The team members of Pembroke Veterinary Clinic strive to educate the members of our community about pet care and pet health issues in an effort to improve the lives of our animal friends.  This month two of our licensed technicians have visited Virginia Beach elementary schools to share their knowledge with the students. On March 16, Samantha Craig, LVT visited Thoroughgood Elementary School and on 3/28, Tiffany Gray, LVT visited Luxford Elementary.   We would like to thank both schools for their hospitality.  The students were all so eager to learn and asked wonderful questions!  We hope to be invited back soon!

Pet of the Month

Today we would like to honor Mr. Boots Smick as Pembroke Veterinary Clinic's Pet of the Month! Mr. Boots now has a wonderful home, but he was once a stray. A few years ago, he was taken in by a special family, and after a hospital stay and extensive medical care, he is bright, alert, loving and healthy. What a lucky kitty and a luck family! We love happy endings!

Mango-Employee Pet of the Month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are proud to honor Mango Rio Duran Swedburg as our Employee Pet of the Month for March. Mango just celebrated his 7th birthday on March 1st! He is quite the cuddler, except when he decides to bite your nose! But even then, he's an all-around nice guy! Along with his special human friend, Mango shares his home with several dogs and cats, including his girlfriend, Zoe Marie, a lovely gray and white feline. We love you, Mango!

Lyme Disease

We would like to share our concerns with you about Lyme disease, a rapidly emerging threat to dogs in our area.  Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread by deer ticks, can lead to symptoms including lameness, joint pain, fever, lethargy, loss of appetite, and in severe cases inflammation of the kidneys, which can be fatal. We recommend that any of our canine patients at risk for exposure to ticks be vaccinated against Lyme disease.   

Virginia health officials are creating a task force to explore prevention and treatment of Lyme disease.
Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel announced the panel on Friday.

Officials say the task force will look at diagnosis, prevention, public education and medical treatment of Lyme disease as well as the impact of the disease on children. It will issue recommendations and information to Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Hazel said the governor requested the creation of this task force to address the increased prevalence of Lyme disease in Virginia.

Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread through the bite of an infected blacklegged "deer tick."
The disease causes flulike symptoms and can be treated by antibiotics.

Did you know that a dog’s sense of smell is on average 10,000 to 100,000 times superior to that of humans? Dogs have over 200 million scent receptors in their noses versus humans who have only 5 million. If you were to unfold and spread out the membranes from a dog’s nose, they would be larger than the dog itself.

Scientists have recently discovered that dogs can actually smell the presence of autism in children. A 2006 study found that dogs could also positively identify breast and lung cancer with 99 percent accuracy. It’s not clear whether it’s smell or some other sense that Seizure Alert dogs use to alert their humans of an oncoming epileptic seizure. Whatever the reason, we're glad our canine companions have such a keen sense of smell!

Website

Have you visited Pembroke Veterinary Clinic's website??? Click the link below to be directed to our website and see all the great information we have to offer! Learn more about services and what we can provide for you and your pet, view pet care videos and articles, and learn more about our caring team! We welcome you to visit our website and check out all the great resources we have to offer you! 

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ResQ Microchip

Without proper identification, it is sometimes difficult to reunite lost pets with their owners. That’s why we recommend having your pet microchipped. Microchipping is a very simple procedure. The microchip is injected just under the skin between the shoulder blades much like a vaccine. Each microchip is assigned a distinctive ID nu...mber which is registered with a national database. Your contact information is also registered and can be updated as needed. If your pet is found, most animal control centers, shelters or veterinary offices will scan for a microchip. The microchip registry can then contact you, and your pet will be returned to your loving home. We recommend the ResQ Microchip and encourage you to make an appointment to have your pet microchipped to ensure they always come home to you.

This week the team of Pembroke Veterinary Clinic lost 2 very special family members, Shadow Craig and Noel Gray. Hug your pet today and help us honor and celebrate the lives of our beloved friends. We will miss them.