Lyme Disease and Your Dog

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Lyme disease has been found in all 48 contiguous states.

Dogs get Lyme disease from the bite of an infected "deer tick".

Canine Lyme disease is largely preventable by using tick control, tick checks and vaccination.

Vaccination can help protect your best friend from Lyme disease all year.

Does your pet have bad breath?

Maybe it's time for that yearly dental.

Our 2012 Dental Wellness includes:

Full mouth x-rays
State of the art anesthesia
Ultrasonic cleaning of plaque and tartar from the teeth
Polishing plus a tooth strengthening fluoride treatment
EKG to assess your pet's heart function during the procedure 

HILL'S PET NUTRITION 

Leading Edge Science & The Power of Nutrition

Nutrigenomics is a relatively new field that explores the interplay between genetic make-up and how the nutrients found in certain foods could assist in the prevention of specific diseases. The application of nutrigenomics allows scientists to gain a better understanding of genetic disease.

To date, approximately 450 canine genetic diseases have been identified, which vary according to breed.³ Nutrigenomics has great potential to improve not only the health of our pets but also our own well-being, from disease prevention to, in some cases, prolonging life expectancy.

Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. has for the first time utilized the theory of nutrigenomics, along with clinical studies on the product, to develop new Prescription Diet® Canine j/d™. This unique food contains eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in high concentrations in fish oil that has been demonstrated to alter the action of a degenerative enzyme that causes cartilage degradation.

NO EXCUSE FOR HEARTWORMS!

For more information on Heartworms go to our "Hot Topics" page 
or
http://heartwormsociety.org

Heartworms can be deadly, yet they are very easy to prevent.
With all of the resources available to prevent this disease, no pet should ever contract it.

Signs of heartworm include coughing, fainting, fatigue, and difficulty breathing.  Animals may have heartworm for several years before showing any sign of the disease, and when signs finally occur, the heart and pulmonary arteries are often so full of worms that treatment becomes very risky.

Without a doubt, the easiest way to keep your pet from getting this disease is to prevent infection.