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Spook-Free Halloween
For most dogs, Halloween is more frightening
than fun. Here are a few tricks to make the
evening safer and less spooky for your pup:

• Keep your pet in a separate room away from
the front door if the ringing doorbell makes him
anxious.
• Keep decorations and jack-o'-lanterns out of
paw's reach.
• Keep him away from the candy basket. Most
sweets make dogs sick -- plus, raisins and
chocolate can be fatal.  
• Pick up any stray candy wrappers, which can be
a choking hazard.
• Think twice about suiting up your dog; most
pets find costuming uncomfortable and stressful.
If you decide to dress him up, make sure the
getup does not interfere with his movements or
ability to see, and that it does not contain any
small pieces that could be swallowed accidentally.
Heart murmurs and heart disease        
Paws and Claws Veterinary Clinic-Poodle
Heart Disease in Dogs
From Fox Nest Veterinary Hospital
Hot spot remedy

Hot spots can become very serious. They start out as small
breaks in the upper dermal layers. The bacteria begins to
spread both sideways and deeper into underlying layers of
skin. Left untreated, it grows from the size of a pinpoint to
the size of a quarter in less than couple of hours and without
intervention, up to two inches in diameter in less than 12
hours. The first thing to do when you notice a hot spot is to
disinfect with hydrogen peroxide.  A spray containing gentian
violet is an effective treatment. Some people use  Desenex
Foot Spray to kill bacteria and keep the area dry. The most
successful treatment I have found is  coating the area with
tee tree oil. Tea tree oil has antibacterial and anti fungal
properties. You can buy Tea Tree oil shampoo at your pet
store or buy the pure oil at Wal-Mart, KMart, and Targets.
Dogs don’t like the taste so it stops the  chewing. A hot spot
treated with Tea Tree oil usually clears up and has new hair
growth in about 10 days or less.
Newsletter from "As the Fur Flies" of
the Northern California Sled Dog
Rescue and the  visit from Karen
Ramstead