Pet Health: March 2009 Archives

Central Pennsylvania Animal Alliance will hold a low-cost vaccine and microchipping clinic noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Superpetz, 2420 Eastern Boulevard, York, PA.

Rabies, distemper, and bordetella vaccines will be available for $10 each. Microchipping will be available for $25, which includes registration with the Avid Company. Rabies is a one-year vaccine; distemper does not contain Lepto. Wormer is available for a donation, and nail clipping for $5.

Vaccines and microchipping will be administered by veterinarian Dr. Robert Heidecker from Good Hope Animal Hospital. Cats must be in secure crates and dogs on short leashes.

Cash or check only. This clinic is first come, first served. NO BREEDERS WILL BE SERVICED AT CPAA CLINICS.

Call Pat at 717-938-1191 for details. For more information on CPAA and its programs, go to www.cpaa.info.

Central Pennsylvania Animal Alliance will hold a low-cost vaccine and microchipping clinic for cats and dogs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Appalachian Harley-Davidson, 6695 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA.

This is a first-come, first-served clinic. Vaccines offered are rabies, distemper and bordetella (kennel cough) for $10 each. AVID micro-chipping will be available for $25, which includes registration. Nail clipping, worming and flea treatment will also be available for a donation.

All services must be paid by cash or check only. Dogs should be on a short leash (no chains please) and cats in a secure pet carrier. Thanks to Dr. George Bates, Asst. Professor at Wilson College, Chambersburg, for making this clinic possible. NO BREEDERS WILL BE SERVICED AT CPAA CLINICS.

A Pet Appreciation Day will start at 10 a.m. at the same location. Activities include agility, obedience and pet CPR demos; pet portraits by Pix of the Litter; food; and a Smooch-A-Pooch booth.

For details, call 717-938-119, e-mail pdravk@yahoo.com or visit www.cpaa.info or www.appalachianharley-davidson.com.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A Kentucky-based manufacturer is voluntarily recalling 20-pound bags of bird food after tests revealed the presence of Salmonella bacteria.

A statement released Tuesday said tests conducted by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Food and Drug Protection Division revealed the problem with Wild Birds Unlimited Wildlife Blend, made by Burkmann Feeds.

The bags carry the manufacturing date code of 81132200291608124. The bird food is sold exclusively at Wild Birds Unlimited.

The department initiated an investigation after salmonellosis was found in dead wild birds throughout North Carolina. The department is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine the source of contamination.

Officials advise consumers to throw out the bird food, avoid touching unsealed bags and wash their hands thoroughly if they do touch unsealed bags.