The Mid North Minute: Mid North Animal Hospital's Newsletter
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Edition:January and February 2012  (Click Here for a downloadable version)

2011 Top Ten!  A lot happened in 2011, and here’s our top ten list (for any of these, click on the link for further information).   10) dietary treatment of feline thyroid disease becomes available;  9)Lyme disease incidence increases in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana; 8) Mid North Animal Hospital upgrades to digital radiography;  7) a new, improved tick control product, Certifect, becomes available; 6)Advantage Multi is now our recommended heartworm preventive for cats; 5) Mid North starts its Facebook page; be sure to Like us on Facebook to receive the most recent information as fast as possible;  4) Mid North was recertified by the American Animal Hospital Association, continuing our tradition of the highest quality of care for you and your family;  3) Mid North joins the Animal Emergency and Treatment Center  Preferred Partner Network to bring new benefits and savings directly to you;  2) Dr. Schnoor celebrates her 20th anniversary with Mid North Animal Hospital; and 1) Thanks to you, we had another successful year of treating your family member at Mid North. 

February is dental health month! As many of our long term clients know, February is National Dental Health Month, and we’re scheduling appointments now.  Keeping your pet’s teeth healthy is critical to their long term health and lifespan, and it helps their breath to smell better too.  All of our clients are eligible to schedule their pets for routine dental cleaning during the month of February with a ten percent discount applied for dentals performed during that month.  If you took advantage of National Dental Health Month in 2011, then you have a coupon on file for additional savings prior to January 31 and between March 1st and April 30th for the same patient who had the dental last year. Be sure to call us today to schedule your pet’s oral health evaluation.   

Check out our new website design at midnorthah.com!  We’ve made some updates to our website recently, and there are more to come in the near future.  We hope you enjoy the improved design and find it easier to navigate. Please feel free to send any comments, words of encuragement, or ideas to us by email.    

Belly up!  Many of you who have visited our office in the last two months have taken advantage of our new rewards program.  Belly is a reward program card that can be used at many businesses in the area including Mid North.  When you come in to our office, you can scan your card here, or you can download the app for your smartphone and scan directly from it when you come in. Belly is free, so fill yours up today!

A new early non-invasive detection test for cancer is available at Mid North.  Nobody likes to think about the possibility of their pet having cancer, but the earlier it is detected, the sooner treatment can begin.  A new blood test is now available to help differentiate cancer from chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and to help detect lymphosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma earlier without invasive or more expensive procedures such as surgery and ultrasound. The test is not perfect, but has a high correlation of accuracy.  If our doctors feel this test is warranted for your pet, we may recommend it to help aid us in earlier diagnosis and monitoring after treatment has occurred.

Sexy Black Fundraising Event will be held again this year on February 25th at Gold Star Bar, 1755 W. Division Street, from 7-10 PM.  This event is one of Virtually Home’s most fun and successful fundraising events.  The donation at the door is $25, and includes a drink of your choice and a sandwich. There will be drawings for fun prizes throughout the night.  For more information on this event be sure to check out the information page.

Save $40 during February on your pet’s spay or neuter. This rebate program is available to Cook County residents through participating veterinarians in Cook County only, and applies to spay or neuter surgeries performed on dogs and cats. Rebates are limited to two per household, and the procedure must be performed during the month of February. Pets must be current on rabies and other vaccinations to participate, and must have a current Cook County Rabies Tag.

Thank you for supporting our Good Samaritan Fund. By purchasing a ticket for our annual raffle baskets, you help support the care of animals which may need help throughout the year.  This year we raised over $700 toward the Good Samaritan Fund.  Last year we were able to save “Lucky,” a three year old terrier mix who was found after being attacked by another dog.  Thank you for your continued support of this endeavor.

Are you on Facebook? Mid North Animal Hospital now has a Facebook page too.   We’ll keep this page up to date with breaking news, so be sure to look us up and “Like” us to receive your regular updates.