Happy Holidays from the Staff at Downtown Pet Hospital!!! We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Please see our Facebook Profile {Downtown Pet Hospital business page} for a great article on keeping your pets safe during this holiday season! Or see the link at:

www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-care-tips/holiday-safety-tips.aspx

For those of you who are iPhone users...Merial has a new app to remind you to give your pet's monthly heartworm prevention!

Easy to give.

Just got easier

to remember.

Download your free reminder app at http://www.heartgard.com/

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heartgard-ivermectin-dose/id381999519?mt=8

Top 10 Weirdest Pet Names

Courtesy of Veterinary Economics Journal & Veterinary Pet Insurance

Dogs:

1. Pickle Von Corndog

2. Lord Chubby Pruneface

3. Badonkadonk

4. Ninjastar Dangerrock

5. Molly Mcboozehound

6. Dog Vadar

7. Flopsy Squeakerton

8. Bettie Poops

9. Geez Louise

10. Barnaby Bones

Cats:

1. Purr Diem

2. Bing Clawsby

3. Cleocatra

4. Admiral Pancake

5. Optimus Pants

6. Chairman Meow

7. Boo Manchu

8. Watts in a Name

9. Chenoa Azure Marshmellow-Puff

10. Senor Nachos

Top 10 Pet Poisons of 2009

The ASPCA has published this list based on calls to their Animal Poison Control:

• Human Medications
• Insecticides
• People Food
• Plants
• Veterinary Medications
• Rodenticides
• Household Cleaners
• Heavy Metals
• Garden Products
• Chemical Hazards

Go to www.aspca.org/apcc to learn how to poison proof your home to protect your pet!

Very cute video of ducklings being "rescued" from a swimming pool (below)! We recently had a duckling dropped off here by a concerned client who found it in the middle of the road. (See picture above) It was absolutely adorable! We got some food and quickly found a rescue organization with more resources to care for the baby duck! We hope to see pictures and hope he does well!