Chenoa Veterinary Clinic

12/24/2024

12/23/2024

Be prepared for a stress-free holiday season!

A little planning and awareness can help ensure pets stay safe during the holidays, according to WSU veterinarians.

12/22/2024

Important info right now.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources is monitoring a large-scale waterfowl mortality event in Illinois caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). While the risk to the general population remains low, stay safe and informed with these tips:

🛑 Do not handle or attempt to capture sick or dead birds.
🐾 Keep pets away from bird carcasses to prevent infection.
✔️ Report dead birds, especially 5+ at one location, to IDNR at https://wildlifeillinois.org/idnr-district-wildlife-biologist/
🤒 Report flu-like symptoms after exposure to sick or dead birds to your local health department immediately.
⚠️ If you must remove a dead bird from your property, reference our safe bird disposal guide at https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/respiratory-disease/diseases/influenza/h5n1/dead-bird-disposal-5-or-more.html

Find more information: https://dnr.illinois.gov/press-release.30768.html
IDPH Bird Flu web page: https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/respiratory-disease/diseases/influenza/h5n1.html

12/20/2024

Need a last minute gift? Give the gift of HEALTH for those furry family members! We offer an integrated holistic approach along with traditional medicine options.
$60 will get you a $100 gift certificate & $30 will get you a $50 gift certificate. No limits and no expiration date! OFFER VALID THROUGH 11AM Tuesday 12-24-24!!
Stop in or call today! HOURS: M-F 8-5pm CST

12/19/2024

There have been reports of wild bird die-offs in Ogle and Kendall counties in northern Illinois attributed to H5N1 as the birds are migrating for the season.
Wild bird die-offs should be reported to local Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) wildlife biologists.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1 Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702 Phone: 217-782-6302
Here are disposal guidelines:

Given the concern about avian influenza in wild birds (especially waterfowl and aquatic birds and birds of prey) and the fact that more dead birds may increase the possibility that avian influenza may be the cause of the deaths, the following are tips to reduce the potential risk of avian influenza....

12/19/2024

You're singing this one too, right??!? LOL
again!!

12/18/2024

You're singing this too, right??!! 🎄🎼🎹🎶🎵

12/17/2024

12/17/2024

Helpful hints for this time of year!

12/16/2024

Ethoxyquin - another ingredient to AVOID in your pets' foods.............
AND you may NOT see it listed on the labels:

"How Ethoxyquin Can ‘Sneak” Its Way into Dog Food
(from Dog Food Advisor)

Although ethoxyquin can be directly added to a dog food at the time of manufacture, this is only rarely the case.

That’s because it can also be added indirectly to any recipe as a consequence of using certain poultry or fish meals3 that already contain the chemical at the time they are procured.

And so even though it may not be listed on the label it can still be present in virtually any dog food.

12/14/2024

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12/11/2024

Special Holiday Hours: Check your pets' meds/supplements and food items early!!

12/05/2024

Two key words here: "FRESH" and "VARIETY".............

There was not AAFCO, FDA, and any other alphabet soup organization to make "guidelines"..........

12/03/2024

Raise your hand if YOU get annual tetanus vaccines, mumps/measles/rubella vaccines etc......Why don't you??? BECAUSE your immune system has MEMORY and appropriately timed vaccinations can confer LONG LASTING IMMUNITY. 👈👈 THIS is why talking about titer testing is so important so we DON'T overtax our pets' immune systems.

11/25/2024

Obviously treatment costs can vary, BUT - Be strong and resist those big brown eyes - no matter how cute and irresistible their begging might become!!!

11/22/2024

YES!!!!

11/22/2024

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This is one our clinic kids and Dr. Albright's cat, Mr. Mao, and her dog, Grayson, eat! ENJOY!!

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11/09/2024

Don't believe what your cat tells you......every day we have the "tale of the tape" at the clinic........


.....when it suits them