Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital™ Blog

Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital™ Blog

I’ll Stand By You

Posted on by M. Penny

A touching story of loyalty is coming out of Japan’s earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged region, as one dog stood by his/her injured dog friend for several days until a camera crew ran across them and facilitated their rescue.

The video doesn’t require translation; loyalty is recognizable no matter what dialect is barked.

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Originally, it was thought the loyal dog was trying to keep the reporters at bay, according to a transcript posted on the Time magazine web site. One reporter called a friend – a dog food importer – who, with two pals on dirt bikes, rescued them on Tuesday. One dog is with a vet and the other a shelter. It’s been a busy news week and took a couple days for the story to go viral.
A lovely followup story on CNN explains what happened and credits Kenn Sakurai, the Butch brand dog food importer, who doesn’t want to be glorified as a hero, but does want to remind people to be careful with donations (apparently not all SPCAs are created equal).
So, in honor of a very loyal dog friend, please stand by as we go through the process of researching some effective, local animal rescue outfits close to the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged region. As soon as we’re confident, we’ll post the results here.

Category is: Events

Posted on by M. Penny

For folks into Wheel of Fortune, it’s pet week.  

Pets are not, themselves, spinning the wheel and buying vowels. It’s just the Wheel of Fortune show’s excuse to celebrate pets

Bob Barker, Pierce Brosnan and You?

Posted on by M. Penny

It’s not just Bob Barker who wants you to have your pets spayed or neutered. There’s a whole movement, hopefully coming to a license plate near you! 

 
You can help make it happen! 
 
The State of California is considering publishing a license plate to benefit spay & neuter programs across California, and have committed to doing so ONLY IF enough people are interested. At last check 2,587 people of the needed 7,500 have signed up.
 
The California Pet Lover’s License Plate is sponsored by the California Veterinary Medical Board and administered by the California Spay & Neuter License Plate Fund. A portion of the proceeds go directly to the Spay & Neuter License Plate Fund to pay for free and low cost spay and neuter programs through clinics, shelters and vouchers redeemable at local veterinarians.  
 

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 The license plate itself is beautiful, with a graphic on the left-hand side, created and donated by international actor, artist and animal lover, Pierce Brosnan. It is a painting of two of the animals he and his wife, Keely, adopted — Shilo the dog and Angel Baby the cat. 
 
Also on the plate are the words spay & neuter saves lives

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

Posted on by manish

Wouldn’t you like to make Sunday a little longer? Add a few more hours, say, three (3) of them, right to your Sunday afternoon? Ah, sounds lovely doesn’t it? Adding three working hours probably wasn’t what you had in mind, but that’s what we’re doing! Starting this month, Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital is extending its Sunday hours. Instead of operating on Sunday from 9am to 2pm, we will operate on Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Our very first new-and-improved, now with 3 more hours Sunday will be March 6th, 2011. It’s all part of our continuing effort to be there for you and your animals.

The Joy of Giving

Posted on by Carol

People call and ask us about animal-related groups we recommend for the end-of-the-year charitable giving, every year, in December, come rain or shine.

 
It’s actually smart family business to consider tax issues now, and that schedule A, entry 16 issue can sneak up on one pretty quickly. First you have to make a decision to have a schedule A

Like Home for the Holidays

Posted on by M. Penny

Being home for the holidays with family and family-animals conjures warm feelings, if not also a warm fireplace.

But sometimes the home is someone else’s and it’s just not possible to take the four-legged family members, or they need special attention, and basic boarding facilities just won’t do. That’s why we offer boarding, so they can be here with us, for the times they can’t go with you.
During 2010, we expanded our boarding facility to include new luxury boarding. Luxury boarding means larger suites with deluxe bedding for the comfort of home away from home. As with our regular boarding, we include complimentary twice-daily medication administration and periodic email updates throughout the stay.
Luxury boarding, however, only applies to dogs. Even if your cat’s personality can fill up a full suite, they are still designed for canines. Besides, what cat wants to be the only feline in a wing full of dogs? Ewww.
Anyway, here is what they look like:
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Of course, all animals are given plenty of attention. During the holidays this is particularly true, since we add staff shifts to accommodate the increased boarding population as well as our desire to play with them and share the festivity of the season.
Apparently word’s getting out, since we were completely booked for the Thanksgiving week, and we’re sure to book up for Christmas and New Years. Already, we only have a few slots left before we have to break out the waiting list. Fair warning, eh?
Oh, and one more thing: if you are boarding with us, you can now download the boarding form, fill it out during the many commercial breaks of your favorite football game (or whatever), bring it with you and save some time checking in. Grab it from the forms page.
Of course, even though we do love taking care of them, we’d still prefer it if you can enjoy a jolly holiday with all of your loved ones, including any fuzzy buddies. Minus any nipping at noses, ho ho ho!

Holly & Tinsel

Posted on by M. Penny

This time of year we deck the halls, and adorn the tree, string-up the lights and hang the stockings by the chinmey with care. For cat lovers extra care with tinsel can prevent what we call a string foreign body emergency, or worse, disaster.

Generally, the culprit is a cat toy on a string, but during the holidays tinsel provides an extra danger.  If a cat ingests a string foreign body it can damage the intestines to a fatal result, unless caught fast enough for surgery.
Your clue is violent vomiting. Now, coughing up a hairball is one thing, but if your feline is violently vomiting, particularly if their favorite toy all-of-a-sudden goes missing, pay immediate attention. Take your cat to an animal hospital without delay.
Better yet, be careful with your tinsel, and after hanging it, make sure you clean up any extra. Of course, nowhere does it say that tinsel is mandatory. In any case there’s no need to worry, just something to know.
It’s like holly or mistletoe; if you like to decorate with holly or mistletoe, don’t let your animal eat either one. Above the door? Fine. Where cats don’t climb? Sure. Decorate the dog’s food dish with holly or mistletoe? Uh, no.
It’s fairly straightforward. Doesn’t take a wise man. Just a little FYI.
Speaking of info, you already know whether your animal tends to eat people food. If so, try to keep the fat intake low. Use your own judgement since you know your pet’s GI tract. If you want tons more information about animal-related potential holiday hazards, read this article.
And now that you know, you’re good to go have some holiday fun! Deck those halls, trim those trees, and whatever else you do — to thine own elf be true.

Welcome to our blog!

Posted on by M. Penny

AKA: You’re not going to believe this, but we’re starting a blog.

While it’s true that we tend to follow the cutting edge of veterinary medicine more than, say, internet technology and social media. It’s also true that sometimes the old school beats new fangled, while sometimes a new innovation leaves old ways in the dust. At this point, we’re not quite sure if a blog is new or old, but we know this much: if you want to follow what we have to say, we’re ready to commit the time to saying it.
 
It could be pet health tips. It could be topical news items about pets. Occasionally, we will let you know about the goings on around here so you can get to know us a little better. Whatever the topic, animals will be involved. That much we know. 
 
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