Tri City East News
Here are announcements and news items from the staff of Tri City East Veterinary Hospital. Enjoy!
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Pet Portal
Pet Portal is a private secure website that gives you secure online access to your pet's health information. It is our hopsitals way of helping provide good health care at your convenience, anytime, day or night. You can check your pet's vaccination and exam history, send updated contact information, upload photographs of your pet, remind yourself to give that heartworm or flea preventative, and even activate PetFirst healthcare insurance coverage and manage your pet's policy online.
posted 1/31/12
Pet Portal
You can use your pet portal to request an appointment or prescription refill, ask about your pet's dietary needs or any other non-emergency question. You can even let us know how your pet is doing after a visit. Keeping in touch with our clients has never been easier.
posted 1/30/12
Pet Portal
Pet Portal connects clients to a comprehensive online pet health library. Find information on preventative health care, pain management, nutrition, and health issues. Receive important medical alerts and clinic news.
posted 1/29/12
2012 PROMOTIONS
posted 1/28/12
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH - 25% OFF DENTAL SERVICES
February is National Pet Dental Health Month!
Every February Tri City East Veterinary Hospital, along with the American Veterinary Medical Association recognizes that pets have dental health needs too. How do you know if your pet needs dental care? The obvious first sign is bad breath. Other signs might include dropping food, shying away from cold water, or hesitating to play with toys. Still not sure? Schedule a free oral exam for your pet and one of our friendly staff will help determine if pet dentistry is right for your pet.
Oral disease is the most frequently diagnosed health problem in pets. It is more than just a cosmetic issue. If left untreated bad breath and yellow teeth can lead to serious consequences including severe pain, tooth loss, and chronic infection of the kidney, liver and heart.
Yearly dental evaluations and at home dental care can keep your pet health and happy!
posted 1/27/12
MARCH, APRIL
Rattlesnake vaccination can reduce the overall effects of a snakebite. Vaccinated dogs experience less pain and a reduced risk of permanent injury. The vaccine can reduce or eliminate the need for antivenom treatment and decrease other treatment costs as well.
We at Tri City East Veterinary Hospital recommend rattlesnake vaccine for hunting or hiking dogs, as well as dogs that live in rattlesnake infested areas.
Initially you pet will receive two vaccines 3-4 weeks apart. Subsequent booster doses are recommended annually in the Spring.
Remember even after you dog is vaccinated against rattlesnake venom, he/she should be taken to a veterinarian for evaluation for care as soon as possible following a snakebite. Even bites by non-venomous snakes can lead to serious infections and antibiotic treatment may be needed.
posted 1/26/12
APRIL
Unfortunately Maricopa and Pinal counties of Arizona, contimue to be hot beds for this nasty "mosquito borne" disease. Like many life threatening diseases, Heartworms can be totally prevented! All dogs over the age of 6 months need to be tested. Prevention for negative patients is as easy as taking a tasty jerky treat once a month.
posted 1/25/12
MAY, JUNE, JULY
Treat your pet to a special bath! Schedule now
posted 1/24/12
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER
iT'S TURTLE TIME!!
Summer heat is finally behind us! Homeowners, landscapers and golf courses are overseeding. In the high country leaves are turning... This is turtle time! That time of year to pay attention to our turtle and tortoise friends. October is the perfect time to exam these pets and check them for parasites, while they are active, before hibernation.
Does your tortoise weigh enough to survive 4-6 months of sleep? Does your turtle have a vitamin deficiency? Hibernating sick or with a parasite load,or not weighing enough could be deadly!
In addition to a comprehensive physical examination, our patients will receive a complementary fecal test (parasite check). This is a $26 savings. Schedule today for your turtle or tortoise. We offer this discount pricing to all bird and reptiles too-Only during October! It's TurtlleTime!
posted 1/23/12
NOVEMBER
Wellness medicine helps us to keep healthy pets healthy. The foundation of sucessful disease prevention is early detection. When disease can be detected early, we can often make relatively minor changes in the diet or institute medications that will yield a longer, healthier life for your pet.
Testing helps our doctors see everything that can not be seen in a physical exam. If a disease is found in its early stages, there are steps that can be taken to manage or correct the problem before permanent damage is done. Idenifying slowly progressing, low grade illnesses that affect your pet can be extremely difficult when symptoms are absent. Since most domestic pets have an immense capacity to compensate for the loss of more than 70% of healthy liver and kidney tissue, for example, most diseases affecting these organs have been present for some time before symptoms are obvious on the outside.
Here at Tri City East Veterinary Hospital we know that pets are family members and that their owners want them to live the best quality life possible. Detecting disease early prolongs the quality of your pets' life and preventing disease is much cheaper than treating it.
Remember our pets can't talk and will hide illness so that clinical signs of disease often will not develop until late in the disease process. Many diseases can be detected much earlier through laboratory testing. Laboratory screening is very reasonable in cost, it increases the safety of anesthesia, provides " baselines" for future health assessments and provides "peace of mind".
It is highly recommended that wellness blood testing be done at least once-a-year. One year in the life of your pet is the same as 5-7 years in a human and represents 10-20% of their life span. Since monitoring your pets' health status on a regular basis can help us detect minor changes that signal the onset of disease we are giving a FREE VACCINATION TO ALL PATIENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY PET WELLNESS TESTING.
posted 1/22/12