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 Winter Weather Hazards
For your pets
As winter settles in, here are a few tips to remember to ensure a healthy season. As most pet lovers know, winter can be a challenge for our pets.
If your pet is housed outside, make sure that adequate shelter is provided to shield from wind, moisture, and cold. Take extra care to ensure that your pets are comfortable and can get into and out of their housing easily.
Several pet and feed stores carry safe heated floor mats or non-electric warm bedding. The use of heat lamps or any other type of home heater should never be used. This is dangerous, and can be the cause of many fires.
Pets need fresh water at all times. Make sure that the water is not frozen during this time of year. Heated bowls are a solution for frigid temperatures. These bowls are available at most pet supply vendors and feed stores.
If your pet has been exercising in the snow, be sure to check their paws for ice balls. Rinse their paws off if your pet has walked where de-icers have been used.
Cold, damp weather aggravates arthritis. Arthritis can appear in young pets, but is most common in the middle age and geriatric pets. A fracture can also make the bone susceptible to arthritis after the injury is healed. Overweight pets suffer from arthritis more than their normal-weight counter parts.
If your pet is having trouble getting up or lying down, navigating the stairs, or has started to snap or cry when picked up, a visit to the veterinarian is in order. There are new effective treatments available to ease your pet’s painful joints.
NEVER medicate your pet with human prescription or over-the-counter medications without consulting your veterinarian first! One Tylenol tablet can be fatal to a cat. Your veterinarian and staff are your best resource concerning your four legged loved ones.
Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital offers a program that provides the necessary vaccinations, wormings, and fecal examination your new pet will need in his/her first months.
This is a prepaid program and will save you
approximately 20% off the normal costs.
Click here for more information
Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital offers a program that provides the necessary vaccinations, wormings, and fecal examination your new pet will need in his/her first months.
This is a prepaid program and will save you
approximately 20% off the normal costs.
Click here for more information
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