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Explore PetUtopia!

September 18, 2006

Volume 1, Number 1

In This Issue

· Helpful Tips – FREE 24 Hour Poison Control Hotline

· Upcoming Events – Pet First Aid and CPR Class and a Howling Good Time at Our Halloween Party

· Discoveries –Artisan Spotlight on Dorothy Steele

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Helpful Tips - Free 24 Hour Poison Control Hotline!

Kansas State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital offers a FREE 24/7 poison control hotline for pet owners and veterinarians. 785.532.5679 is the number. The telephone number is not toll free, but the resources on the other end of the phone are! Keep it handy for future reference.

This service has been available to the public since 1969.

Dr Oehme, a veterinarian, and a professor in toxicology and pathology oversees the hotline. Dr Oehme offers these suggestions:

Know your pet. Drooling could only mean he is thrilled to see you!

Call as soon as possible. Immediate attention might save your animal. Waiting to see if there is a reaction could cost your animal their life.

Have any product labels available for answers. The vet might need to know milligrams and generic names.

Be patient. The person answering the phone may have to take a few minutes to consult the vet on duty. Know that the toxicologists are also taking calls from vets about other animals and other problems, including those problems with large animals.

Sale!

Doggie Tees 20% Off 9/18 – 9/30!

Upcoming Events - Pet First Aid and CPR Class

Saturday, October 14, 2006, 1 – 5 pm, at PetUtopia.

Do you know how to care for your pet in a medical emergency?

The American Red Cross offers a class that teaches first aid to pet owners. Learn to stop bleeding, check bones, treat for shock, administer CPR, and prevent heatstroke.

A manual is included in the cost of the class. The instructor also brings plush pet CPR equipped mannequins for the class to practice CPR.

Registration is required in advance; the cost is $45.

Jeri practices First Aid on Max.

Upcoming Events - Howling Good Halloween Party

Saturday, October 28, 2006, 2 – 4 pm, at

PetUtopia. Come have a Howling good time this Halloween at PetUtopia! PetUtopia and Party Animals are co-hosting a costume party for you and your pet. Enjoy games, prizes and treats for all! Join in games like a gruesome food contest or dunking for hot dogs!

We can help you prepare for the party with costumes, party collars, and toys!

Artisan Spotlight – Dorothy Steele

Dorothy Steele – A unique line of art inspired by pets, nature and dreams.

We are so fortunate to carry Dorothy Steele’s cat and dog pottery! Dorothy holds a B.A. in Secondary Art Education from Western Oregon University. After years of teaching, she moved to Portland in 1987 and took advanced ceramics at Oregon School of Arts & Crafts. In 1993, she moved into a studio space in SE Portland. Working here, she developed her line of “Fun and Functional” pottery. She has participated in many retail craft fairs, juried shows, and wholesale craft markets on the East Coast. She is an active member of the Oregon Potters Association.