April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month. Pets are an important part of many families, to ensure you have the skills to take care of your furry family member, check out the American Red Cross First Aid tips and follow us on Facebook this month.
April is also National Heartworm Awareness Month. Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease in pets in the United States. It is caused by worms that live in the heart, lungs and associated blood vessels of affected pets, causing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs in the body. Heartworm disease affects dogs, cats and ferrets. Click here to learn more about heartworms and how they can affect your pets.
This month's special for heartworm preventatives are as follows:
Sentinel for dogs (mail in rebate):
Buy 6 doses receive $10 rebate
Buy 12 doses receive $25 rebate
Advantage Multi for cats:
Buy 6 doses receive 2 more doses for free
Heartworm preventatives should be given monthly, year-round. It also protects against several intestinal parasites.
Pet ID Week is April 19-25. We are offering $5.00 off all microchipping this week at AHO. So, from Monday, April 20- Saturday, April 25, the microchip implantation with registration is $40!
The Value of Microchipping
Although collars and tags are important and certainly beneficial when worn by the pet, they're at risk for breaking, fading, becoming scratched, or even falling off the animal. Should this occur, there is no way to determine to whom the animal belongs-unless the pet is microchipped. Microchipping is a permanent means of identification for your pet. Unlike collars and tags which may be broken or unreadable, microchips are placed under the skin of the pet, providing an unalterable means of identification. Microchipping allows the best possible chance of a bringing a lost or stolen pet back to your family.
How Microchipping is Done
Implanting a microchip is safe and easy and can be performed during a routine office visit. A microchip is a small, electronic chip enclosed in a glass case that is often compared in size to a grain of rice. It is injected under the skin using a hypodermic needle. The microchip is activated by a scanner passed over the area of the microchip implanted in the pet. The scanner activates the chip and the identification number of the chip is registered by the scanner. If an animal is lost and is brought to a veterinary hospital or shelter, one of the first procedures performed is a scan for a microchip.
Call 508 255-1194 to set up an appointment!
YOUR JUNK=ANOTHER'S TREASURE
Are you doing some Spring cleaning in the next few weeks? Do you want to donate to a good cause? We are holding a Santana Fund Yard Sale on Saturday, May 9, from 9am-1pm and are accepting donations for the sale. (Please, no TV's!) Just drop off your stuff during regular business hours from now until May 8th.
The Animal Hospital of Orleans matches all monetary donations, dollar for dollar. To learn more about the Santana Fund click here or visit their facebook page.
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