Onions

Dr.Carpino & her dog Katie Important Dates:		Animal & Bird Medical Center of Temple Dr. Mary Carpino "Where we treat your pet like our own" (254) 899-8800 Animal & Bird Medical Center will be Closing as of March 16, 2011 We have enjoyed taking care of your pets these past 13 years. However, the physical demands of the job are significant, and the time is right for me to take a position that is less physically challenging. I am a "big dog" person at heart, but when our many 130 lb patients seem to weigh 180 and our one 227 lb patient seems to weight 400 lbs, it is time to make an adjustment. I will be moving out of the area, but will continue to be accessible at katie@animalandbird.com. We will be taking care of records after March 10, 2011 and will let you know the details of that as the week progresses. Please be sure we have your email. If you are not sure we have it - please send it to katie@animalandbird.com Please be patient with us as we close the clinic.	NOTE: All equipment, fixtures and supplies must go. Equipment and fixtures are being auctioned online at www.shattuck.com Click on Online Auctions and then on Veterinary Hospital - Temple Check daily as we add more items. Inspection of items will be Fri & Sat 3/11-3/12 from 10 am to 12 noon The auction ends 3/14/11. Pickup of auction items will be 3/18 & 3/19 from 10am to 5pm
Last appointment date:	3/10/11
Last day to order prescription food:	3/9/11
Last day to order prescription medicine:	3/12/11
Last day to pick up pre-ordered food or medicine:	3/16/11
Large Reductions in all non-prescription items:	3/7-3/16/11
Big "Garage/Lobby/Yard Sale" - Yes - this is a Sunday 8am-5pm.	3/20/11

Onions, garlic & scallions (green onions)

Onions, and any foods in the onion family, can cause a severe, potentially fatal methemoglobinemia in your pet. That means that they will get very anemic with both loss of red blood cells and with their remaining blood cells unable to function normally. It has a rapid onset and rapid treatment is critical.

Why are onions toxic to your pets and not us?

We are able to metabolize the toxic substances in onions. Your pet cannot.

How much is too much?

Assume any onion or onion products are too much. Cooking up that steak with onions? You may be indeed concentrating the toxic aspects of the onion. Your lab just love playing with that great big round onion? Not a good plan! Remember that it doesn't just cause blood loss inside your pet, it make the remaining blood cells not work right. All that stuff in old books about garlic and fleas? Forget it! NO ONIONS, GARLIC, or SCALLIONS or foods made with them.

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