Exciting updates from AVEC!
Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart
I wanted to let you know the Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart program will air nationally on WGN America on November 15, 2009 at 11 am EST. If the program is confirmed to air in Atlanta, Tampa, or Miami I will let you know as soon as I hear.
Books!
Have you read any good books lately? Well there is a great new book out that really tells the story of Bats!! That’s’ right Bats!
My Mom, Dr. Gail Powell-Johnson coauthored the book and her contributing chapter is titled: Bat Vision and Ophthalmology, of course. How relevant for the fall season. Anyway, it’s an interesting book titled; Bats in Captivity: Volume 1: Biological and Medical Aspects edited by Susan Barnard. So next time you are in the office, ask my Mom to let you browse through this most exciting publication.
Zoonotic Diseases
How many of you know what zoonotic disease is? It is a disease that can be transmitted from man to animals or from animals to man. Some examples of these organisms include Toxoplasma, Giardia, Toxocaia to name a few. Close physical contact between owners and their pets is quite common as our pets are considered family members, but keep in mind that this contact can impose an increased risk of transmission.
We (pets) love all these things below, however, consider the transmission of zoonotic pathogens the next time you let your pet:
1. into your bed
2. walk onto kitchen counter and food preparation areas
3. lick your face and mouth
Does your owner change the litter box frequently; wash their hands regularly after contact with their pets?
These are words that may help keep you and your pets safe!