as possible.

Update: Have a Heart

As always, summer is a busy month for our fund. Many stray kittens find their way to our doors. This summer the hospital has given new homes to approximately 12 kittens.

On the other end of the scale, Lady (pictured here) was also a benefactor of the fund. She is 14 years old and her owner was no longer able to care for her. The hospital adopted her and she was subsequently diagnosed with Cushings Disease (a disease of the adrenal glands). She is taking medication to help control the disease. In spite of her age and health problems, one of our clients adopted her.


Contributors to our fund for this period are listed below:

* Linda Boland
* Dave Cummings
* Ann Mays
* Patricia Lattimore
* Claralyn Weisbrod
* Gwen Smith
* Estelle Johnson
* Alfred and Susan Hughes
* Constantine Borawski (In memory of Missy)
* Judith, Rachel, and Gretchen Schneider (In memory of Buster)
* Ann Lewis
* Diane Frohn
* Geordine Morris
* Ann Kline