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       May, 2013     

 
A demonstration of how simethacone reduces gas in the stomach.

"Tiny bubbles, makes me feel fine..." is great in a song about champagne, but not in the stomach where it can cause increased gas distention and pain.


Bloating can be due to foamy bubbles collecting in the stomach.

When excess foam is in the stomach, it blocks the passage of gas that normally is  produced by bacteria. Foam mechanically stops gas from passing out of the stomach.

The stomach then continues to expand causing bloating.

Simethacone taken orally changes the surface tension of the foamy bubbles so that gas can leave the stomach.

The salivary glands can be the origin of the foam that accumulates in the stomach.

The Amazing Cat Foot.



Unlike dogs, cats retract their claws laterally or sideways to their four major toes. Extension of the claw is voluntary.

Cheetahs are like dogs the elastic ligament pulls the claw backward.  To view more ...



  


In This Issue
Tiny Bubbles
Amazing Cat Foot
Dog Bite Prevention
It is
 Dog Bite Prevention Week



Each year in the USA,
4.5 million people are bitten by dogs, most are children.

Recently in the news, a man saved his wife during a dog attack.  The husband bit the attacking dog in the nose.
Yes, in the nose!



Striking a dog in the nose is an area that may stop a dog from biting.

In Churchill when a polar bear attacked a human tearing his skin off his arm, a brave friend punched the polar bear in the nose which allowed the man to get away from the attacking bear.

All the skin had been pulled off his arm. Luckily he was rushed to a hospital where the skin was sutured back on.
The man only suffered mild nerve damage.


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Jill Kusba, DVM, MS, CCRT, CVA, CVCH

Linda B. Olson, DVM, MS

 Karen B. La Vetter, DVM