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The nose pad of a cat is unique, just like the fingerprint of a human.
The domestic cat is the only cat species able to hold its tail vertically while walking.
A cat’s ear pivots 180 degrees.
A group of cats is called a “clowder.”
LYME DISEASE
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection named for the Connecticut town where, in 1975, an arthritis-like condition of a group of local children was identified as a new and discrete illness. Lyme disease is spread by tiny black-legged variety of ticks. These ticks pick up the bacteria while feeding on infected animals such as deer or mice and deposit them when feeding on new and uninfected host animal.
Lyme disease affects various animals differently. In dogs, signs may not show up for several months after an infective tick bite, and might never show up at all. When signs do appear, they may include limping or lameness, lethargy and reluctance to move – all presumably due to joint pain – in addition to loss of appetite and swollen lymph nodes.
Antibiotics can be used to treat Lyme disease with earlier initiation of treatment resulting in better outcomes. When treatment is delayed, the infection can become more entrenched and harder to eliminate, which may lead to lasting consequences.
You can protect your dog against Lyme disease by getting your dog vaccinated yearly. The Lyme vaccine delivers the only antigen needed to stimulate immunity against Lyme disease and blocks transmission.
We recommend you also apply a topical tick control product monthly, such as Frontline. Frontline kills ticks that may transmit Lyme disease.
Brushing your dogs frequently during tick season and conducting thorough tick checks is another form of prevention. If you find a tick, remove it promptly with tweezers and without crushing it seal it in adhesive tape and discard it.
LOOKING AHEAD
Leadership Seminar - April 10, 2010
This 2 hour seminar will help you learn what your dog is trying to tell you and how you can become the pack leader. We will address a few simple problem issues such as bad house manners and what you can do to fix them. We will also cover the basics on how children can establish themselves as the pack leader.More info
Please call Tammie Brown for information -- 913-856-6255
To contact a doctor when the office is closed, call the normal office number - 913-856-6255 -and the answering service will have the doctor on call phone you, usually within 5 minutes. However, should the doctor be unable to contact you promptly, you may be referred to an area emergency clinic.