March 2024 Newsletter
☘︎ Lucky To Be CAC ☘︎
Our team is fortunate to have grown over the last few years and we're working hard to continue to keep our commitment to practicing the highest quality medicine and deliver the highest quality in services to you! This means we need to also recognize and thank our team members as well for their dedication, compassion, and overall congeniality to make every visit an individual experience for you and your pet!
If you've had a recent opportunity to interact with one of our awesome team members or the team in general, we'd really love to hear about it! It means a lot to us to know what's had an impact or what's been important to you! Share your thoughts or experiences with us and the community here!
Pump Up the Protein!?
The media has trained us to associate certain things with cats like drinking milk, eating fish, going crazy over wet, canned food…but what should a cat’s diet actually be? Well for one thing, it probably needs more protein than you thought! But why? Cats need a total of 22 amino acids and get half of those from their diet! Particularly from animal protein. So how do you know if your cat has enough protein in their diet? Check out this article to learn how many grams of protein your cat should be consuming and how to calculate that!
Adopt! Don’t Shop!
Thinking of adding a furry friend to the family? Adopt, don’t shop! There are roughly 6.3 MILLION pets in shelters a year!! While there’s no shortage of puppies and kittens either, take the time to also consider adult dogs and cats; they often have the same qualities you’re looking for with more refined skills, better-listening abilities, and a backlog of love to give! That doesn’t mean that adoption comes without consideration and planning - for you, your family, and your home.
So how do you successfully adopt, not shop? If you or your family are looking for a feline companion to add to your household, check out this article! On the other hand, if you’re feeling the void in your life in the shape of man’s best friend check out this page!
DVM Blog Post Highlight: Feline Diabetes Management
In this month’s DVM Blog post, Dr. Carr dives into the recent advances in feline diabetes management! Did you know, almost all dogs have insulin-dependent diabetes, similar to Type I in humans, while cats are often non-insulin-dependent (at least to start), similar to Type II in humans? This leads to a difference in treatment needed, as roughly 25% of cats have an underlying condition that will result in insulin dependency and difficulty with regulation in typical treatment.
Enter Bexacat and Senvelgo; both of these drugs are SGLT2 (Sodium Glucose Transporter) inhibitors which cause large amounts of loss of glucose through urine. This is beneficial to diabetics who have excessive amounts of circulating glucose and helps to keep the blood glucose levels in check, allowing the pancreas to recover and symptoms of diabetes to be alleviated.
Fear Free Tip of the Month
So you got a puppy - you bought all the toys, you did all the food research, you even found a Fear Free vet! Now what? As you beginning training, socialization, and environment exposure you may find your puppy is often scared, skittish, or anxious to these new experiences. Take a look at this article for the tips on how to raise a fear-free puppy in a scary world!