This year was a great success! This past Saturday, Animal Central participated in the annual Westminster Faire. Although it was hot, many of our dogs and cats from the community were in attendance. Animal Central provided a low cost vaccine clinic for the pets of the community. We also spent time answering questions about doggy day [...]
Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) has been confirmed in at least 30 states as of 2009. With the spread of this disease being on the rise, testing and positive diagnosis are becoming increasingly important. Originally thought to be a new strain of bordetella, this illness presents with many of the same upper respiratory type symptoms. Symptoms [...]
Vaccinations are just as important to our four legged feline friends as they are for canines. Properly vaccinating kittens and cats prevents added cost and heart ache for both pet and family. Many cats and kittens needlessly suffer from diseases easily prevented by receiving immunizations that encourage their immune system to build antibodies to fend [...]
A new addition to the family can be a fun and exciting time for everyone; however it can be interrupted by illness in a new puppy, causing pain and heartache to both the puppy and their family. While with their mother, puppies receive vital antibodies from their mother’s milk, however once puppies are weaned they [...]
By Monte Whaley The Denver Post WESTMINSTER — A tax that many Colorado cities don’t even bother to impose could lay waste to one community’s five independently owned veterinary clinics. The clinic owners say the city of Westminster, without warning, tacked a 3.85 percent sales tax onto all prescription medication and supplements dispensed by local [...]
Dogs often encounter rattlesnakes while on hikes, camping trips and even during walks through neighborhood fields. Venom injected by rattlesnakes is a dangerous combination of toxins that can have devastating affects including the possibility of death. Treatment for rattlesnake bites is costly and not always readily available. Many human hospitals and veterinary clinics do not [...]
Feline Panleukopenia, also known as Feline Distemper (Cat Distemper), is a potentially contagious viral infection of younger cats; it is in the same family as Canine Parvovirus. Virtually every cat will be exposed to this virus during their life time; therefore vaccination against this potentially deadly disease is very important. The virus can live in the [...]
This past Saturday, Animal Central participated in the annual Westminster Faire. Although it was hot, many of our dogs and cats from the community were in attendance. Animal Central provided a low cost vaccine clinic for the pets of the community. We also spent time answering questions about doggy day care, grooming, health issues and which [...]
Feline Leukemia is a highly contagious viral infection affecting wild and domestic populations of cats. Transmitted in urine, feces, saliva, nasal secretions and milk from lactating mothers, the disease is found world wide and affects the white blood cells. Feline Leukemia Virus may affect the cat’s immune system and cause some forms of cancer. Much [...]
Do you need vaccines for your Cat or Dog???? Well you’re in luck come visit us, Animal Central, for a low cost vaccine and microchip clinic at the Westminster Fair on Saturday August 21st from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. We’ll have Canine Distemper vaccine, Feline Distemper vaccine, Leptospirosis [...]