podcast on managing destructive scratching
Thursday, 12 January 2012 19:39 | 
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At Coastal Cat Clinic, we strongly encourage owners not to declaw their cats. We can do it in the gentlest way possible (with a laser) if absolutely necessary, but we encourage you to seek alternatives first. Here is a podcast by a well-known veterinary behaviorist which you may find helpful. Other links to alternatives are listed in our "veterinary links" section to the lower left side of our navigation menu.
Planned clinic closings for 2012Thursday, 12 January 2012 19:32 | Written by Dr. Smith | | |
Planned holiday closings for 2012: Monday, April 9 ... Easter Monday Monday, May 28.... Memorial Day Wednesday, July 4 .... Independence Day Monday, September 3 .... Labor Day Monday, November 12 .... Veteran's Day Wednesday, November 21, 1/2 day for Thanksgiving (open morning, closed afternoon) Thursday, November 22 .... Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 23 .... closed for Black Friday Monday, December 24 .... closed for Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 25 .... closed for Christmas Bear in mind that with a small clinic of 1 doctor and 3 staff, we will occasionally need to close for weather, illnesses, continuing education, emergencies, etc, but we try to keep that to a minimum. Last Updated (Wednesday, 18 January 2012 15:13) November is national diabetes monthThursday, 17 November 2011 18:11 | Written by Dr. Smith | | |
Cats get diabetes too. Cornell has a nice video explaining diabetes and its treatment principles, and there is another site endorsed by the American Association of Feline Practitioners with more information on feline diabetes. The biggest things that we as owners can do to try to avoid this problem is to feed good quality foods to our feline friends and try to help them stay at a healthy weight. Obesity is a major factor in many cat's diabetes. We can help you diagnose and manage this problem in your cat if we find it. |
Keep your pets safe for ChristmasThursday, 08 December 2011 20:01 | Written by Dr. Smith | | |
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. Here is a link to some holiday pet safety tips, and though it is labelled for dogs, most of that advice also applies to cats. I would doubly emphasize staying away from any sort of tinsel at all if you share your home with cats as they seem to love to eat it and we don't want your kitty to need surgery! In December we will be closed for business on Monday the 26th of December and will be open the rest of the month on our regular M-F 8-5 schedule. Merry Christmas! Last Updated (Thursday, 08 December 2011 20:12) Holiday Closings for the clinicThursday, 10 November 2011 18:21 | Written by Dr. Smith | | |
With the coming holiday season, I thought I'd preemptively post a list of closings for the season. With a staff of 3 + me we've weathered this year pretty well, I think! So these are the days we'll be closed so that we can relax a bit and spend some time with our families. Our regular hours of Mon-Fri 8-5 will be honored with these exceptions:
Wednesday November 23 we will be closing early (about noon) and will remain closed through the entire Thanksgiving holiday. We will re-open for business as usual on Monday November 28.
Monday December 26 we will be closed for Christmas. Business as usual again on Tuesday the 27th.
We hope your holiday season is filled with joy! Last Updated (Tuesday, 15 November 2011 15:00) |
