Page 16 - Palm City Spotlight - November '21

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Chocolate Toxicity In Dogs Treatment Early and aggressive treatment increases the chances for a

If you witness your dog ingesting chocolate, we favorable recovery.
recommend bringing your dog in to a veterinarian as soon Please take precautions of where you store your chocolates
as possible. If they just ingested it, you can give 1 to 2 during the holidays so we can ensure your pet stays safe.
tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide to make them vomit. If your pet ingests chocolate, contact your veterinarian
Your veterinarian’s first step is to remove as much chocolate and/or Pet Poison Helpline.
from the body as possible by inducing vomiting or by using Pet Poison Helpline: (800) 213-6680
adsorbents such as activated charcoal to bind the chocolate Established in 1981, Palm City Animal Medical Center is
and keep it from being absorbed by the gastrointestinal dedicated to providing the best possible care for your pets. With
tract. Depending on the severity, the amount of chocolate, focuses on compassionate care in surgery, physical therapy and
and type of chocolate ingested, your veterinarian may need rehabilitation, preventative medicine, extensive diagnostics,
to hospitalize and administer supportive care which may and emergency service, Palm City Animal Medical Center
include sedation for tremors and seizure activity, medication combines exceptional medical care with a caring philosophy
to help with any cardiac arrhythmias, as well as fluid therapy. for pets and their owners. For more information, call (772)
Who doesn’t love chocolate? Chocolate is one of Supportive therapy and monitoring may be needed until 283-0920, visit www.palmcityanimalmedicalcenter.com or find
America’s favorite snacks, but did you know that chocolate the toxin has been processed and removed from the body. us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PalmCityAnimalClinic.
is toxic to dogs as well as cats? Chocolate contains a
chemical called theobromine, as well as caffeine; it is
readily absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and is widely CluB neWs
distributed throughout the body. The amount of theobromine
varies with the type of chocolate. The darker the chocolate,
the more toxic it is to dogs. Unlike people, dogs cannot
metabolize theobromine, therefore, they are more sensitive Genealogy Society Presents Free and open to the public, the meeting will be in-
to the chemical’s effects. How To Use Cemetery person from 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 17 at the Blake
Different Types Of Chocolate Library in Stuart. Face masks are optional. In addition
‪ Milk chocolate Documentation To Trace to the presentation, the meeting will include a business
‪ Dark chocolate session and holiday refreshments. For those unable to
‪ White chocolate Ancestors attend in person, the meeting will be available on Zoom.
‪ Bakers’ chocolate To participate on Zoom, go to mcgsfl.org and register by
‪ Unsweetened Cemeteries can provide a wealth of information about Dec. 16.
‪ Cocoa powder our ancestors and important keys to tracing genealogy. At In addition to its monthly programs, the Genealogical
Clinical signs of chocolate intoxication may take hours to its annual holiday get-together in December, the Martin Society offers a variety of services at the Genealogy Room
develop and last for days. A few clinical signs of chocolate County Genealogical Society (MCGS) will feature a in the Blake Library in Stuart including an extensive
toxicity include: presentation about a documentation project at the historic research library, access to several genealogy websites
‪ Vomiting All Saints’ Cemetery in Jensen Beach which dates to 1898. and assistance from MCGS volunteers. The society’s
‪ Diarrhea The project capitalizes on work by the Genealogy Society meetings are held in the John F. and Rita M. Armstrong
‪ Seizures and Bowman Consultants. Joyce Fletcher Menard, who Wing of the Blake Library. For more information about
‪ Tremors serves as historian for All Saints’ Episcopal Church and membership, activities and services go to mcgsfl.org or
‪ Abdominal pain Cemetery, will discuss how old and new technology as call MCGS President Lisa Tompson, (772) 888-2422.
‪ Increasing heart rates and abnormal heart rhythms well as other research methods are being used to document
‪ Hyperactivity the cemetery.
‪ Death in severe cases

Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, November 2021 door, dragging her rear behind her, wobbling along, with these find Susan and locate her
amazing eyes and this pure essence of love that emanated from children, and eventually
her. Much like a special needs kid. I often say I can see God when were able to get word
“For the Love of Animals” I look in a kid’s eyes with a disability. The same was true here. to Susan that we had
features real stories happening Chuley was just this incredible, loving, ball of radiant joy. She her dog! It was a tear
at Furry Friends in Jupiter. immediately came up and gave me a sloppy bulldog slobbery kiss, jerking reunion when
We are The Humane Society and that sealed the deal. She was coming home.” - Carl Susan and Marley were
of Greater Jupiter/Tequesta finally reunited. Susan
and the only no-kill shelter 6 Month Adoptaversary for the hounds who said “12 out of 10!! I
open to the public in northern were left for dead in a dumpster am so grateful that you
Palm Beach County. We’ve It was mid-October 2020, President Pat Deshong received found my baby!! Just
been rescuing, rehabilitating, a text she would not soon forget. As she opened her messages, thank you, THANK
and re-homing the homeless she was horrified at the images of two emaciated dogs and YOU a million times
animals in our community for immediately agreed to help. Fast forward to about 6 months over!” with tears of joy
more than 30 years. Our not since their adoption, and we are happy to share a glimpse of the watering in her eyes.
for profit 501c3 organization highly anticipated transformation. Hope has been living with her
consists of our Jupiter based new forever family, the Jacobs, since the end of November. Her We thank you for your continued support of our mission to
Adoption Center, Veterinary Clinic (open to the public), Thrift transformation is nothing short of miraculous and is why we do rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned and abused dogs and
Boutique, and Palm City Ranch. what we do everyday...so more dogs will have “Hope” for a new, cats in our community. As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we do
loving furever home. not receive any federal, state, or local funding. We rely primarily
on donations, grants, and our fundraising efforts to continue our
As we approach the end of the year we mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing every animal
wanted to highlight a few memorable stories in our care. Your caring support helps us put an end to animal
suffering. We depend on your donations to offset the cost of care
from Furry Friends in 2021 so far. at our adoption facility and low cost veterinary clinic.

Special needs dog, Chuley, gets adopted We are proud to be part of the #GivingTuesday global
Chuley was surrendered to Furry Friends in December 2020. movement for generosity, and hope that you will include Furry
She was a beautiful black and white bulldog with the sweetest Friends in your plans for giving on Tuesday, November 30,
disposition. Her owner thought she had been bitten by a tick which 2021. We believe we can make our community a better place by
caused severe weakness in her back legs that made it very difficult continuing to provide care and shelter for homeless pets in Palm
for Chuley to walk. Our staff worked tirelessly with Chuley several Beach and Martin County.
times a day until she was able to stand on all fours and take a
few unassisted steps, but her Scan the QR code below to find out how you can help support
journey was far from over. Furry Friends!
Chuley now lives on a
10 acre farm with pigs and Susan and Marley get reunited thanks to the
ducks and her new dad Carl detective work of Furry Friends
who is a professional violinist Susan was going to be in the hospital for a few days, and like
that started The Grace Notes many of us do, hired a dog walker to take care of her dog Marley.
Project, a nonprofit where This “dog walker”, took the money up front, stole the dog's bed,
he combines his musical leash, collar and crate and did the unthinkable...dumped Marley
gifts with service to the on the street. Although Marley had a microchip, the information Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all for the
underserved and special was not up to date. The team at Furry Friends was so determined LOVE of animals!
needs communities. to get a hold of someone, they searched deep into social media to
“She came through the Paid Advertisement Patricia Deshong, President