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News from Alta
Rancho Pet & Bird Hospital
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July
2009
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 Dear
Reid,
Greetings
friends,
Summer is usually
the most active season for pet lovers. We want
help ensure your pet's safety and so we'll
address some summer safety tips in this
issue. In addition, we'll look at a new
deadly poison waiting in the least likely of
places; chewing gum!
Many pets are
suffering from allergies which may manifest as
itchiness, ear infections, or smelly, greasy
flakey skin. For those of you wishing to
have your pet tested for allergies we have a
special savings for you in the coupon section below.
I'm excited to let you know that we will
soon be updating our website to offer you online
access to your pet's health history. We
will also be offering appointment requests,
boarding reservation requests, drug refill
requests as well as an online drug/food store
for you. Look for an e-mail from us with
the details!
We are always trying
to improve and grow our practice. One way
to do that is through positive reviews and
recommendations from our happy clientele.
I'd like to solicit stories, testimonials and
photos from you to post on this site as well as
post reviews of our practice in online search
engines. Click
here if you have a story to share and please
post it on both our web site and the various
search engines that are listed on this
link.
 Thank you for
entrusting your pet's health care to us.
Sincerely,
Reid Shufer, D.V.M.
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In This Issue:
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Deadly Candy?
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8677 19th
Street
Rancho Cucamonga, California
91701
Phone: 909-980-3575
Fax:
909-948-5167
e-mail:
Arphweb@aol.com
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 Summer Safety Tips
Planting a garden,
summer cleaning, fertilizing the lawn -- we all
have lots of work to do with summer upon us. But
pets also have health and safety needs this time
of year that their owners should know
about.
"I see it all the
time in my clinic in the springtime. Animals get
into fertilizers and pesticides, those used on a
home or on a farm, and it makes the animals
sick," says Dr. James Cook, president of the
American Veterinary Medical Association. "People
need to be aware of these potential hazards.
Along with better weather, the spring brings
with it the use of a number of common lawn
chemicals and the blooming of plants that can be
hazardous to pets."
Here are the AVMA's
top 10 spring hints for pet
owners:
*Fleas and
ticks
They can be tiny, little more
than a pinhead in some instances, but they grow
and spread quickly once they find a host. The
preventative treatments that you may have
discontinued in the winter should start early in
the spring to keep your pet's coat, and your
home, free of pests.
Click
here for the other 11
precautions:
Can
your pet chew them selves to death?
 Recently, a new toxin has
been afflicting our dog population from a source
we never would have suspected, sugar free gum,
candies, and foodstuffs containing the new sugar
substitute, Xylitol. Xylitol has an
adverse affect on the dog's blood sugar,
bringing it down very rapidly and causing severe
hypoglycemia. When there is not enough
sugar in the blood, the brain can't function and
the dog can become weak, wobbly, seizure and
even go into a coma! At higher
doses, it may cause liver failure as well.
There is no known antidote for Xylitol, but
frequently, pets can be saved if they are
treated early and aggressively.
Bottom line,
check the ingredients in your sugar free food
and drinks, and stay away from xylitol if you
have dogs in the house!
Click
here for more information:
Dogs
Love Baseball Too!
Save the date:
July 23rd is
is "Bark in
the Ballpark." Fans can buy a pet pass for only
$3 and bring "man's best friend" to the game
with them. This promotion will benefit the
Rancho Cucamonga Animal Care & Adoption
Center, with a generous portion of each person
and pet ticket being donated to the Rancho
Cucamonga Animal Center. Members of our
staff have attended this before and they and
their pooches have had a blast!
Click
here for more information
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Case of the Month:
Dobie ain't doin
right!
Dobie, is a 5 year
old Labrador mix breed, who presented to
us with a history of weakness, lack of appetite,
vomiting and depression for 2 days. On
presentation, Dobie was very dull and minimally
responsive. His gums were very pale and
tacky. He had an accelerated heart rate
and weak pulses. His belly was tense and
painful to palpation.
