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2011
Spring Newsletter
Wow
it's been a long winter! Sunshine and 75 degrees are just around the corner!!
We have a couple of things to report that have taken place at All Pets
since our last newsletter.
Stephanie
Plamann is a vet tech student from St. Peter who will be interning with
us from April to June.
Also,
we have expanded our facility, adding a new kennel / boarding area. This
is a very nice place for your pet to spend a few days of R&R while you
are on vacation! You can see a video tour of it on our web page!
In
addition to our Annual Wellness Clinic, we've expanded the 10% discount
on all heartworm/flea/tick products to the first Wednesday of each month
(Open until 7 PM also), all year around!
Things
to Consider
 We still answer
the phone, but a lot of our clients are now using e-mail to make appointments.
We also communicate with clients via facebook, and check out the cool
Videos of us on our web page - just promise not to laugh at us! Clients
who send us their e-mail get additional health updates from us and have
access to a Pet Portal where they can check their pet's vaccination status
and other things anytime - so send us your e-mail. We will soon also utilize
twitter and have a blog!
Our e-mail address
is allpets@hickorytech.net
and our web page is www.allpetsvet.org
Groom
Groom!!
Spring is time for a haircut! Call us if you need your pet groomed or
bathed.
Annual
Wellness Clinic - our most popular annual event!
April 25 through May 7, by appointment. Check our web page or call to
find out the dates that we are open evenings or Saturdays. 10% off all
Wellness related services and products, including vaccinations, senior
blood tests, heartworm / Lyme tests, and heartworm/flea/tick prevention
products.
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The
following programs are aimed to help you save money while giving your
pet the great care that he or she deserves. Contact us for more details.
1.
Puppy / Kitten Package (starts April 1 2011)
Purchase this package
and your new little pal will get 25% off on their 8, 12, and 16 week visits
(including all Vaccinations, Exams, Heartgard, Frontline, Fecal Checks,
and their spay or neuter surgery).
Up to $100 or more
in savings for puppies and kittens
We allow you to
pay ½ up front and ½ one month later.
2.
Senior Package (starts April 1, 2011)
We see too many
patients (dogs and cats) who suffer from arthritic pain that often begins
by around 6 years of age. Delaying the onset of arthritic pain, and then
minimizing that pain for all the rest of your pet's years will dramatically
improve his or her quality of life. Many pets go without proper arthritic
pain management because of the expense; this package helps make it more
affordable.
We recommend PST
treatments (a non-medication, anti-pain treatment) beginning at 6 years
of age to delay the onset of arthritic pain, and then medications as needed
and tailored to your pet's needs.
Purchase this package
($175 for dogs, $155 for cats) and the pet who has been with your family
for years will get 10% off all emergency Diagnostics (blood tests, x-rays,
etc.), plus one year of PST treatments free, plus 25% off all of the other
tools in our "anti - pain toolbox" including Metacam, Tramadol, Gabapentin,
Phycox, Dasquin (glucosamine/chondroiten), Fatty Acid Supplements, and
J/d Prescription Diet Food
We allow you to
pay ½ up front and ½ one month later.
3.
10% off all of our Flea, Tick, and Heartworm products the first Wednesday
of every month all year around AND we are open until 7 PM!
4.
5% senior discount
5.
Our Gasoline Discount - $10 off any service invoice over $100 when you
have a 15 mile or more drive to get to us!
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It
seems like reading about recommendations to vaccinate and protect pets
(and us!) from parasites might get a little … well … boring. So here are
some ….
Practical Observations of Pet Care"
The only Parvo
infected dogs that we see are ones who are not current on their distemper/parvo
vaccinations.
Families who are
being bit by fleas in their house often have the same three comments -
"this is sooo gross" and "ridding the house of fleas is sooo expensive"
and "we never had fleas before so we didn't think we needed to put flea/tick
protection on our pets!"
Every person in
the history of the world who has developed signs of rabies has died. The
chance of a pet getting rabies and giving it to your family or friends
is small, but that small chance is why the government requires all pets
are vaccinated.
Kids follow their
dog everywhere, including to the places where ticks live, so when we have
a dog that tests positive for Lyme disease, and explain to the owner that
their kids may also be being exposed, we feel like we are helping that
owner protect their kids from getting Lyme disease.
It takes a lot
of food for puppies and kittens that are growing. Guess what happens when
they stop growing but keep eating the same amount of food? You guessed
it; they gain "fat" weight! Yes we should feed less after spaying or neutering
our pet, but since those surgeries occur near the end of their growth
phase, the surgery is often unfairly blamed for the all of the "fat" weight
gain.
Brushing your pet's
teeth gets only the debris that has accumulated in the last 24-48 hours
(tarter forms after that which brushing will not remove). So brushing
less frequently than every other day has minimal effectiveness. A video
on our web page shows how to train your pet for brushing.
In the exam room,
clients who have Googled their pet's condition tend to have good questions
and we have a good discussion. However, due to Google searches we've also
seen more patients who are coming to the office 4-7 days after becoming
sick instead of 1-2 days, resulting in additional treatments needed -
those Google searches are very expensive for the owner.
There is a big
difference in safety and effectiveness of products. Just because it is
a liquid and is applied like Frontline or Revolution does not mean it
will prevent fleas as well as those products. The end results of those
products are expensive!
Commonly
heard in our exam room … "My indoor cat got upper respiratory virus infection
from my clothes after I pet the neighbor's infected outdoor cat???", "My
indoor dog got fleas from my clothes after I pet the neighbor's dog??
My
indoor cat got worms from my shoes after stepping in cat poop a couple
blocks from home??!!" Major yuck factor! Indoor pets are at risk of disease
and parasites just like outdoor pets.
Confucius
says, a dog without arthritic pain is not stiff when getting up. A dog
that is stiff getting up is in pain.
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Products
Checklist - ask us which products best fit your pet's needs:
Dogs
__ Heartgard (heartworm and worms)
__ Frontline (fleas and ticks)
__ Sentinel (heartworm, worms, and fleas)
Cats
__ Revolution or Advantage Multi (ear mites, fleas, worms)
__ Acarexx (ear mites)
__ Strongid (worms)
No
other big announcements - just remember that if you have any questions
don't hesitate to call us, that's what we are here for! Thanks for coming
to All Pets!
Dr.
Tim Klein, Dr. Christy Stone, Tracy, Jo, Michelle, and Lisa.
Monday
– Thursday 7:15-12:00 and 1:00-5:30
Friday
7:15-12:00 1:00-5:00
Every other Saturday 8:00-12:00
All
Pets Medicine, Surgery and Rehabilitation Clinic, PA
106 Hwy 22 South
P.O. Box 477
Mapleton, MN 56065
Phone
507-524-3748
Fax
507-524-3786
After
Hours Emergency
(507)
524-3748
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