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Treasure Coast Symphony Our founding Board of Directors knew after that concert, welcomed us with opened arms and a heartfelt greeting on our

Celebrating 35 Years Performing For The they had creating something needed in their community. first concert rehearsal.
For more history on the Treasure Coast Symphony,
The TCSO performed at the Jai-Alai venue for our first
Treasure Coast four seasons (1984 to 1988) until we became the orchestra-in- look for your March paper or visit our website at
Our mission: To promote musical education and residence at the Indian River Community College (IRCC) for treasurecoastsymphony.org.
experience for volunteer musicians of all ages for the our fifth season. IRCC was our home from November 1988 Until then, come out and enjoy our March 1 concert, “Is It
enrichment of our musicians and our community. until December 2005. We were excited to move to the newly All About the POPS?” at The Kane Center, 900 SE Salerno
The Treasure Coast Symphony Orchestra (TCSO) is the renovated Sunrise Theatre from February 2006 to April 2008. Road, Stuart with guest conductor Maestro Robert Navarro.
oldest volunteer orchestra in the Treasure Coast area. Our We were on the move again to the newly built Fort Pierce Purchase tickets at Eventbrite/treasurecoastsymphony.
premier performance was Saturday, Nov. 30, 1984 at the Jai- Central High School Concert Hall in December 2008 until We have a date!
Alai in Fort Pierce, Fla. Complementary tickets were given out April 2015. In December 2015, the Board of Directors decided See you then,
and the Treasure Coast Symphony Orchestra performed to a to move the TCSO a bit south to the Jensen Beach High Kelly G. Levenstein, President
completely full house. School Concert Hall and Auditorium. Principal Laurie Vogel treasurecoastsymphony.org

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Kennel Cough: It’s Not Just have other illness, the cough may progress to pneumonia; I Think My Dog Has Kennel Cough, What Should I Do?
if this occurs, aggressive treatment by your veterinarian
If you think your dog has kennel cough, isolate your
Bordetella may be required. dog and contact your veterinarian for instructions. When
How Is It Contracted? you arrive at your veterinarian’s clinic, call from your
Kennel cough is typically contracted through close car and wait for a clinic staff member to escort you and
contact with an infected dog, or direct contact with a surface your dog in; kennel cough agents are highly contagious
where an infected dog has recently left oral, nasal or ocular and it is important that it not be spread throughout the
secretions such as walking down the street, dog parks or clinic. Your veterinarian may prescribe medication to
wherever dogs are present. It can stay in the environment for reduce coughing and inflammation; if the cause of the
a while. Coughing usually starts within five to seven days kennel cough is known or suspected, or if a secondary
of exposure. Factors that affect whether or not a dog gets bacterial infection is a concern, an antibiotic may also
sick includes their vaccination status, previous exposure to be prescribed.
the infectious agent, the amount of disease agent they are Kennel cough typically resolves within one to three
exposed to, their health status and their age. weeks. Your veterinarian will tell you how long your
How Can I Prevent It? dog needs to be isolated at home. In general, for kennel
The core canine vaccinations will protect your dog cough caused by Bordetella, two months isolation is
against several of the agents that can cause kennel cough, recommended; for all other causes of kennel cough, two
including: to three weeks isolation is usually sufficient.
• Bordetella bronchiseptica If at any time during your pet’s illness he becomes
When an otherwise healthy dog has a dry, loud, hacking • Canine Parainfluenza Virus lethargic or stops eating, contact your veterinarian right
or honking cough, one of the things your veterinarian will • Canine Adenovirus type 2 away as this may be a sign that the cough has progressed
consider as the cause is kennel cough, also referred to as • Canine Adenovirus type 1 to pneumonia and that your pet requires aggressive care.
infectious tracheobronchitis. • Canine Distemper Virus Established in 1981, Palm City Animal Medical
What Is Kennel Cough? The core vaccinations do a good job of protecting Center is dedicated to providing the best possible care
Most people think of Bordetella when they hear your pet against these specific kennel cough causes; for your pets. With focuses on compassionate care in
the words kennel cough, but Bordetella isn’t the only unfortunately, as was discussed above, there are other surgery, physical therapy and rehabilitation, preventative
possible cause. In fact, there are numerous bacterial bacterial and viral causes for which there is no effective medicine, extensive diagnostics, and emergency service,
and viral causes of kennel cough, most of which are vaccination. It is these other causes of kennel cough Palm City Animal Medical Center combines exceptional
indistinguishable based on presentation alone. that help explain why a vaccinated dog can still become medical care with a caring philosophy for pets and their
Some of the more common causes of kennel cough sick. For the past several years we have seen an uptick in owners. For more information, call (772) 283-0920, visit
include: Bordetella, Streptococcus, Mycoplasma, canine kennel cough cases in our community almost every spring; www.palmcityanimalmedicalcenter.com or find us on
parainfluenza virus, canine adenovirus type 1 and type 2, recently we saw an outbreak in the fall, which was unusual Facebook at www.facebook.com/PalmCityAnimalClinic.
canine distemper virus, canine respiratory coronavirus, compared to previous patterns.
canine herpesvirus and canine influenza virus, but there
are many, many more.
The cough associated with kennel cough typically lasts
one to three weeks. For the majority of dogs, a dry, hacking
cough is the only clinical sign. In a small percentage of
dogs, typically those that are older, are very young, or

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