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It's almost springtime and with spring comes the arrival of mosquitoes.  It is important to have your dog checked for heartworms each year and to begin the monthly heartworm prevention.

Mapleview Animal Hospital realizes that financially, times are tough for many people so we are offering a discount to help out.  Schedule an appointment for your dog for a heartworm test and purchase a minimum of 6 months of prevention at the same time.  Mapleview Animal Hospital will give you $6.00 off the price of the heartworm test.

If you choose to purchase 12 months of prevention, you'll pay for 11 tablets and get the 12th on for free.  In addition, Iverhart is offering a $3.00 off coupon with the purchase of 6 months of heartworm prevention.  There are many oppurtunities for savings this spring.

The heartworm tests and prevention must all be for the same pet to be eligible for these savings.  You may take advantage of these savings for each and every one of your dogs.

Your dog's health is important to us!  Please call us at 616.399.2140 to schedule your dog's appointment for annual heartworm testing and pick up a supply of heartworm prevention.

Mapleview Animal Hospital is hosting a Kitten Fixin' Blitz again this year.  For several days each month, beginning in March and continuing through October, we're offering discounted cat and kitten spays and neuters.  

The discount is 50% off the regular price.

Kittens must be at least 3 months (12 weeks old).  In addition, cats and kittens must be current on their rabies vaccination.  Not vaccinated?  Not to worry.  Mapleview Animal Hospital is also offering rabies vaccinations for these same surgery patients at $13 for a 1-year vaccination.

Surgeries, along with the rabies vaccination, are performed by appointment only.  The dates for these surgeries are:

March 16, 18, 30

April 1, 13, 15, 27, 29

May 11,13, 25, 27

June 8, 10, 22, 24

July 6, 8, 20, 22

August 3, 5, 17, 19, 31

September 2, 14, 16, 28, 30

October 12, 14, 26, 28

Call us today at 616.399.2140 to take advantage of these great savings!

Due to surgery scheduling limitations, we will be unable to perform declaws during these appointments.

Mapleview's Annual Garage Sale and Petapalooza more details coming soon!

Each week Dr. Jim Bader from Mapleview Animal Hospital answers your questions about dogs, cats, turtles or any animal question you may have.  Send your questions to dan.cash@mwcradio.com to have Dr. Bader answer your questions!

Each month Mapleview Animal Hospital's Dr. Jim Bader takes your questions from you about your pets.  So think up your best questions and this is a great chance to "Ask The Vet" Dr. Jim Bader.

E-mail questions to dan.cash@mwcradio.com or leave the question in the comment section below!

Mapleview Animal Hospital Heads to Guatemala

(Las Vegas, NV)  --  Few people would be willing to spend more than a week in close quarters with about a hundred snakes.  But Donald Schultz is doing just that to make a point.  The host of Animal Planet's "Wild Recon" show is now locked up in a self-contained 16-foot by 20-foot glass box, filled with dozens of snakes including rattlers and cobras.  More snakes will be added to the box daily during Schultz's ten-day stay.  It's designed to raise awareness for snakebite victims.  The snakes in a box stunt will be part of an Animal Planet special to air next month. 

A dog guards his owner's Saab car at a parking lot in Muiden, near Amsterdam, January 17, 2010. Several hundred Saab owners drove their cars from Soesterberg to Muiden to protest General Motors' intention to shut down SAAB. 
Credit: REUTERS/Michael Kooren

Father Juan Villa blesses a Shar Pei dog outside Madrid's San Anton church January 17, 2010. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. 
Credit: REUTERS/Susana Vera