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WE LOVE PETS An Anton Community Newspapers Special Supplement • April 16 - 22, 2014

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Breed-Specific Healthcare For Your Pet BY ELIZABETH HARDOON, DVM editorial@antonnews.com Ask anyone and they know that there is a difference between the giant and powerful Great Dane and the tiny yet courageous Chihuahua. What they may not know, however, is that the healthcare requirements of these breeds are different as well. Breed-specific healthcare is relatively new in the veterinary industry, but it is a growing trend and it can have significant benefits for your dog or cat. Breed-specific healthcare allows veterinarians to make individualized recommendations for your dog or cat based on their specific breed’s medical issues. With breed-specific healthcare, your dog or cat’s breed is taken into account when wellness care is recommended. For example, Great Danes are large, regal dogs with a deep and narrow chest. Unfortunately, the same confirmation which makes them look so elegant also predisposes them to GDV (commonly known as bloat), which is a potentially fatal disease. There is a surgery that can be done to prevent bloat, and as part of breed-specific healthcare we recommended this

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surgery for all Great Danes at the time of a routine spay or neuter. As for the little Chihuahua, their adorable little faces are part of what makes them so appealing. However, these attributes also makes them

prone to crowded teeth and dental disease. For all Chihuahuas, an important part of their breed-specific healthcare is teaching owners to brush their teeth, using appropriate dental chews and routine dental

cleanings to keep their teeth and gums healthy. Breed-specific healthcare does not apply only to dog breeds, but also to purebred cats. Many purebred cats are predisposed to diseases which may be uncommon in mixed-breed cats. Take the Persian cat, for example. Persian cats are known for their long flowing coats, gentleness and friendly personalities. Less commonly known, however, is that Persian cats are genetically predisposed to polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Annual blood tests are an especially important part of breed-specific care for Persian cats, as this allows us to monitor their kidney function for early detection of this disease. Although these are just a few examples, it is easy to see that breed-specific healthcare is an important way to assist in early detection and prevention of diseases in both dogs and cats. Customizing your pet’s wellness care can help your dog or cat to live a longer and healthier life. Elizabeth Hardoon is a veterinarian at the Williston Park Animal Hospital. Call 516-248-1489 for information.

Easter Has Gone To The Dogs BY ANTON NEWS STAFF

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(Photo by Polly Hutchinson) Hunt ring and they will be given two minutes to sniff out the most doggie treat filled eggs. The owner will go into the ring with their leashed dog and each egg the dog finds, the owner will put into an Easter basket. Long Island Pet Professionals will be providing the winner with the Easter basket which will be filled with pet products. Guests are asked to bring their leashed dogs to join in on the fun. The cost is $10 per dog to enter the Easter Egg Hunt. Light refreshments for humans and dogs alike will be served. For information about the event email at DoggieUK9Academy@aol. com or call 631-968-7972.

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Doggie U K9 Academy and Long Island Pet Professionals will be hosting a special Easter Egg Hunt just for the dogs on Friday, April 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Doggie U K9 Academy at 41 Saxon Ave. in Bay Shore. “We love this idea of having fun, celebrating spring and teaching the dogs that come to our first Easter Egg Hunt and a little nose-work and training at the same time. And we are thrilled to be helping Live.Love.Bark and the Town of Islip Animal Shelter as they are our neighbors down the block,” said Rolissa Nash, co-owner of Doggie U K9 Academy. “We love giving back to the community and working with our local rescue groups and animal shelters.” Aside from all the egg-hunting fun that Fluffy and Buster will be having while doing their best “nose-work” to find the most eggs, this event will benefit Live.Love.Bark Dog Rescue group. Live.Love.Bark is the non-profit rescue group that works directly with the Islip Animal Shelter and Adopt-APet Center. The participation fee is $10 for each dog that hops into the Easter Egg

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Springtime Tips For Your Dogs BY NANCY E. HASSEL

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Now that the snow has finally melted and the temperatures are warming up, we along with our pets, are having some serious spring fever. Have you noticed a lot more people out walking their dogs or spending time with them at the park? Yep, we all needed this warm weather. Here are a few simple tips to help your pet with some of the spring energy and places and products that can help, too. 1. If you are just getting back out into the world with your dog, check to make sure his or her collar or harness is fitted properly — so you don’t suddenly have a leash with no dog in the collar. Be sure they have proper I.D. with up-to-date contact information on their collar or harness also. 2. While you may want to get out there and go for a very long walk, start you dog back into the routine with shorter more frequent walks. This will help build up to those springtime adventures you are going to take with them. 3. When out and about, bring a pet first-aid kit with you or at the very least have one in your car. A great kit is called Pet Portables and stocking up on new products like Dr. Emmo’s wound care

spray wash and gel (www.DrEmmos. com), is always a good idea for minor scraps and cuts. 4. After a day in the park or woods, be sure to check your pet for ticks, any thorns, leaves or sticks in the fur. You would be surprised what a dog with a thick coat can hide. 5. Take a pet first-aid and CPR class so you are prepared in case of an emergency — you will learn so much about your pet that you may just save their life. Classes are offered monthly

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Dogs, Cats Considered Overweight BY ANTON NEWS STAFF

