Dental Care

Three Simple Steps to Dental Care

Pet owners can brush up on their four-legged friends’ oral care by following three simple guidelines outlined by the American Veterinary Dental Society:

• Take your pet to get a dental exam. Your pet should have a routine veterinarian examination, including a careful examination of his teeth and gums, at least once a year.
• Start an at-home regimen. Ask your veterinarian to suggest nutritional supplements and a regular teeth brushing schedule or a specially formulated food proven to help remove plaque and tarter from your pet’s teeth.
• Schedule dental cleanings. Take your pet for regular dental checkups.

Signs Of Dental Disease

So, what are some indicators that your cat or dog may have dental disease? The American Veterinary Dental College, the clinical specialist organization for veterinary dentists, lists the following on their Web site:

• Bad breath
• Loose or discolored teeth or teeth covered in tartar
• Your pet is not comfortable with you touching within the mouth area
• Drooling or dropping food from the mouth
• Bleeding from the mouth
• Loss of appetite or loss of weight

Your pet’s dental health is just as important as your own; if your pet shows any of these signs, you should schedule an appointment with your veterinarian as soon as possible.

Fun Facts About Pets

Fun Facts about Dogs:

• Dogs only sweat from the bottoms of their feet, the only way they can discharge heat is by panting.
• Dogs have about 100 different facial expressions, most of them made with the ears.
• Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds
• Dogs do not have an appendix.
• There are more than 350 different breeds of dogs worldwide.
• Dalmations are born spotless: at first pure white, their spots develop as they age.
• Contrary to popular belief, dogs aren't color blind: they can see shades of blue, yellow, green, and gray. The color red registers on a grayscale in a dog's vision.
• Most domstic dogs are capable of reaching speeds up to about nineteen miles per hour when running at full speed.
• Using their swiveling ears like radar dishes, experiments have shown that dogs can locate the source of a sound in 6/100ths of a second.
• Domesticated for more than 10,000 years, the dog was one of the first animals domesitcated by humans.

Fun Facts about Felines:

• Cats do not have sweat glands.
• A cat can jump as much as seven times its height.
• Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw.
• Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while gods only have about ten.
• A pack of kittens is called a kindle, while a pack of adult cats is called a clowder.
• An adult cat can run about 12 miles per hour, and can sprint at nearly thirty miles per hour.
• A cat's tongue is scratchy because it's lined with papillae-- tiny elevated backwards hooks that help to hold prey in place.
• The nose pad of each cat has ridges in a unique pattern not unlike a person's fingerprint.
• Cats' bodes are extremely flexible; the cat skeleton contains more than 230 bones (a human has about 206), and the pelvis and shoulders loosely attach to the spine. This adds to their flexibility and allows them to fit through very small spaces.
• Cats have better memories than dogs. Tests conducted by the University of Michigan concluded that while a dog's memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat's can last as long as 16 hours--- exceeding even that of a monkeys and orangutans.

Fun Facts about Avians and Exotic Pets:

• To survive, every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day.
• A bird's heart beats 400 times per minute while they are nesting.
• Americans own more than 60 million pet birds.
• Larger parrots such as Macaws and Cockatoos live more than 75 years.
• Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
• Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex. They are also the only animal besides humands that can get leprosy.
• Iguanas are able to hold their breath for up to 30 minutes.
• A garter snake can give birth to 85 babies.
• Ferrets are currently the third most popular pet in the US. There are an estimated eight to ten million ferrets in the United States being kept as pets.
• A goldfish can live up to 40 years.

http://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles/pet-owner-topics/Fun-Facts-About-Pets.aspx

Cost for Conditions of Pets

Do you worry about cost for animal conditions that they have? If you do then you should check out these prices for the top 10 conditions for canine and feline conditions.

Top 10 Canine Conditions		Average Vet Cost		Top 10 Feline Conditions		Average Vet Cost
	1. Benign Skin Mass		$999.04		1. Tooth Extraction		$923.65
	2. Skin Abscess, Inflammation, or Pressure Ulcer		$458.27		2. Skin Abscess, Inflammation, or Pressure Ulcer		$458.27
	3. Tooth Extraction		$828.66		3. Benign Skin Mass		$290.51
	4. Torn ACL or Cartilage		$2666.88		4. Bladder Stones		$985.30
	5. Malignant Skin Mass		$1434.41		5. Cancer of the Abdominal Wall		$812.66
	6. Cancer of the Spleen		$1874.85		6. Malignant Skin Mass		$1507.96
	7. Cancer of the Eyelid		$717.12		7. Multiple Bite Wounds		$266.13
	8. Bladder Stones		$1231.32		8. Cancer of the Liver		$778.89
	9. Cancer of the Liver		$8539.41		9. Cancer of the Mouth		$1101.52
	10. Auricular Hematoma (swollen, fluid-filled ear)		$296.31		10. Cancer of the Nasal Cavity		$926.89

Spay and Neuter Day

Have you had your dog or cat spayed or neutered? If you haven’t and you plan on having it done, then you need to check out the National SPAY DAY!!!

Tuesday, February 28^th, 2012

Event Sponsered in cooperation with the

Clinton County S.P.C.A

570-748-4756

If you have a pet or know someone who has a pet that needs spayed or neutered,

Call a participating veterinarian on Tuesday February 28^th,

To make the appointment and you will receive a

$30.00 discount.

If you do not have a pet of your own and wish to participate in Spay Day, you can donate to have a shelter pet spayed or neutered.

Top 10 Health Conditions

Top 10 Health Conditions

Here's the complete list of the top 10 health conditions for dogs and cats:

Top 10 health conditions of dogs:

1. ear infection
2. skin allergy
3. skin infection/hot spots
4. vomiting
5. diarrhea
6. bladder infection
7. arthritis
8. soft-tissue trauma
9. noncancerous tumor
10. eye infection

Top 10 health conditions of cats:

1. lower urinary tract problems
2. vomiting
3. chronic renal failure
4. hyperthyroidism
5. diabetes mellitus
6. diarrhea
7. skin allergy
8. dental disease
9. ear infection
10. eye infection

Introduction to Calico Creek Vet Clinic

Are you an animal lover and want the best for your family pets?

If you answered yes to the previous question then make sure you are completing your animals annual veterinary appointments and make sure that your animals are healthy as they can be.  Calico Creek Vet Clinic will make sure that your pets are provided with the medical care that they need and also the love and attention they need while staying in the clinic. If you are searching for a Veterinarian clinic make sure to check out Calico Creek Vet Clinic. The reason why they take such good care of your animals is because of the caring staff that works there.

Mission Statement:

A veterinary clinic that offers quality, caring, and compassionate services for our patients, with an emphasis on preventative medicine in a friendly, client centered atomosphere.

History:

Calico Creek Veterinary Clinic was founded in January of 2008 by Dr. Sherri Cokefair, VMD. Procedures that are able to be performed are a number of different surgical procedures, dental procedures, radiographs, and annual check ups.

Staff:

Dr. Cokefair

Gigi

Robin

Laura

To make an appointment or learn more information please check out their website at: www.calicocreekvet.net 

Calico Creek Veterinary Clinic

2967 Eagle Valley Road

Mill Hall, Pa 17751

Phone: (570)-726-3045

Fax: (570)-726-3047

Hours:

Monday 10:00am-6:00pm

Tuesday 10:00am-6:00pm

Wednesday 9:00am- 8:00pm

Thursday 10:00- 6:00pm

Friday 9:00am- 5:00pm

Saturday 9:00am- 1:00pm

Sundays Closed

~Closed on all major holidays.~