Page 14 - Hobe Sound Reflections - March '23

Page 14, Hobe Sound

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Kicking Off The New Year At

The Kaleidoscope Opening
Party

By Jackie Holfelder
There w as
no sign of post-
holiday blues at the
opening reception
for Kaleidoscope,
Martin Artisan
Guild’s first exhibit
of the year.
A celebratory
crowd was on
hand on Jan. 4 at
the Palm Room Art Renee Keil and Maria Miele Paula Hundt and Barbara Bucci Mark Thyming and Paul Brown
Gallery and Artisans Lynn Morgan and Nancy Turrell
Boutique located at
3746 S.E. Ocean Blvd. in Harbour Bay Plaza in Stuart.
Music was provided by Chris King and the guild’s sensational
gourmet spread and adult beverages did not disappoint.
Congratulations to Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez,
Patricia Pasbrig, and Barbara Bucci, for earning first,
second, and third places respectively in the evening’s
awards ceremony. Each exhibit has an anonymous art
professional judge the show and pick the three top
artworks for recognition.
The exhibit continued until March 4. The Palm Room
Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 6 p.m.
For more information, visit www.martinartisansguild.org.

Photos provided by Martin Artisans Guild

Mallo Bisset and Jacquelyn Roesch- Dinija Berkien and Michaelann
Jeff Fisher Sanchez Bellerjeau

tip of tHe tail

Elizabethan Collars Are A your veterinarian. Some pets’ unique body type, size or shape Established in 1981, Palm City Animal Medical
Must! (Sometimes) may require some ingenuity. If a standard E-collar will not Center is dedicated to providing the best possible care
for your pets. With focuses on compassionate care in
fit, we have made our own with plastic radiographs, buckets
or flower pots, but these cases are rare. surgery, physical therapy and rehabilitation, preventative
The E-collar may need to be cleaned. This can be done medicine, extensive diagnostics, and emergency service,
without removing it. Just use a rag or paper towel with Palm City Animal Medical Center combines exceptional
warm water and wipe up any food or saliva. If it becomes medical care with a caring philosophy for pets and their
damaged, small cracks can be repaired with duct tape, etc. owners. For more information, call (772) 283-0920, visit
or just call your veterinarian for a new one. www.palmcityanimalmedicalcenter.com or find us on
With a little care and patience, you will get your pet Facebook at www.facebook.com/PalmCityAnimalClinic.
through the short period of healing time when the E-collar
is required.

An Elizabethan collar, also called an E-collar, lamp shade,
satellite dish … are plastic hoods or cones placed around
the head to prevent an animal from licking at a surgery site,
wound or bandage. It is attached to the pet’s usual collar with
strings or tabs passed through holes punched in the sides of Est. 1926 The Heart of Hobe Sound
the plastic or just tied around the neck. Every patient doesn’t
need an E-collar for every situation. But there are certain
times when it is without a doubt essential to your pet’s
recovery. One of these situations is eye and eyelid surgeries Historic Art Auction Coming in February WE are YOUR Community
and wounds, when a very fine suture is used and the tissue We will be holding an auction of the historic church windows Church
that were replaced during a recent renovation on February 25.
is thin. A pet can completely destroy a surgery in seconds Local artists have been lending their vision to the project and the
and require a second surgery. Another time an E-collar is finished art will be available for bidding in February. All Visitors Welcome
necessary is when a pet is a known chewer/licker, witnessed See the church website for details.
in the veterinary hospital or at home. If your pet is sent home ONGOING MISSION PROJECTS We Invite You to Worship with Us
with an E-collar, use it 24/7 until instructed otherwise. February 12 - Souper Bowl Sunday food collection to Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Leaving the E-collar on at all times is the best way to get support House of Hope WE ARE ON FACEBOOK LIVE
your pet used to it and ensure proper healing. If you take it off, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
then put it back on when you leave, your pet may take it as a Chair Yoga Classes on Tuesdays @ 10 Give us a call or visit our
punishment and may try to destroy it and it will take much longer Bible Study Tuesday @ 11 a.m. - Exodus
for him to get used to it. Patients can eat, drink, pee, poop, and Bible Study Thursday @ 3 p.m. - Genesis website for more information.
sleep with a cone on and, absolutely, will get used to it. Art Classes by appointment (772) 546-5043
There are some alternatives to an E-collar such as wearing Crochet, Cross-stitch and handwork group - Feb. 2 www.heartofhobesound.org
a T-shirt or a “onesie” to protect wounds or surgery sites.
But the decision to use an alternative should be made by
your veterinarian not by you. You trusted them to treat or do MONTHLY DINNERS
surgery on your pet, so trust them to know what is best during Monthly dinners to help offset some of the almost $350,000 in
the healing process. Here is a quick note on inflatable “donut” renovation costs to our church building. The dinners will be held on the
2nd Friday of the month at 5:30. Cost is $15 per person
collars. I like to call them, “Let’s do the surgery again JANUARY 13 - MEATLOAF
collars”! They are appropriate for a very limited number of FEBRUARY 10 - CORNISH GAME HEN MARCH 10 - CORNED BEEF
situations and patients (those with short noses) and will not
prevent a pet from reaching most areas of their bodies. Never 11933 SE Juno Crescent • Hobe Sound, Florida 33455
replace an E-collar with a donut collar without consulting