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Veterinarians across Long Island, including doctors from Long Island Veterinary Specialists (LIVS) are encouraging pet parents to pay attention to the serious problem facing America’s pets, pet obesity. According to last year’s Pet Obesity Survey by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, an estimated 55 percent of cats and dogs in the U.S. are considered overweight or obese. “It is estimated that 54 percent of dogs and cats within the United States are either overweight or obese,” said Joshua W. Tumulty, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, who serves as the chairman of the department of internal medicine at Long Island Veterinary Specialists (LIVS) in Plainview. “The incidence of obesity has not been specifically defined for the Long Island region, but it is likely within a similar range, which is quite significant.” In addition to a decreased life-expectancy, animals that are overTumulty said that obesity is a weight are at risk for cranial cruciate highly prevalent, yet preventable ligament injury, heart and respiratory disease within the pet population. “Successful management begins disease, insulin resistance and type-2 with empowering owners with the diabetes, as well as osteoarthritis.

information needed to understand the disease’s presence and its impact upon their pet’s health,” said Tumulty. “Owners should understand what is an appropriate body weight for their

pet, how much food should be provided, and how much exercise should be encouraged each day.” Tumulty explained that scientific evidence has demonstrated that obesity negatively impacts a pet’s quality of life as well as reduces life expectancy. Osteoarthritis and progression of degenerative joint disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, heart disease and systemic hypertension are only a few of the associated health risks that occur with higher incidence within obese pets, leading to reduced life expectancy. Research has shown quite simply that fit dogs live longer lives. “By working cooperatively with their veterinary health care team, a structured plan with actionable tools specifically tailored to their pet’s individual needs may be established, with success realized through consistent follow-up, allowing pet owners to experience success,” added Tumulty. Contact your pet’s veterinarian or visit the LIVS website at www. livs.org for help managing your pet’s weight issues. Also visit www. petobesityprevention.com for more information.

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Wanna Go For A Ride?

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Coda and Beau out for a car ride. (Photo by Nicole Engard)

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We’ve all seen it — a dog with his head tilted up, the breeze blowing through his fur, with an unmistakable look of pure joy on his face as he takes a ride in his favorite person’s car. The sight is enough to bring a smile to anyone’s face. Everyone can identify with that feeling of unadulterated bliss. But what is it about car rides that makes dogs so happy? The truth is, we’ll probably never know for sure, because they can’t tell us. But taking the mystery out of a little bit, here are five plausible reasons for this curious phenomenon. They like adventures This doesn’t apply to every dog, of course. Some dogs are shy and crave comfort, but in general dogs are highly curious by nature and really enjoy any kind of adventure, from taking a new hiking trail, to meeting a new canine friend, to exploring that interesting-smelling crawlspace under the house. A car adventure is as good as it gets. It’s novel, unpredictable, longer than many walking adventures, and offers all kinds of opportunities for an exciting time. Where will we go today? Who will we see?

There’s a smorgasbord of smells in the air Dogs are all about smells, and for good reason. According to Nova, scientists have determined that dogs have about 3,000,000 olfactory receptors in their noses, compared to our paltry 30,000. Dogs’ sense of smell overpowers our own by orders of magnitude — it’s 10,000 to 100,000 times as acute. What does this mean, exactly in terms

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passengers. Unlike their human travel companions, who are busy trying to get where they’re going, dogs have the luxury of gazing out the window throughout the whole trip. They’re comforted by the close presence of their “pack” A car creates close quarters, and this makes dogs feel secure. They can see you, smell you, and be near you, while still getting all kinds of sensory stimulation they wouldn’t at home. In a sense, you are a pack on an adventure together — just the way things would be in the wild. Except you’re traveling in a familiar vehicle, with comfortable spaces your dog can curl up in if he gets tired of looking at the scenery. It triggers their hunting instinct of the difference in our abilities? Well, Kevin Behan of Natural Dog as dog-cognition researcher Alexandra Training believes that dogs love car Horowitz explains in her book Inside of rides because it puts them in the same a Dog, while we might be able to sniff state of euphoria that hunting does. out a teaspoon of sugar in our coffee, The idea is that the motion of the car our pooches can detect a teaspoon of causes synchronized movements sugar in a million gallons of water. among the “pack members,” as they So, when you crack open the car sway along with the twists and turns window, you’re cracking open a whole of the road. These synchronized fascinating, unseen world for your dog movements trigger a feeling in dogs full of novelty and intrigue that could similar that of moving in unison with keep him entertained indefinitely. If he’s happy sniffing out familiar scents in a pack on the hunt. In addition, to your dog the objects outside the car your backyard, imagine how delighted he is to sort out thousands of new smells appear to be moving quickly, which can trigger his instinct to give chase. every minute, from the scent of flowers Of course, it’s important for dogs to in bloom, to the smell of food cooking at restaurants, to lingering traces of a deer be safe during car travel. Their heads and paws should stay inside the car at that ran by two hours ago. all times, and they should be properly There’s something new to see secured for their safety and the safety everywhere Dogs are easily stimulated by visual of other passengers. This doesn’t mean they will enjoy the ride any less cues. You’ve probably noticed this — they can still see the sights, sniff the if your dog’s ever gone manic at the sight of a squirrel or rabbit in the yard, wind and feel the excitement of a new or if he sounds off each day as soon as adventure. It just means you’ll enjoy the ride even more knowing that he spots the mail truck. On a car trip, they’re both happy and safe. there’s no end to the things that can Kim Salerno is the president and catch your dog’s attention, from squirfounder of TripsWithPets.com rels, to pedestrians, to other doggie

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