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AHNA HOURS
Monday
thru Friday
8:00AM - 8:30PM
Saturday
8:00AM - 12 Noon
Weekend
Urgent Care Hours
Saturday
Arrive at 4:00PM
Sunday
Arrive
at 4:00PM
CONTACT
828-253-3393
ahnainfo@gmail.com |
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Piper wiggles when she's happy
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| AHNA June 2010 Newsletter
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Dear and family,
It's common for family members to arrive home from  work and suddenly find that their pet needs veterinary care. For this reason, Animal Hospital of North Asheville has offered late afternoon and evening hours for over 15 years. For the convenience of our working families, we also offer wellness appointments during the evening. At Animal Hospital of North Asheville, we are truly dedicated to your pet's well-being and comfort. One way we show our dedication is by having a veterinarian(s) and staff available at a moment's notice to provide emergency care to your pet. Many veterinary hospitals have periods during the day that a veterinarian is not onsite, but we are here to give life saving care more hours per week than any other general veterinary hospital in this area. To read more about our extended hours and 24-hour nursing care, CLICK HERE. |
Heatstroke in Dogs and Cats
This pup has found an unique way to beat the heat!  |
At AHNA, we see heartbreaking cases of heatstroke that could have been prevented had the pet's family just realized how easy heatstroke can occur in dogs and cats. Years ago, our own Drs. Dave and Betsy Thompson experienced a terrifying heatstroke in their dog, Ding, while she was riding in their van with them on a spring day. Ding had chosen (she was not restrained) to ride towards the back of their 1975 panel van which did not have a rear air conditioner, when she suddenly got up, came forward to them, and collapsed as she lost consciousness. Due to immediate treatment, thank goodness, Ding survived, but the incident brings home just how vulnerable our pets are.
Please be very careful with your pet this summer! Always remember that they have less ability to cool themselves than you do.
To read about how you can prevent and treat heatstroke in your pet, CLICK HERE.
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Foods Toxic To Your Pets
No matter how much they beg, (and no matter how cute they look when they beg), there are some foods that should never be fed to pets. Below you will find a link to a list of the top toxic "people foods" to avoid feeding to your pet. The foods listed are not the only foods toxic to your pets. There are other foods that, if ingested in large quantities, will make your pet ill. The list details the most common and the most toxic foods to avoid.
CLICK HERE for a list of foods toxic to your pet(s).
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Fourth of July Pet Safety
The Fourth of July and its accompanying celebrations can be a traumatic experience for pets. A little preparation can go a long way toward making sure that they are safe and happy when the festivities begin.
The most common culprit: fireworks.
"Pets get anxious and break out of kennels, jump through windows and get lacerations, and when loose, can get hit by cars," Mazzaferro says. "We have also seen where people toss a firework or firecracker into the air, and the dog jumps up, swallows it, and the firecrackers cause severe damage to the internal organs."
To read more, CLICK HERE.
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June is Adopt-A-Cat Month
 Approximately 4 million cats end up in shelters every year, including thousands born every spring and summer during "kitten season." To help promote adoptions, American Humane celebrates Adopt-A-Cat Month each June.
Click on the links below to see some of the adoptable pets, cats and dogs, available in the Asheville area. Some of these animal welfare organizations are even reducing their adoption fees on cats to celebrate national Adopt-A-Cat Month.
Asheville Humane Society
Animal Compassion Network
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue
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By embracing new knowledge and state-of-the-art technology, our mission
at AHNA is to provide the highest level of medical, dental and surgical
care possible; to deliver it with integrity and compassion for our
clients, but most importantly, to constantly see ourselves through the
eyes of our voiceless patients who understand only that we are gentle
and kind; to have as our first priority, relief of their pain and
discomfort and to strive to minimize separation from the people they
love.
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