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Ashland Animal Hospital  

Summer 2011


Kitten Puppy summer Best Vet Ashland

 

We are filled with gratitude and share it with our wonderful clients in this summer newsletter.  Not only did you vote us the #1 BEST Veterinary Hospital in the region, but you also supported one of our own.  (please read on for details)  

 

Here are some places to find information & answer your questions concerning your dog & cats' health and well being:   

Read through the Summer Hazards Alert in this newsletter, it could save your pet's life!  Our website posts seasonal alerts, and our Resources page has links to 43 different websites with specific pet information.  We also have a Grief Support page with 21 websites to help you or someone you know through the loss of a beloved pet.    

 

Dr. Felice Roe regularly updates our Facebook page with pet health alerts, interesting articles, hospital news and more.   It's definitely worth checking out!  Find us on Facebook  

 

It is Tornado and Hurricane season...are you prepared for an emergency? Please check out our Pet Emergency Preparedness Plan to ensure your pet's safety in a disaster.   Also check out the State of Massachusetts emergency response for animals website Smart-Mass.org.  


Before you go on vacation, print & fill out our Pet Sitters Info Sheet. This was created by professional pet sitters, and has details you may forget to leave.   

 

We want to thank all of you for your wonderful support this year and wish you and your pets a healthy, happy summer!  

 

Summer 2011 Table of Contents
Relay for Life
2011 Awards for BEST Veterinary Hospital
Summer Pet Hazards
Ticks & Fleas
Quick Links
Pet Sitters Info Sheet

We have made your vacation planning one step easier; print & fill out our Pet Sitter's Information Sheet to ensure your pets' comfort & safety while you are away.

Pet Sitter's Info Sheet

You can find this anytime on our
AAH website "Forms" page.

2011 Readers Choice Awards

Best Veterinary Hospital
&
Gold Regional Favorite


2011 Regional #1 Vet Hospital Readers Choice Award2011 Gold Award Best Vets Readers Choice


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Ashland Vet Hospital Staffer Vicki & son Michael at Relay for Life

AAH Front Desk Staffer Vicki with her heroic son Michael at the Relay for Life June 11, 2011


Thank You to all our clients and friends who donated to the Relay for Life in honor of Michael, the 14 year old son of our own Vicki at the front desk. 

You may be surprised to know that despite her professionalism and smiling face, Vicki has spent the past 2 years at Michael's side as he has battled cancer. 

The motto on the Team T-shirts read: "The Only Easy Day Was...Yesterday", in Michael's own words.  His strength, courage and grace are an inspiration to all who know him.

Many clients, friends and family came out to do the walk and donate money in support of cancer research and to honor Michael.  Their goal was to raise $1000, and so far the donations for "Refuse to Lose Team Michael"  total $8000!  

If you care to learn more about the Relay for Life or to donate in Michael's honor, please click on this link:
 

"Refuse to Lose Team Michael" Donations for American Cancer Society 



To see more photos from the Relay for Life, please click here or go to our Facebook page. 
  Photo Album from Relay for Life June 11, 2011

 THANK  YOU

to all the Dogs, Cats and their People who voted us #1 Best Animal Hospital in the Readers Choice Awards.

 
         2011 Gold Award Best Vets Readers Choice               2011 Regional #1 Vet Hospital Readers Choice Award                            

Results will be in your local Tab community newspaper on Thursday 6/23/11

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You can read about it online at:

http://www.wickedlocalfavorites.com/

Summer Hazards for Pets Quick Guide

puppy in toxic Cocoa Mulch
Cocoa Mulch is toxic to dogs

read details in our Spring 2010 newsletter

Summer brings days of fun in the sun, but summer can also bring hazards to our pets. Lawn and garden products, toxic plants and mushrooms, and other outdoor hazards such as charcoal lighter fluid and pool chemicals, can pose problems if pets get into them.

Below is a list of relative toxicity of various summer hazards to which a pet may be exposed.   

Low toxicity
products may cause gastrointestinal upset, but unlikely to cause serious problems unless very large amounts are ingested:
  • Glow jewelry
  • most N-P-K fertilizers
  • plain Bone meal
  • Mosquito coils or Dunks
  • Charcoal briquettes
  • some Termite stakes
  • ant baits
  • yard insecticides
  • roach baits
 
Moderate toxicity products may cause significant signs beyond mild gastrointestinal upset:
  • Charcoal lighter fluids  
  • Moldy items from trash  
  • yard or compost pile 
  • some Diazinon or chlorpyrifos granules  
  • DEET-containing insect repellents  
  • Citronella lamps/torches  
  • some Spring blooming bulbs

 

High toxicity products have the potential for very serious or life-threatening signs:
  • pool chemicals 
  • Metaldehyde 
  • Zinc phosphide 
  • Methomyl  
  • Disulfoton 
  • Rodenticides

Toxic Plants Identification website


Thank you to the ASPCA newsletter for this article.
Heartworms & Fleas & Ticks.....ICK!

 Ticks

It is now the busy season for ticks and other parasites.  Did you know there are many species of ticks carrying different diseases? 

The tick population in New England will likely increase as a result of the wet spring we have had.  Now is the time to start (or continue) your Flea and Tick prevention program.

Remember to continue monthly heartworm prevention year round.

For more information you can click on the following links:

AAH Parasites Information Page 

AAH Resources for Lyme Disease and Pets & Parasites