Web: www.SuburbanAnimalClinic.comE-mail: Info@SuburbanAnimalClinic.comOffice Hours: Mon.–Fri., 7am-6pm and Sat., 7am–1pm Phone: (614) 276–5479

Laser Therapy Testimonial Our Companion Therapy Laser system provides safe, pain-free, drug-free treatment for a variety of in-juries, wounds, neurological conditions, dermatological problems and pain. Here is a testimonial from Lynda and Jeff Sherman about their 13 year old Dalmation, Guinevere, who was constantly falling and could barely walk because of leg and spinal arthritis. “AttheendofGuinevere’sbi-weekly,3weekla-ser therapy we saw improvement. We continued weekly therapy and after two months her stability has increased substantially.Ican’trememberthelasttimeshefellover.Not only can she walk outside on her own again, but she is walking up and down the steps of the deck. The bounce is back in her step and the happiness in her eyes reminds me that she still enjoys life. Laser therapy has proven to be an amazing service, without it we prob-ablywouldn’thavehertoday.Guinevereistrulyatesta-ment to the positive effects of such treatment.” IfyouthinkyourpetcouldbenefitfromCompan-ion Laser Therapy, talk to our doctors at 614-276-5479.

Spring 2010

Michael Seimer, D.V.M. Missy Shardy, D.V.M. Beth Stafford, D.V.M.

Your Pet’s Health• Start Tick and Flea Control

• Testing Your Best Friend

• Feline Corner

News For You•What’sNewatSuburban?

• Celebrity Chef

• A Limited time Offer From Bayer

Pet Owner Tips• Tips to Remember Monthly Medications

• Instant savings

• Laser Therapy Testimonial

Now is the Time to StartTick and Flea Control!

Don’t wait! Start tick and fleapreventative now to make sure your pet is protected. Tick season is now through mid-summer. Fleas will start to show up early summer and reach their peak in the fall. Ticks carry diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and ehrlichiosis. These diseases can infect pets and people. Suburban Animal Clinic has diagnosed each of these diseases in our patients. Prevent your pet from suffering with these parasites by using flea and tick control products with safe ingredients that work when used as directed. Ask our veterinarians or staff members which products would be best for your pet.

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Tips to Remember Monthly Medications

Visit www.RemindMyPet.com to register for a free e-mail, text message or phone call.

Choose the same day every month (the 1st works well).

Use stickers or send yourself an e-mail reminder from your free PetPortal every month.

Designate one person in the family to be responsibleforthepet’streatment.

Mark the calender that the treatment was done.

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Testing Your Best Friend to Avoid Deadly Enemies! Lyme disease, erlichiosis and heartwormarethecountry’sthreemostcommonchronicinfectionsindogs. Quite often, your dog can carry one or more of these life-threatening diseases and not show any signs. Suburban Animal Clinic uses the Snap 3DX Blood Test to screen all adult dogs during their annual visit. We can quickly determine if your dog has contracted any of the 3 diseases. Lyme disease is carried by the deer tick that can be found in woods, ponds, parks, playgrounds and in your own backyard. Dogs infected with Lyme disease can suffer from lameness, fever, joint swelling, kid-ney failure and heart problems. Dogs at risk can be protected with a canine Lyme vaccine. Lyme disease affectspeopletoo! Canine erhlichiosis is the second most common infectious disease in the U.S. Several common dog ticks carry this potentially life-threatening disease. Left untreated, your dog can suffer from loss of appetite and depression to autoimmune disease, bleeding complications and even death. There is no vaccine but early detection can lead to successful treatment. The third part of our testing screen is for heartworm disease. This parasitic worm is carried to your dogbythebiteofamosquitoandmakes itshomein thedog’sbloodstreamorheart. Leftuntreated,heartwormdiseasecancausedifficultybreathing,heartdamageanddeath.Monthlyheartwormpreventa-tives can eliminate the larvae in a dog, but have no effect on adult worms. The 3DX test checks for adult worms. Thesymptomsofallthreediseasemybehiddeninearlystages,soit’sveryimportanttohaveyourdog tested during every annual visit or if you suspect your dog has been exposed to ticks. For more infor-mation on tick and heartworm prevalence, go to www.petsandparasites.org and click on “Parasites in the News.” What to do?

Use monthly heartworm preventative like Heartgard Plus, Interceptor, Sentinel, or Advantage Multi. Give them year round to control intestinal parasites and prevent heartworm disease.

Controlyourpet’sexposuretoticksandmosquitoes.Bayer’sK-9Advantixistheonlytopicalproductla-beledtocontrolticks,bitingflies,lice,mosquitoesandfleas.UsemonthlyfromMaythroughNovember.

Harmful effects of these serious diseases can be prevented or successfully treated through early detec-tion by the Snap 3DX test for your dog.

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Suburban Animal Clinic supports the Capital Area Humane Society and its

spring fund raiser “Celebrity Chef.” On Thursday April

22, the 8th annual event will be held at Huntington park, the home of the Columbus Clippers, from 6 - 8:30 pm. Enjoy the new ballpark and food from top restaurants

andlocalpersonalities!Purchase tickets online at www.cahs-pets.org. Help a good cause and become a member if you are not

already!

The Feline Corner •WebelievethatallcatsbenefitfromtheprotectionofamonthlyapplicationofRevolution.Itpro-tectsagainstfleas,heartworm,hookworm,roundwormandearmites.Specialpricinggetsyou6doses+ a free dose for $91. You can also use the coupon on the front of this newsletter for more savings. For more information go to www.catsoftherevolution.com.•Acat’stongueisscratchybecauseit’slinedwithpapillae-tinyelevatedbackwardhooksthathelpto hold prey in place.•Actually,catsonlyhaveonelife.Let’smakeitalongandhappyone.Scheduleyourfelinefriendfor a checkup and evaluation today.

What’s News at Suburban • Suburban Animal Clinic welcomes our new-est Veterinary Technician, Jenny Moore. She graduated from the Columbus State Community College Vet Tech program in March with honors. She also has a marketing degree from the Fisher College of Business at OSU. The Dayton native has a rabbit named Ramsey and a Corgi dog name Ellie. She loves cooking, traveling and is engaged to be married next year. Jenny says she is excited to work with clients, pets and staff at Suburban. • We appreciate all of you who fill out yourpet’sRisk Factor Questionnaire form. This infor-mation helps us determine the appropriate vac-cines and preventative health care products your pet needs. When you up-date your Client Infor-mation Profile, this allows us to make sure we have telephone, mail and e-mail contacts so we can communicate effectively. • We can always put to good use gently used or new towels and blankets for hospitalized pets. These items keep pets warm and dry during their stay with us. Thank you. • On Thursday March 4th Suburban Animal Clinic participated in the annual fundraising event for Goodwill. Goodwill Columbus has been serv-ing the Central Ohio community since 1939. Last year, Goodwill Columbus provided 1.2 million hours of service to more than 3,200 people with disabilities and other barriers through training, job placement programs and work programs for individuals with mental retardation and develop-mental disabilities. Suburban Animal Clinic sub-mitted a basket full of dog toys, grooming prod-ucts, a free exam with Dr. Stafford and other goodies for the silent auction. We hope to see thewinnerandtheirpetsoon!

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