I hope you all had a great summer
season! Hopefully, things will cool
off a bit soon and we can enjoy a
crisp fall season.
It seems like every year there is
some new technology or technique
that piques my interest. I'm very
excited to announce that we can now
offer cutting edge,
stem cell therapy as a
treatment modality for chronic
arthritis.
Read the article below for the
details.
October is
Senior Wellness Month and we
are gearing up to help you gain
information and peace of mind about
your aging pet's health status at
substantial savings. Make an
appointment today for your "senior
wellness checkup" and enjoy the
savings in the
coupons below!
I invite you to visit our newly
revamped website. It is much more
user friendly and includes great
photo galleries and a huge
information library.
I'd like to solicit stories,
testimonials and photos from you to
post on the site. Please sumbit the
photos in Jpeg format and email them
along with text to me at drshuf@aol.com.
Enjoy the fall season.
Sincerely,
Reid Shufer, D.V.M.
New Antibiotic eliminates the
need for at home administration! Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals has recently
introduced a new injectable
antibiotic called
Convenia (cefovecin),
which allows us to treat many
common infections with a single
injection. Not every infection
will respond to
Convenia but the
antibiotic is excellent for
treating skin infections,
urinary tract infections, feline
abscesses, upper respiratory
infections and more.
A single injection will last
from 7 to 10 days in dogs and
cats. With this drug, clients
can forget about the hassle of
oral administration of the
drug. Your pet will get the
right dose every day for the
treatment period, thus ensuring
the best possible outcome.
Convenia is a little more
expensive than more conventional
antibiotics, but the convenience
of
Convenia is unsurpassed.
If you have difficulty
administering drugs to your pet,
ask us if
Convenia could help your
pet.
The
greatest compliment you can give us is
your personal referral to friends and
family. We have created our "Gift of
Health" program to help you encourage
referrals to our practice. Here's how it
works:
Refer your friends or family members to
us and as new client referrals they will
receive their 1st visit at 1/2 off the
normal fee.
That is a $19.00 savings!
When they come in, we will send you a
thank you letter with a coupon for
$10.00 on any veterinary services (food,
drugs and supplies are not eligible).
After you refer 10 clients to us, you
will become a permanent "Good Health
Ambassador" and receive 10% off on all
your veterinary services for the year.
If you are happy with the services we
have been providing, spread the word and
give the Gift of Health to all your
friends today.
We appreciate your support!
Save 20%
Senior
Wellness Month Savings!
Save 20% on all Senior Wellness Diagnostic tests
including blood tests, urine tests, stool tests,
radiographs, electrocardiograms, blood pressure tests
and glaucoma screening when two or more tests are
ordered during the same visit.
Offer Expires: Oct 31, 2008 (Coupon must be
presented at the time of procedure. Does not apply to
pets presenting for current illness. No limit per
family)
Dear Friends
Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals has recently
introduced a new injectable
antibiotic called
We are hearing about stem cell
therapy in the news all the
time. Stem cells are cells which
can become any other cell type
in the body, given the right
conditions. The power of stem
cell therapy, lies in the
ability of stem cells to
reproduce tissues which have
been damaged by disease. The
applications for stem cell use
are just coming to light in the
scientific community and new
discoveries are being made
almost daily. 
Many
of our older dogs present to us
with a history of excessive
drinking and subsequent
urination. Owners are alerted to
this when they find the water
bowl is constantly being
emptied or when the dog is
having accidents in the house.
Heavy thirst and urination have
many causes, including, (but not
limited to) diabetes mellitus,
diabetes insipidus, kidney
failure, urinary tract
infections, infected uterus,
cancer and many others. One
common cause is a disease called
hyperadrenocorticism or
Cushing's syndrome (after the
human doctor who discovered
it). Cushing's syndrome is
caused by an excess of cortisone
being made in the adrenal glands
of the body. All mammals make
cortisone and it is a very
important hormone in the body.
It's main function is to help
the body deal with stresses of
many kinds. In excess,
cortisone causes changes in the
kidneys which prevent the
concentration of urine. This
leads to excessive water loss
from the body and subsequent
heavy thirst to make up for the
loss. 
