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December 2005 edition - Merry Christmas to all!
1. Christmas at Coast & Country 2. Photo Competition - with an awesome prize! 3. Is your pup or kitten getting the right start to life? 4. Summer's Christmas adventure 5. Games for hot days - watch the video |
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1. Christmas at Coast & Country Who can believe it's nearly Christmas. We'd like to say thanks to all of you for your support and please give your special friends a cuddle from the team at Coast and Country Vets. Here are our trading hours over Christmas: Saturday December 24 Christmas Eve - all practices close at 12 pm Sunday December 25 - closed Monday December 26 - closed Tueday December 27 - Nerang Open 9am - 12pm Emergencies Only Wednesday December 28 - all clinics open Thursday December 29 - all clinics open Friday December 30 - all clinics open Saturday December 31 New Years Eve - all clinics close at 12 pm Sunday January 1 - all clinics closed Monday January 2 - all clinics closed For all out of hours emergencies call the clinic number for contact details for emergency care. We hope you and your pets have a safe holiday period. Pet Dayspa Experience Looking to pamper your pet. Our new dayspa can do just that. Located at our Aqua Dog Centre at Nerang your pooch can be pampered with full day boarding, supervised swim, hydrobath and coat conditioning, coat clipping if required, a 1 hour massage, nurse health check, afternoon tea and loads more. Full day and half day pampers are available. We plan to extend this pampering to our feline friends in 2006. Call us on 55022444 for more details. Cat boarding We have a limited number of spaces available at our Helensvale practice for short term cat boarding over the Christmas - New Year period. Give us a call on 55298011 for more details Kidz Klub - stay tuned for more information... Back to top |
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2. Photo Competition - with an awesome prize! To celebrate the wonderful characters that our pets are, we're running a photo competition. We're looking for photos that best highlight a pet's personality whether it be joyous, intelligent or just plain grumpy! Entrants will go into the draw to win a year's supply of Hill's Science Diet a great prize. To enter follow these steps: Step 1: Take a pic that shows best your pet's personality. We encourage you to be as creative as possible let's see what your pet's really like. Step 2: Email the pic to us by clicking here. Please include your pet's name. Get in quick as entries close Tuesday 20 December. Photos will preferably be between 100k and 400k in size [Ensure you are emailing from the email address we are sending this newsletter to. If not, please include that email address in the body of the email.] From the initial field of entries, the finalists will be selected. In the next edition of the newsletter, January 2006, everyone gets to vote for their favourite! Back to top |
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3. Is your pup or kitten getting the right start to life? From conception, the nutrition a pup or kitten receives is what will build his body, grow his brain and develop his immune system. As a result it's vital that the nutrition is of a high quality to ensure the most healthy individual possible. Here are some key nutritional issues: 1. DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid): An Omega-3 fatty acid essential for the development of the brain and eyes, DHA is delivered to the unborn foetus via the mother's placenta and once born, in the milk and food. For maximum benefit, DHA needs to be in the food up until 12 months of age. 2. Calcium: is essential for the development of the young body especially for bone formation. Choose pet foods that have been recommended by us to contain the correct levels of calcium. Importantly, do not supplement this element. As is the case when calcium levels are too low, excess calcium can cause severe bone deformities in pups and kittens. 3. Body weight: keeping your pup or kitten at the optimum body weight from day one and helping them avoid becoming overweight can help them live longer. Fat cells laid down as youngsters will influence their adult weight and it's been shown that overweight dogs live shorter lives. A good reason to keep them trim. Hill's* Science Diet* premium brand pet food have a range of puppy and kitten foods designed for the specific requirements of young animals. For more information click here Back to top |
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4. Summer's Christmas adventure Summer, a beautiful Border Collie, had a scary adventure last Christmas. It happened during the family Christmas lunch. At the end of the day, when everyone else was off having a snooze, her owner noticed Summer vomiting. In the vomit were pieces of bone - she'd got hold of some leftovers. Fearing that a bone could have become lodged in her intestine, she was rushed to the vet. The examination revealed that she was not a well puppy dog. Because there was a chance bones were still in her intestine, she was hospitalised. She received intravenous fluids and was monitored. Fortunately, the vomiting subsided with medication and Summer slowly recovered over the next day. She didn't need to go to surgery the bones passed normally. Summer is on a strict pet food only diet now, something we recommend for all pets. How to make Christmas special and safe for your pet: · Give gifts of pigs ears, pet biscuits, cat nip scented toys and raw bones. We have an extensive range of delectable treats · Choose from one of the many mind stimulating toys we stock in the clinic. Kongs and other chew toys are excellent fun and exercise the jaw muscles. To learn how to get the most out of your Kong go to: www.kongcompany.com · For more ideas see our article "Games for hot days" Back to top |
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5. Games for hot days - watch the video Keeping pets mentally stimulated during summer is a balance between providing a challenge but not over heating them especially on hot days. Here are a couple of terrific solutions: Slippery Brick: half fill a small icecream container with water and freeze. When frozen put a tasty treat on top and fill the remaining space with water and freeze again now you've got a giant flavoured ice block that is heaps of fun to chase, chew and lick [see images at left]. To watch a short video of how much fun this is click here [1.08MB] Paddling Pool: A good way to spend time on a hot day is to wade away the hours. Get hold of one of those plastic toddler pools in the shape of a clam shell [with the lid] and encourage a paddle. If your dog is sceptical at first, then try enticing him by placing raw vegetables in the pool along with his favourite toys. In addition, you can make the second half of the clam shell a digging pit. Fill partly with sand and bury treats and favourite toys. Back to top |
The Vets Nerang Unit 5/90 Spencer Road Nerang 4211 ph 5596 2322 fx 5596 0549 Helensvale Unit 7/14 Sir John Overall Drive Helensvale 4212 ph 5529 8011 fx 5529 4133 www.thevets.com.au |
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