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16 • Community Advocate • Summer Guide • Friday, May 20, 2011 48 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury 508-842-0941 Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30-5:00 Every Other Saturday 7:30-2:00 We accept most insurance & major credit cards Dentistry Served with Excellence FULL SERVICE FAMILY DENTISTRY • PATIENTS AGES 3 YEARS TO SENIORS Now Accepting New Patients www.bryandental.net Dedicated, Competent Staff ~ Modern Facility Convenient Location ~ Easy Parking Celebrating Celebrating Over 30 Years Over 30 Years of Family Dentistry of Family Dentistry Present this Ad at our Welcome Center for a ONE WEEK FAMILY GUEST PASS JOIN US THIS SUMMER BOROUGHS FAMILY BRANCH YMCA SUMMER MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE R CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION 4 Valente Drive • Westborough • MA 01581 508-870-1320 www.ymcaofcm.org Financial Assistance is Available Courtesy of Gibson Kennels Summer is a great time to spend with your dog. The weather is perfect for hiking, swimming, jogging and biking. All of which are good ways for you and your dog to stay in shape and be healthy. But there are summer dangers for your pet as well. Overheating, fleas and ticks, and Giardia, just to name a few. Overheating can be extreme- ly dangerous to any dog. Dogs can overheat on normal walks or even faster, if left in the car. To prevent overheating, take along lots of water on walks, avoid the hottest hours of the day, take shorter strolls, and NEVER leave a dog in a car alone, even with the windows open. A car can heat up to a lethal temperature in minutes. Fleas and ticks are around all year but thrive in the summer. ey have many life stages and need a meal of blood to move through their development. Ticks climb up grass and plants and seek out their prey. Tick’s spread Lyme Disease. Flea bites can cause skin disorders, Two “friends” relax while enjoying each other’s company. Preparing for the dog days of summer PHOTO/SUBMITTED infections and allergies. Fleas also spread diseases such as Tapeworms, Tularemia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Q fever. Bite prevention is the key to staying healthy. ere are many products on the market ranging in price and protection levels. Ask your vet what is best for your dog. Giardia is a microscopic para- site that causes the diarrheal illness known as giardiasis. Giardia is found in soil, food or water that has been contami- nated with feces from infected humans or animals. at’s why it’s important to pick up after dogs and to have them play in clean well-kept areas. Giardia infections can interfere with the absorption of food and produce feces that are soft, light-colored and greasy. Since diarrhea is a common symptom of intes- tinal infection, causes such as Salmonella and Campylobacter are generally ruled out before testing for Giardia is done. Because Giardia crosses spe- cies and can also infect people, sanitation is important when caring for dogs. Kennel work- ers and pet owners alike should be sure to wash hands after cleaning dog runs or remov- ing feces from yards. Babies and toddlers should be kept away from dogs with diarrhea. When traveling, owners should prevent pets from drinking potentially infected water in streams, ponds or swamps and, if possible, avoid public areas polluted with feces. Picking up and disposing of dog feces in the proper receptacle will cut down on the spread of these illnesses. Antifreeze poisoning is one of the most common forms of poisoning in small animals because it is so commonly found in households. An- tifreeze poisoning typically occurs when antifreeze drips from a car’s radiator, where it is licked off the ground and ingested by a pet. It does not take a significant amount of ethylene glycol to cause fatal damage; less than three ounces of antifreeze is sufficient to poison a medium-sized dog. Antifreeze poisoning affects the brain, liver and kidneys. Chocolate is another item that can be fatal to dogs. e good news is that it takes on average, a fairly large amount of theobromine 100-150 mg/ kg to cause a toxic reaction. So while enjoying the dog days of summer, make sure to keep your dog safe.
