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Charity wrap-up
Our annual charity event was back on September 3oth, but we want to once again thank everyone involved for helping us raise nearly $6000 for the National K9 Working Dog, Inc. and our Fixed Income Family Fund.
September 30 Fundraiser Information
On Sunday September 30, we will be holding our annual charity fundraising event to benefit our Fixed Income Family Fund and the National K-9 Working Dog, Inc. Please help us make this our most successful ever!
The Police K-9 Bill of Rights
The Ann Arbor Animal Hospital is proud to announce that they will be co-sponsoring a charity event to support The National K-9 Working Dog, Inc. to help raise funds on a local level for retired Police K-9 Officers. We are also working to raise awareness and gain support at both the State and Federal levels to pass the “Police K-9 Bill of Rights.”
Annual fundraising event is September 30
Our garage sale/dog wash/bake sale is happening soon! Help us raise money for some worthy causes on Sunday, September 30th.
Know the risks of Leptospirosis
Last year there was a leptospirosis outbreak in Southeast Michigan, including two cases in Washtenaw county. The majority of the cases were reported between August and November and involved investigation by three agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Helping your senior dog age gracefully
Dogs do experience changes as they grow older, and it is important to recognize these changes. But whoever said “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” may have never owned a dog.
More than man’s best friend: Sighthounds
Chasing things that run is hard wired in sighthounds. When we talk about a “working” animal, we mean an animal doing what it was bred to do. In the case of the sighthounds discussed in the following Q&A, working means running after a lure, which simulates chasing live game, which is what these dogs were bred to do and they love doing it.
Heat stroke warning – avoid hot dogs
We just want to gently remind our readers that leaving an animal in a car, even with the windows slightly rolled down, can lead to dire consequences.
Rocket’s Rescue
Rocket is a rescued Standard Poodle. He ate something he should not have, and his previous owner could not pay for the estimated $2500 lab plus emergency surgery which Rocket needed to survive. He and his rescuers are asking for your contributions to help pay for the emergency surgery that saved his life and made a fun future possible.
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.