Does Your Family Have a Dog Theft Prevention Strategy?
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Losing a pet can be a heartbreaking experience that devastates entire families. Keep medical history and information about medical conditions with you at all times, always have current photos of your pet and be able to describe coat color/markings. Take steps to protect your pets from loss and pet theft seizures. If you experience a loss or theft, or know someone who does, help support them in finding their lost pet.
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Officials at the American Kennel Club have been paying particular attention to stolen dog reports made by owners about dogs stolen from cars, yard and homes. Since January 2011, the number of pet thefts has increased 49% over the previous year. Dog Thefts Are Way Up -- Do You Know How to Protect Your Pet recommends that unique microchip serial numbers and your dog’s description be posted in the FBI’s National Crime Information Center database under “stolen articles.” Other specific prevention tips for pet owners include:
Use a Leash
When owners use a leash for their pets at all times abduction risks can be reduced. Pets on a leash will remain closer to you. You can see who is near your pet and quickly move your pet to safety if needed. Leashes are a primary measure of safety for your pet. It’s quick and easy to go without them, but they can prevent a pet theft when used. Be consistent with your leash use so your pet can know to “get dressed” and remain in close proximity to you.
Don’t Share Information
Sharing information about your habits, living situation, home location, vehicle or family can increase your pet’s vulnerability during your absence. Playing at the beach, dog park or neighborhood park can expose your dog to others that are interested in it. Special skills your dog has or endearing habits in a pricy breed may increase threat opportunities. Know who you’re sharing your information with.
Dog Friendly Shopping
Your dog is vulnerable to pet theft when you tie it outside a store, restaurant or shop while you make purchases inside. Make your purchases at dog-friendly stores. Enjoy your meals at restaurants that encourage pets and people to mix during meals.
Tend to Outdoor Pets
When you leave your animals unattended in their yards you can often have a false sense of your pet’s safety. Animals that are always outside and visible to others for long stretches of time can become vulnerable to pet theft. Fences can be scaled, broken into or cut to gain access to your family’s beloved pet.
Eliminate Locked Vehicles
It will only take you a minute to run into the store or service station or retrieve your briefcase from the office where you forgot it. In that same minute, your pet can be stealthily removed from your car. Vulnerable pets, like electronics equipment in vehicles, can be easily spotted in parked vehicles. They immediately become sitting ducks to would-be thieves. Thieves “won’t hesitate to steal a dog right out of a locked car,” says pet safety company owner Ines de Pablo.
What's New?
-According to the American Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS) an astounding 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats show signs of oral disease by age 3.
-Periodontal disease is a common problem in dogs, particularly smaller breeds.
-Cats can develop painful resorptive lesions. Studies show that about 28 percent of domestic cats develop at least one of these painful lesions during their lifetime.
-Oral disease begins with a buildup of bacteria in the pet´s mouth
-Periodontal disease causes red, swollen and tender gums, receding gums, bleeding, pain and bad breath. If left untreated, periodontitis can lead to tooth loss.
-The inflammation and infection associated with periodontal disease may damage other organs such as the heart, liver, and kidneys, or lead to other serious health problems.
The first step in preventing oral disease is a routine physical examination including a dental exam.
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Why take precautions? Because 10,000 people will get roundworms this year.¹ Children are at high risk because they have a tendency to put dirty fingers and objects in their mouths.
Most of us consider our pets to be one of "the family" - they sleep, eat, play, travel and pretty much do everything with us. We all want to protect our family members from unnessesary exposure to things such as internal parasites (worms) and external parasites (fleas and ticks). Some pets have parasites that can be transmitted from themselves to you, their owners - these parasites are called zoonotic.
So you ask, how can I have my four-legged family members with my human children without putting my children at risk? 
The best way to prevent your children from becoming infected is to make sure your pet is on year-round parasite prevention. Also, be sure to bring us a stool sample in to our office every 6 months to have your pet's stool sample checked and treated for any external and internal parasites that might be present. To see more tips please visit http://www.petsandparasites.org
1The Center for Food Security & Public Health.
"Roundworm Infection, Toxocariasis." Fast Facts.
http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/fastfacts/pdfs/
(accessed September 26, 2008).
2www.cdc.gov
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