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Dentistry Served with Excellence We accept most insurance & major credit cards Present this Ad at our Welcome Center for a ONE WEEK FAMILY GUEST PASS FULL SERVICE FAMILY DENTISTRY • PATIENTS AGES 3 YEARS TO SENIORS Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30-5:00 Every Other Saturday 7:30-2:00 Courtesy of Gibson Kennels 16 • Community Advocate • Summer Guide • Friday, May 20, 2011 BOROUGHS FAMILY BRANCH YMCA Dedicated, Competent Staff ~ Modern Facility Convenient Location ~ Easy Parking
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16 • Community Advocate • Summer Guide • Friday, May 20, 2011
48 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury508-842-0941
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30-5:00 Every Other Saturday 7:30-2:00
We acceptmost insurance
& majorcredit cards
DentistryServedwith
Excellence
FULL SERVICE FAMILY DENTISTRY • PATIENTS AGES 3 YEARS TO SENIORS
Now Accepting New Patients
www.bryandental.net Dedicated, Competent Staff ~ Modern FacilityConvenient Location ~ Easy Parking
Celebrating Celebrating Over 30 Years Over 30 Years
of Family Dentistryof Family Dentistry
Present
this Ad at our
Welcome Center
for a ONE WEEK
FAMILY GUEST
PASS
JOIN USTHIS SUMMERBOROUGHS FAMILY BRANCH YMCA
SUMMER MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE
R
CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION4 Valente Drive • Westborough • MA 01581508-870-1320www.ymcaofcm.org
Financial Assistance is Available
Courtesy of Gibson Kennels
Summer is a great time to spend with your dog. The weather is perfect for hiking, swimming, jogging and biking. All of which are good ways for you and your dog to stay in shape and be healthy. But there are summer dangers for your pet as well. Overheating, fl eas and ticks, and Giardia, just to name a few. Overheating can be extreme-ly dangerous to any dog. Dogs can overheat on normal walks or even faster, if left in the car. To prevent overheating, take along lots of water on walks, avoid the hottest hours of the day, take shorter strolls, and NEVER leave a dog in a car alone, even with the windows open. A car can heat up to a lethal temperature in minutes. Fleas and ticks are around all year but thrive in the summer. Th ey have many life stages and need a meal of blood to move through their development. Ticks climb up grass and plants and seek out their prey. Tick’s spread Lyme Disease. Flea bites can cause skin disorders,
Two “friends” relax while enjoying each other’s company.
Preparing for the dog days of summer
PHO
TO/SU
BMITTED
infections and allergies. Fleas also spread diseases such as Tapeworms, Tularemia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Q fever. Bite prevention is the key to staying healthy. Th ere are many products on the market ranging in price and protection levels. Ask your vet what is best for your dog. Giardia is a microscopic para-site that causes the diarrheal illness known as giardiasis.
Giardia is found in soil, food or water that has been contami-nated with feces from infected humans or animals. Th at’s why it’s important to pick up after dogs and to have them play in clean well-kept areas. Giardia infections can interfere with the absorption of food and produce feces that are soft, light-colored and greasy. Since diarrhea is a common symptom of intes-tinal infection, causes such as Salmonella and Campylobacter
are generally ruled out before testing for Giardia is done. Because Giardia crosses spe-cies and can also infect people, sanitation is important when caring for dogs. Kennel work-ers and pet owners alike should be sure to wash hands after cleaning dog runs or remov-ing feces from yards. Babies and toddlers should be kept away from dogs with diarrhea. When traveling, owners should prevent pets from drinking
potentially infected water in streams, ponds or swamps and, if possible, avoid public areas polluted with feces. Picking up and disposing of dog feces in the proper receptacle will cut down on the spread of these illnesses. Antifreeze poisoning is one of the most common forms of poisoning in small animals because it is so commonly found in households. An-tifreeze poisoning typically occurs when antifreeze drips from a car’s radiator, where it is licked off the ground and ingested by a pet. It does not take a signifi cant amount of ethylene glycol to cause fatal damage; less than three ounces of antifreeze is sufficient to poison a medium-sized dog. Antifreeze poisoning aff ects the brain, liver and kidneys. Chocolate is another item that can be fatal to dogs. Th e good news is that it takes on average, a fairly large amount of theobromine 100-150 mg/kg to cause a toxic reaction. So while enjoying the dog days of summer, make sure to keep your dog safe.
