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Veterinarians-Holistic
Arington, Laura M., D.V.M.
All about PetCare
3410 Tytus Ave., Middletown
See our ad on page 8 ........................... 513-424-1626
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Heller, Matthew J., D.V.M.
All about PetCare
3410 Tytus Ave., Middletown
See our ad on page 8 ........................... 513-424-1626
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Neubauer, R. E., D.V.M., M.B.S., N.D.
at Blue Rock Holistic Veterinary Care
2818 Blue Rock Rd., Cincinnati
See our ad on page 11 .......................... 513-931-9127
Veterinarians-Mobile
Cohen, Michael, D.V.M.
at West Chester Mobile Veterinary Service, LLC
www.mikesmobilevet.com
See our ad on page 17 ......................... 513-829-0714
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Kowalski, Karen, R.N., D.V.M.
at House Calls
www.doctorkonline.com
See our ad on page 36 ......................... 513-598-8584
Volunteer Opportunities
2 Million Dogs, 2 Miles
Canine Cancer Research
See our ad on next page ...... www.2milliondogs.org
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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
jillgrissom@vitas.com
See our ad on page 44 ......................... 513-742-7429
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Is Your Dog Scared of Thunderstorms?
By Steven Stratemeyer, D.V.M.
If your dog is terrified of thunder-
storms, then Evendale-Blue Ash Pet
Hospital can help! For many dogs, thun-
derstorms can be a scary experience.
During the storms, the dog might shake
and pant excessively, try to hide some-
where, and even not want to eat. If your
dog is behaving this way during storms,
we should see the dog for an appoint-
ment and design a specifi c plan to help.
The purpose of this plan is to help con-
trol and desensitize the dog to the noise
heard during the storms. This plan may
include medication, which will decrease
the dog's anxiety while you teach him
what to do during the storm. One thing
we try to do is teach the dog to go to a
safe place for treats. Then when a storm
comes, you can take the dog to the safe
place where they feel comfortable. The
worst thing you can do is punish the dog
for its behavior because it will associate
the storms with the punishment and can
make the behavior worse during the next
storm. In addition, you do not want to
pet or console the dog while it is shak-
ing or hiding because that rewards the
dog's behavior of being scared. When
trying to make things better for the dog,
sometimes we are making it worse.
The best thing we can do is to pre-
vent the scared behavior. We need
to act as if thunderstorms are no big
deal. As the owner, we need to be the
leader in the household because the
dog will look to you to see what be-
havior is appropriate. If the dog sees
you as calm, then they will be calm
as well. For more information, call us
for an appointment today at 563-0410.
Dr. Stratemeyer is a veterinarian at
Evendale-Blue Ash Pet Hospital
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