Senior Pet month

In November the Animal Hospital of Walnut Cove recognizes senior pets ( older than 5 yrs) We celebrate their lives by providing a lower cost Blood Panel during the month. The panel, like what you do at your human doctor, checks pets for Diabetese, Liver and Kidney disease. Please call to set up an apt. 

 

Our Assistants will pull a little blood, and within 20 minutes, we can give you information on your pets' health.

October is Here

Now is the time to get your outdoor pets' enviroment ready for winter. Check houses for air and water leaks, make sure you put thick new bedding down, pine shavings are much better than cedar ( resin in cedar can cause skin irritation and respiratory problems)
Make sure that water buckets are clean and easily accessible, also make sure that food buckets are clean.  A covered feeding and drinking station, close to the house really saves money ( food does not get wet)....Make sure you are providing correct housing...LEAN-tos are NOT.

Call us if we can help..... 591-8250

So, if you have not noticed, September is Spay and Neuter month at the hospital, give us a call.

Do not forget that as October gets closer, so does Halloween,, NO NO candy for the pets.

Lastly, if you are like many of us and keep forgetting to give your pets their heartworm prevention...YES every month, you may want to call the clinic and ask about the 6 month, yes..six month, heartworm prevention shot  PRO HEART 6...call now  336-591-8250

In case you've been in a bubble, please remember it will be in the 100degrees outdoors for the next 3 days. Please make sure that neither you nor your pets have an issue with heat. Make sure there is plenty of shade, water ( that the water is fresh and kept clean.) a pool is a great idea, keep it in the shade too.
Frozen green beans or carrots are a great treat.
NOOOOO jogging, playing freezbee, ball, running...everyone will collapse.

I think you can see that they agree:)

Even for Outdoor pets, this is NOT typical.

Fleastation and ticks abound

Everyone is complaining about their flea and tick protocols, it does not seem that the products are working as well as we would like. The problem is that if you are in a rural area, you are going to have to treat the enviroment. Easier said than done.
You need to contact your termination folk, or you can try Sevin dust on the grounds.
Check in in another day or so.

Flea Prevention

Please be aware that no Flea and Tick prevention will keep all of the ticks and fleas off your pet. They have to bite the pet, so you will see them on your pet.
What you want to see is that they are dying or dead.
You also have to make sure that you are treating the enviroment, you know, the beds, the kennels, the yard, your house.
This past year was not cold enough to kill insects and therefore we are seeing more than ever.

Keep up the good job of staying untop of the enviroment.

Lyme vaccines are now available, as are the heartworm + rickettsial tests. The ticks are winning this summer war and people as well as animals are getting lotsssss of them.

Let's keep everyone safe, test and vaccinate. Call us for info.