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A microchip leads to a happy reunion
This past February we met a Good Samaritan who brought an adult, male cat to the hospital. He was a beautiful brown tabby, found as a stray, who obviously had been someone’s pet at one point in his life. Thanks to a microchip, his story had a happy ending.
Bird Center fundraising event
The Bird Center of Washtenaw County is holding a fundraising event on Saturday, April 28th, featuring a buffet dinner and silent auction including contributions from local individuals and businesses.
Volunteer workshop for the Bird Center
This is just a quick post to share some information about the Bird Center of Washtenaw County, a non-profit organization dedicated to the care of injured and orphaned wild birds. Their upcoming benefit and silent auction, Fly Away II, will be held at Weber’s Inn on Saturday, April 28th 2012, and we are providing them…
Easter lilies and cats don’t mix
If you suspect your cat may have ingested any part of a lily, it is imperative that you take it to a veterinarian immediately for emergency care, and tell the vet of your suspicions. If caught in time, the problems can be arrested and renal function restored; if not, permanent kidney damage can result and death becomes likely.
Meet Lenny of the AAPD, part 2
Last week we posted the first half of “More than man’s best friend: Meet Lenny of the Ann Arbor Police Department.” Here’s the second half, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
More than man’s best friend: Meet Lenny of the AAPD
We do annual preventative health, emergency care, and other general health concerns for police dogs at the Ann Arbor Police Department. We recently reached out to Officer Patrick Maguire of the AAPD with our list of questions on working animals, and he gave us a lot of information in his answers.
“Toy” dogs & special training
Julia Levitt, the hospital’s official dog trainer, noticed a special training need because of questions she was asked by people who owned a toy breed dog. To respond to this need, Julia has created a special training class just for toy breeds. Julia’s new class will kick off March 10th at 1:00 PM here at the…
February is Dental Month!
Did you know that periodontal disease may result in bacteria being spread throughout your pet’s body, which can damage the kidneys, liver, and heart? Fortunately, treatment is simple, safe and easy.
Training your puppy = Preventive Medicine?
My name is David Caddell and I am the Hospital Director at the Ann Arbor Animal Hospital. Julia has been our training instructor and also serves as a behaviorist that our veterinarians refer patients too. We see pets on an almost weekly basis who have ingested some type of foreign body requiring life saving surgery. Julia believes training can actually serve as preventative medicine.
Non-verbal Cues From Dogs & Anxiety
Julia Levitt is the founder of In Harmony Dog Training (www.inharmonydogtraining.com) in Ann Arbor. Julia provides individual training for dogs and their owners, and also conducts dog training classes at Ann Arbor Animal Hospital. She also serves as a behaviorist that our veterinarians refer difficult behavior cases to.