The Canadian Champion, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - All rolessionals If yuhv any questions these 'Ak i he Protessional' clo The Canadian Champion 55 Industrial Drive Milton, Ontario L9T 3E1 oFax to: 878-4943 Hawkins Animal Hospital jj Debbie Hawkins B.Sc., DVM I)octor of Veterinary Medicine 550 Ontario Street South, Milton à î61ý(Pizza Hut Plaza) Debbie Hawkins Phone (905) 875-6888 B. Sc., DVM Fax (905) 875-6853 THANKSGIVJNG Att cf us enjoy Thauksgix'îug, a ime wett spent wih outr famît>. frîeuds and our ver> impfilani pets. These evenîs uvuaity mean heapv eofxood, candies, ehocolte and cf course, turkey. Theîî ihere are the teftovers! Leftovers can be lethal. Ai ihese imes cf the year, cur homees are filed wiîh candies, choxeltes, iurkey and îurkey houtes, If your peu is xutowed free aexess b Ithese foixds, you coutd rauî iio oeuia' ericux medicat prohtems. Keep the chocolate out of reach: - Most dogs and saxme caitese chocolte, but chocolte coulaxus a compcuiid Ihati ivtiex if edîcun sufficieul quanlixues. The quanliiy ueeded to be poîsîxueus is relted ic the body weughl of the cal or dîîg. rhe syinploms vir> rom gasîroiestiiua disarbanees, ahnormalties lu the heai fuclixn, hrain diviiurhxincs (sezures) and, in ver> severe caves. death, t have treaied more dxciv for chocolte poisouuug aud hosputltsed more dcgv for poienii.ttyfaal pancreas inflammatiou aui hese uniîes cf ihe >ear If you suspect ihal yoîîr pet has iugesled chocolti, t uîxatd urge yiouiix contact >our veieriuariau ilomediatlt>Il iv heiptut if you aie ihle txx report ihe quanîxl> eaîeu and the description of ihe prvxdu(. Appty the same cautionu euh "Trick or Treai" saudies lot) Tirkey Bones: -If osouuued, îurkey houies andi carcasses, ori ixier meal houies cau make >001 pet sc> sîck. Iu additionu. ycur petl M require very luleusive care, exlh or xihoui surgery. My adsix.e ix readers is. thai alter yîîu hase sqrpped the neai off the hote dxxxe \ehaiesex xlxiv thal s'eu do uiîh >our carcass. srap i up, aud dispose ofi i, ecixîcis. in the garbage. Regaidtess of yuiur pei's age rcai ihenu s il tie\ are îoddters- ne marier lxit%\ cl raîued yixur dxxg iv, iurkcî is îcrKey1 Assume thal ycur pet has a nove îhaîî s much more pesserlul ihan sxxxrs Do ucitel îhem .nysvhere ucar ihe gaibage. Ou a sIighiiy tghîer noie. yixur pet xv prxxhahty .a xcrýin xxpxxuxuxpaixtxxi the famît> -and iu keepîng wilh the famiy fesiiciiies ý uoml]ipixhaitît waul t iti a ltuile "pc xe t" xxx ih gras'>, siuftiugand uux !key Cii. vi pause there a chute' Be assare ihai tcas ee mails upsei vi<ieiaxhs" xx the fottoxiug days afier the fetsiiseeasous - emeinherifis txxxd x c' v rxeh iu compansîxu euth iheir normxîa diex ~ Marilyn J. Samuels, LL.B. Lamyer 11084 Fifth LUne, Milton Ph. 905-854-4942 Fax: 905-854-5211 Marilyn J. 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