Our initial
rule-outs included gastric dilatation (bloat),
ruptured abdominal mass from the liver or
spleen, some metabolic disease or toxin
ingestion. We developed a diagnostic plan
which included blood chemistry profile and
complete blood count, chest and abdomen
radiographs.
Click
Here to find out what happened to
Dobie
Microchipping has
rewards!
Recently, we have
switched t o a new provider for
our microchip ID devices. Home Again has
attached added benefits to their
product which has prompted this move. Like
all microchips, Home Again's chip is inserted by
us under the skin of your pet (generally in the
neck region for dogs and cats) and gives your
pet a permanent identification number which can
be read on compatible scanners available at most
veterinarians and animal shelters.
Home Again maintains
a database of your pet's pertinent information
which includes your address and contact
information along with any medical conditions
your pet may be suffering from.
If your
pet is found and the chip number identified by
the scanner, then you will be notified as soon
as the agency contacts Home Again.
Home again offers
three additional services which make this
product superior to the other chips out
there:
- If you are
enrolled in Home Again's program, you get free
access to the 24 hour ASPCA Animal Poison
Control Center
(1-888-426-4435). Each call to this agency
normally costs $60.00, but with Home Again
enrollment, it is absolutely FREE!
- If your
pet is injured while it is lost, Home Again
provides insurance through Pets First Healthcare
for up to $3000.00 towards the treatment of
these injuries (limitations apply).
- Lost Pet
Alert- If your pet is lost, you can notify Home
Again and they will notify all of the local
agencies and veterinarians for
you.
Microchipping is an
inexpensive way to help you keep your peace of
mind.
For
more
information:
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Give
the Gift of Health and everyone wins!
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!
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Save 15% on Dental
Work
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Pets
have Teeth
Too!
15% off all Dental
Work!
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| Offer Expires: July.
31, 2009 (Coupon must be presented at
the time of procedure. Limit 1 offer per
family). Vaccinations must be current.
Dental may require pre operative blood
testing and examinations.
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Save
$50.00 off Allergy Testing
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If your pet is suffering from
skin or ear problems this summer, get to the root
of it with a simple Allergy Blood
Test
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| Offer Expires: 7/31/2009
Must present coupon at the time of
service. Physical exam required within 3
months of testing. Appointment required for
testing. Limit 2 pets per
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Free
Microchip
Implant
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Receive a free Home Again Microchip
Identification Implant with any Sterilization
Surgery or Dental Procedure. A $42.00
Value!
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| Offer Expires: Aug 31,
2009 Limit 1 per family. Coupon must be
presented at the time of service. Activation of
Chip with Home Again must be performed by our
agents for a fee of $14.99 for the 1st year. Valid
for dogs and cats. Must be scheduled surgery
during normal business hours. Not Valid with
other coupons or promotions.
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Save $5.00 off
Heartworm Test
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Save $5.00 off the cost of Heartworm
testing when you purchase 12 months supply of
Iverhart Plus Heartworm
Preventive.
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| Offer Expires: Aug. 31,
2009. No limit on number of pets. Test can
be performed during an exam or during our clinic
hours 12:30 to 3:00 PM Mon-Sat
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Frontline
1
Month's Supply Free
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Get a jump on Fleas this
season!
Buy 6 month's supply of
Frontline Plus
Flea and Tick Control solution and receive
1 month's supply free. (A $12.00
Value!)
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| Offer Expires: Expires
7/31/2009 |
$30.00
Credit
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Earn up to $30.00 for your
opinion!Help us build our
business by reviewing our hospital on the
web. Your opinion matters!
Print out
your review, bring them in to the front office and
receive $5.00 hospital credit* for each review you
submit (up to 6 review).
We encourage your honest
opinion of our practice. if you have a harsh
review, I encourage you to address it directly to
me at drshuf@aol.com, before posting so that I can
address your issues and improve our practice for
all.
Click the links below to
go to the review sites for our hospital. You
can copy and paste your review from one site to
the next.
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| Offer Expires:
4/30/2009 Maximum $30.00 credit per
household. May be used on any veterinary services
or products except diets.
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