What's New?
FREE MICROCHIPS
For this summer, we are offering a FREE microchip with an exam and blood work up for SUMMER WELLNESS.
June is NATIONAL MICROCHIP MONTH!
Protect your beloved pet from theft or loss with a safe, easily implanted microchip.
Cost of registration is mandatory but not included.
Spay & Neuter Specials
Please call for Information 258-0006 or email @ info@sienaanimalhospital.com
Hip Dysplasia -- Early detection
for Health & Breeding
Dr. Susan Keeney recently completed a training course for the PENNHip diagnostic procedure which, at this time, is the best way to check for hip dysplasia, a debilitaing, genetic disease affecting ALL breeds of dogs. To complete her certification, Dr. Keeney will be performing the first 5 dogs at 1/2 price as the results will not be available until all 5 dogs are deemed accurate and repeatable by the official PENNHip Educators, Trainers and Certifiers. This is to insure that Dr. Keeney has mastered the technique for quality control.
PENNHip vs. OFA Pros & Cons
| PENN Hip |
OFA |
Accurately diagnoses dogs as young as 4 months
with genetic disease in which they will probably develop
hip dysplasia as they age. |
Inaccurate technique that misses 92% or dogs that will develop hip dysplasia as they age. |
| Since it's inception, small breeding groups who have adopted this technique have shown a decrease in the crippling disease of hip dysplasia. The most notable is Guide Dogs for the Blind. |
Since it's inception 40 years ago, there has been no decrease in the prevelance in hip dysplasia; in fact, some breeds have no normal dogs. |
| Takes X-rays of hips in a more natural position. |
Takes X-rays of hips in a stretched and tighter view; therefore much less diagnostic. |
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| Requires Heavy Sedation or Anesthesia |
Requires Light sedation in most dogs |
| More Expense = More Value |
Less Expensive = Highly inaccurate |
Common Toxins: *seek emergency treatment
Bleach
Lillies, Oleanders, Sago Palms, peach pits
Cocoa mulch
*Snail Bait
*Rat Poison
*Strychnine
*Rose insecticide w/ disulfoton/disyston
*Fly bait w/ methomyl
*Etyhlene Glycol (antifreeze, even 1/2 tsp can be fatal w/o treatment)
Onions
Chocolate, esp dark chocolate
Macademia Nuts
Grapes/Raisins
Psoriasis creams, tuberculosis meds (isoniazid), Efudex (skin cancer treatment)
*Zinc Phosphide (gopher/mole poison) |