Newsletter - Summer 2012

Boarding Available Beginning June 18th

When that well deserved vacation or business trip calls you out of town, let our caring, medically trained pet professionals take the worry out of boarding. CAH is committed to providing a clean and safe environment with plenty of attention and activities.

Visit cahreno.com/boarding or call us at 746-0333 for reservations.

    CAH is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Annabel Moreo to our veterinary medical team.
Dr. Moreo received her bachelor’s from Cornell in 2004, continuing on to The Ohio State University where she obtained her degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2010.
    During her time at Ohio State, Dr. Moreo volunteered with multiple non-profit rescue organizations. She led a group of students to New Orleans to help the local rescue organizations care for the animal survivors of hurricane Katrina. She was also the president of the shelter medicine club, and organized over 200 speakers for a conference hosted by Ohio State. Continue Reading...

Protect your pets from heartworm disease with the next generation of heartworm prevention. With ProHeart 6 you'll never have to worry about missing a monthly dose.

Receive a free annual heartworm test with Proheart 6 through August 2012. Also receive an additional 15% off when purchasing one year protection.

Pet Parents love to give their pets treats as a reward for a job well-done, whether for sitting on command, pottying outside, or just looking cute. But a new trend in pet treat manufacturing has veterinarians concerned: Sugar is becoming a more prominent ingredient in today’s pet treats.

This pattern of added sugar leads to increased sales in the pet food industry—nearly $2 billion in the United States in 2010. But it may also be leading to an increase in pet obesity. APOP estimates that 45 percent of the nation’s dogs and 58 percent of cats are overweight.

So how can pet parents avoid the "kibble crack” addiction? If we skip the treats which list sugar, dextrose, or corn syrup in the first few ingredients, manufactures will have to change their focus back to healthy treats.

Download a helpful calorie per treat index here.

Foxtails or Cheatgrass are a type of sticker prevalent in the spring and summer season. Foxtails range from ½” to 3” in length, and are very sharp at one end that branching into wispy tails at the other. Foxtails have the ability to burrow under the skin and migrate to different areas of the body. Foxtails commonly invade the pet’s ears causing discomfort and shaking or tilting of the head. Foxtails can penetrate the skin of the feet causing painful abscesses to form. When a foxtail enters the nose, severe sneezing can occur, often accompanied by a bloody discharge.

Basic precautions include checking your pet’s feet, ears and hair after outdoor activities. When foxtails are suspected, your pet’s veterinarian may need to use anesthetics and special surgical instruments to remove them. This summer, be sure to watch for any swelling, drainage, limping, violent sneezing or head shaking which may be an indication of foxtails intrusions.