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CONTACT Ark Veterinary Hospital 512 Lois St. Kerrville, Tx 78028 Phone & fax: 830-257-6949 Send Us 
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Nearly 100 Dogs Die from Tainted Dog Food
Diamond Pet Foods voluntarily recalled 19 varieties of dog and cat food in late December of 2005 after tests showed
high levels of aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring compound that comes from a fungus found on corn and other grains and causes severe liver damage in animals. If you have an old bag of Diamond food that was made from September to November of 2005, than you should return it to the store that you purchased it from. Diamond has recalled food that was manufactured at their Gaston, South Carolina plant during that particular time. One can contact Diamond by either calling 1-866-214-6945 or their website shown below with a complete list of the specifics.
Diamond Pet Food Recall Website
Friends of the Vet
We're planning a new section to our web site, and we need your help. This section will feature pictures of our patients, YOUR pets. We will periodically feature them along with amusing tales and accomplishments. This will be fun for everyone. We only wish our pets could read it too.
Also, a number of select patients and their problems will be shown and changed regularly. Your pet maybe next.
Angel has KCS or dry eye which if handled properly, the vision and the eye can be saved. The first clinical signs noticed by the owner are usually white discharge from the eye. This disease can be immune mediated or drug induced and treatment should begun early.
Veterinary Emergency Care
Don't panic. Call 830-257-6949 24 hours a day and you will be instructed how to receive emergency care for your pet. When you call, leave your name and number incase your number does not come thru. You will need a tone telephone to activate the pager. Shortly, Dr. Bennett or an associate will call. We have a full inhouse laboratory and emergency care for weekends and night emergencies.
Adverse Vaccine Reactions
A partial list of adverse vaccine reactions seen in dogs and cats follows:
- fever
- soreness/swelling at injection site
- anaphylaxis (acute allergic reaction)
- acute auto immune hemolytic anemia (dogs only)
- polyarthritis
- vaccine site lumps
- vaccine site tumors (cats only)
- iritis (inflammation of the eye)
Student Internship Available
If you are a Veterinary Medicine student and are interested in doing an intern or externship at our clinic, please let us know. E-mail us if interested.
Ten Commandments for a Responsible Pet Owner
1. My life is likely to last 10 to 15 years. Any separation from you will be very painful.
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
3. Place your trust in me - it is crucial for my well-being.
4. Don't be angry with me for long, and don't lock me up for punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment. I HAVE ONLY YOU!
5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I understand your words, I understand your voice when it's speaking to me.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I'll NEVER forget it.
7. Before you hit me, remember that I have teeth that could crush the bones in your hand, but I choose not to bite you.
8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I've been out in the sun too long, or my heart may be getting old and weak.
9. Take care of me when I get old. You, too, will grow old.
10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say, "I can't bear to watch it", or, "let it happen in my absence." Everything is easier for ME if you are there. Remember, I love you.
Jennifer Scozzari loves her cat Sparkles. Every night Sparkles waits by the dinner table for someone to get up so she can get into their empty chair. Then Sparkles eyes their wadded up napkin and smacks it with her paw, across the room so she can chase it.
Ethan Llanos sits with his two corgis Ashley and Budgie waiting on their treat for being good and not biting the nice doctor.
Beth Brooks is holding her new baby emu. Can you believe this will stand over 5 1/2 to 6 feet when grown? These sweet babies are not territorial and aggressive like ostriches. They can be quite social and fun to raise.