How to Protect Your Pet this Season

Safety 411: Keep yourself and pets safe from EEE and West Nile Virus this fall View this email in your browser This weekend, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine hosts our annual Open House, featuring Granite State Disc Dogs, hay rides, Wingmasters Birds of Prey, kids crafts, and so much more. Join us for a fun-filled, educational day!   For safety reasons, pets are not allowed on campus for Open House. How to Stay Safe from EEE EEE, a rare potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus, has been detected in Massachusetts and Connecticut. According to Cummings School professor, Sam Telford, an internationally renowned expert on disease spread by ticks and mosquitoes, a commissioner for the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project, and a member of the state Mosquito Advisory Group, the key to staying safe from EEE and West Nile virus, which is likely to be in all the places where EEE has been detected, is protection against mosquitos. Learn how to protect yourself and your animals The Importance of Vaccinations for Both Pet and Human Health Vaccinations are designed to protect pets—and even owners—against an array of illnesses. While vaccinations help keep infection at bay for your pet, they also play a large role outside of disease prevention.   Read More How to keep your dog safe from toxic blue-green algae   When we see green, scummy water, we know better than to drink it or even swim in it. The same is not true for many dogs, and that green scum could be a toxic blue-green algae bloom, which can be fatal to animals.   Learn More Notable News Helping Police Dogs Injured in the Line of Duty After years of treating military working dogs, a Tufts emergency care veterinarian is trying to ensure that police K-9s receive the same lifesaving care.  Call the Bee Vet A Cummings School elective in honey bee medicine prepares veterinarians to work with beekeepers Is Scruffing the Best Way to Handle an Upset Cat? Veterinary behaviorist Stephanie Borns-Weil, V07, and emergency & critical care veterinary technician Michelle Damon from the Foster Hospital for Small Animals, respond Better Diagnostic Imaging for Pet Rabbits New study shows that GI ultrasounds may reveal source of life-threatening illness for rabbits. Copyright © 2019 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, All rights reserved. The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine sends regular emails to clients, referring veterinarians, and attendees at Continuing Education events. To unsubscribe, please follow the links below. Our mailing address is: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Road Grafton, Massachusetts 01536 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.