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??Got Poop??
Our Techs want your pet's POOP!!
Intestinal Parasite Screening is one of the easiest ways that you can help your pet.
Just bring in that "poop" sample and let our techs go to work on it.
They will look for hookworms, roundworms, whipworms and
other nasty parasites that infect your pet.
We recommend this screening at least twice a year for your pet's well-being.
DNA Testing
"Who's your Daddy?"
"What's in your mix?"
You've seen it on Good Morning America, heard about it on the radio, read about it.
Now Green Trails offers DNA testing for your dog.
"Wisdom Panel is the world's most advanced mixed breed analysis"
www.wisdompanel.com
Why worry about your mix?
Because different breeds have different needs
You know your dog is a real one-of-kind. But what kind?
Call us or stop in today to find out more about DNS testing.
The Tick Population is
Exploding
Ticks cause ...
Lyme Disease?
Lyme Disease, is a tick-borne  bacterial disease affecting both humans and animals.
(click on the tick)
Lyme disease has spread rapidly across the country affecting more victims every year.
Do you take your dog on walks?
Do you take your dog camping?
Do you take your dog jogging?
Does your dog travel with you in the great outdoors?
Does your dog tag along with the children in the back yard?
Does your dog come along on family picnics?
Does your dog go to parks?
If you answered YES to any of these, then your best friend might be at a higher risk of contracting lyme disease.
How is Lyme disease transmitted?
The carriers of this disease are TICKS. Ticks are blood-suckers - parasites that draw their life from other creatures. When an infected tick bites, the bacterium is transferred to the blood of the host animal.
Where is Lyme disease found?
Lyme disease has the potential to exist in any area where infected ticks are present. Currently it has been reported in(47) states.
We have diagnosed over 15 cases at Green Trails Animal Clinic
What are the symptoms of Lyme disease in dogs?
Symptoms include arthritis, sudden onset of severe pain and lameness, fever, lethargy, loss of appetite and depression.
Lyme disease also affects the heart, brain and kidneys.
What can I do to protect my best friend from Lyme disease?
Routinely check your pets after they have been outdoors, especially if they have been in areas with tall grass and brush.
Cut the brush and mow the grass where your dog plays.
Make an appointment today to have your dog tested for Lyme disease
and have your dog vaccinated against this blood-sucking parasite.
(Greatly enlarged pictures of ticks)
We now have Pfizer's new Dental Vaccine for Dogs.
Porphyromonas Vaccine
(Click on our Specials Tab)
A vaccine for Canine Periodontitis you ask??
Common Questions about the new vaccine.
How often will my dog be vaccinated?
Your dog will initially receive two doses of the vaccine, given three weeks apart.
When is it safe to vaccinate my dog?
Seven weeks of age and older.
Why a vaccine if my dog has annual dental cleaning?
Our dental cleaning takes care of teeth above the gum line, Pfizer's vaccine helps
protect below the gum line.
Feline Heartworm
Prevention is KEY
Heartworm and Dogs, that's what we commonly associate this parasite with. However, our cat friends are also at risk from heartworm disease!! Even if they are indoor cats!! This disease is:
* Difficult of Diagnose
* No approved treatment options exist
* REVOLUTION is the only topical medicine effective against this parasite
Revolution has a broad spectrum protection against:
FLEAS
EAR MITES
HOOKWORMS
ROUNDWORMS
EVERY CAT DESERVES THE BEST PARASITE PROTECTION
REVOLUTION .... THE BEST PROTECTION PERIOD.
www.revolutionpet.com
Stop in Today to get your Cat Friend some Protection against the deadly Heartworms
Distemper Diagnosed In Chicago Area
Since May of 2004 at least 50 cases of canine distemper have been confirmed in Illinois. The most recent cases beign reported from the City of Chicago Animal Care and Control. Canine distemper virus may occur wherever there are dogs. It is the greatest single disease threat to the world'd dog population.
Younger dogs and puppies are the most susceptible to infection. Among puppies, the death rate from distemper often reaches 80%. The disease also strikes older dogs, although much less frequently. Even if a dog does not die from the disease, its health may be permanently impaired. A bout with canine distemper can leave a dog's nervous system irreparably damaged, along with its sense of smell, hearing or sight. Partial or total paralysis is not uncommon, and other diseases - particularly pneumonia - frequently strike dogs already weakened by a distemper infection.
If your dog has not been vaccinated for distemper or is due for their vaccination, please call us to make an appointment, to keep your best friend healthy and happy.
HEARTWORM PREVENTION CAN PREVENT FUTURE HEARTACHE
Pesky mosquitoes are the official airline of a blood-borne parasite that causes heartworm disease, a potentially deadly illness in
dogs and cats.
Heartworm disease is definitely easier and cheaper to prevent than to treat. Most heartworm preventatives are pills given once a month.
Heartworm's fancy name is Dirofilaria immitis, and the adult worms can reach over 12 inches in length. Mosquitoes pick up the immature worms when they bite an infected animal. When the mosquito bites another animal, heartworm is spread.
Spring actually begins the time animals are at risk of becoming infected with heartworm. The immature worms need to incubate for several weeks inside the mosquito and can only do this when the weather is nice. Once the weather has been nice for several weeks in a row, the danger of infection increases dramatically.
Heartworm, as the name implies, likes to set up house near and potentially in the heart. The adult worms sit mainly in the pulmonary artey -- the blood bessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs. The eventual result of an untreated heartworm infection is death due to heart failure.
Animals with a heartworm infection will often have a cough and difficulty breathing. Fainting and fatigue are other signs that go along with a heartworm infection. As the infection progresses, symptoms of heart failure progressively worsen.
It's important to have your pet tested yearly for heartworm because sometimes sign do not develop for several years after infection. Treatment can be risky.
Call us today to schedule a Heartworm test for your dog or cat.
(630-369-9666)
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