Colder weather and higher risk? Tick-borne diseases are spreading in Canada and our cold winters aren’t helping! New Canadian research shows that when a Blacklegged tick is infected with the Lyme disease bacteria it may be more likely to be active on mild days during the colder months AND more likely to survive cold weather compared to uninfected ticks!
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Did you know….
About 1 in 5 of Blacklegged ticks you encounter in Canada could
be carrying the bacteria that causes Lyme disease! This number
can be even higher in known risk areas!
It is important to protect your pet and yourself, even when you
might think it’s “too cold for ticks”! Call us to discuss the best tick
control options for your pet and visit www.ticktalkcanada.com to
learn more about the risks in your province.
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Link: https://ticktalkcanada.com
Did you know….
Blacklegged ticks (the ones that can transmit the Lyme disease
bacteria) can survive freezing temperatures? One way is that
they create their own “anti-freeze” that helps them tolerate the
cold!
However, a new study showed that when they are infected with
certain bacteria, like the one that causes Lyme disease, they may
be even BETTER at surviving our cold winters! Call us to discuss
the best tick control options for your pet.
#yourvetknowsticks #ntam #fitterbetterfasterstrongerticks
Did you know…
That instead of making them weaker, infection with tick-borne
pathogens (like the one that causes Lyme disease) can make
ticks stronger!? That’s too weird!
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We might not think ticks can be active when it’s cold outside...
But they are! Regardless of the time of year, it is important to
remain vigilant and recognize that ticks may still pose a risk to
pets and people.
Use this link to get a 2-week “tick risk forecast”, or look to see
what days in the past 12 months could have had potential tick
activity. As always, your veterinarian is there to discuss how
best to protect your pet.
#yourvetknowsticks #ntam #fitterbetterfasterstrongerticks
Link: https://www.tickmaps.ca
Finally! The star of our show!
Sara!
Sara was kind enough to put her name in the pie tin for one day only! Sara didn't account for the fact that our clients love animals and love seeing Sara get a pie in her face!
Thank you to everyone who donated to The Farley Foundation!
We couldn't have done this without you!
@Ontario Veterinary College
Our second pie in the face winner is Dr. Liz!
Dr. Liz made a deal with our top dollar winner. The deal was, that if ~she~ made more more in her jar in the one day it was out, Dr. Liz would get a pie in her smiling face!
Thank you to everyone who donated The Farley Foundation!
Ontario Veterinary College
Delayed due to some scheduling conflicts, but the moment everyone has been waiting for!
Our first "winner" is Frankie, who graciously stepped in for Sheila, the original pie in the face recipient.
Thank you to everyone who donated to The Farley Foundation
Ontario Veterinary College
Help us say Happy Birthday to our team member, Nicole's dog! Wallace turns 2 today! Lets help wish him the best birthday ever!
Our new front porch will be fully wheelchair accessible, and it will have some sweet surprises along the way. 🥰
Happy Friday!
Renovations are moving along quickly!
Please remember to use the side door when coming to see us.
Parking may be limited!
It’s beginning to look a lot like
Christmas here at the clinic 😍❤️
We can’t help but spread our Christmas joy!
And the winners are!!!!!!!! 🥁
Erin Slager!!!! and
Averil Farlow!!!!
Congratulations ladies! 🥳
Our total amount of donations is $1150.40! Which is amazing! But we didn’t quite make our goal of $1500.00 so we have decided to keep the donations open for another week!
If you were wanting to donate you still have time! 😍
