A14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 7, 2005..

_ Veterinarian kept busy
because of sick dogs |

By DUSTIN QUEZADA.
SINCE MID-July, a Terrace
veterinarian says he’s seen a
steady stream of dogs being
brought in to his office with
severe stomach problems.

“July and» August have ©
been just incredible,” said Dr.
Lou Elorza. “I’ve seen a high -

._ incidence of gastrointestinal

disorders and parvovirus.’

_ Both feature symptoms of
bloody diarrhea and vomit-'
ing, said Elorza.

“Elorza, said. he doesn’t

-know for sure what is at the

root of the higher number of’
“ cases, but he said he suspects °.
* acombination of factors.

The hot weather, he fig-
ures, is the main factor.
“Warm weather and gar-

i. bage make bacterial! ‘counts

rise,” he said, adding: that

“combination has probably

lead to a high number of food
poisonings. © . -

And it’s not. just garbage
that pets | are getting. into.
People are throwing their dogs .

“Steak trimmings and chicken ©

skins that may or may not
have been sitting on a counter
for hours, said Elorza..

The fat content in human -
foods can trigger. pancreati-
tis, where enzymes can cause

glands to flare up.

~With the summer heat, de-
hydration occurs quickly and

dogs.can deteriorate rapidly, -

added the longtime Terrace.

‘veterinarian.

The cases. of « parvovirus
are even more worrying and”
alarming to the veterinarian.
‘ He said .a huge number of

— Employee:

VETERINARIAN Lou Elorza says he’ s been busier than normal this summer: dealing

with very sick dogs.

DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO

animals died in the 1970s and
‘80s. before a vaccine .was

discovered against the infec; » &

tion that can eat’ the whole

Thirty years ago, veteri-

‘narians didn’t even know the

‘inside lining of an animal’ Ss
_ intestine.

infection. existed, said Elor-_

multiply.

“Tt blew up in’ the U.S."

and Canada,” he said.

There are effective vac-
cines now, but pet. owners
have to realize their animals
aren’t protected right away.

“You can’t turn it on like.

_Za, and it began to breed and _

"= ation as dogs will drink from
the puddles, he added. .
‘a veterinary |

a light switch,” he said. “It

~ takes up to 20 weeks to build
up immunity.”

Discount —

‘affect a whole area,

Elorza said | dog. owners .

“can take precautions against
_the highly transferable infec-

tion.
“You can minimize con-

' tact with areas where dogs

are being walked in great _
numbers,” he said. F
Parvovirus lies dormant

in the soil where an animal.

has passed and one dog can
said
Elorza, pointing to Ferry Is-

“land as one place he suspects

for the spread.
Rain exacerbates the situ-

~ Curiously,
assistant at the Kermodei

-Veterinary Hospital said the

“maybe one (case),”

facility hasn’ t seen, the same
incidences of stomach prob-
lems in dogs.

“T haven't really seen any
"gastrointestinal |
said
-Shauna Cullis.

A call
Animal Hospital wasn’t re-
turned. _

Elorza said pet owners

can take precautions » ‘with

their pets.

-Keep them away from.

. garbage, don’t feed them hu-

' man food scraps and wash

problems -

to the - Skeena

and change-their water bowl ‘

daily; ”
Gastrointestinal disorders

and. parvovirus can .. affect
cats and dogs. ar

,

Tunes taken from Terrace home

~ $200, a black RCA DVD player, an orange

THIEVES stole entertainment equipment

from a south Terrace home recently.

The culprits broke through the patio
doors of the apartment at 2115-2607 Pear
Street and took a silver JVC stereo worth
about $500, a silver Sony stereo valued at

and black V-Tech 2.4 Ghz cordless phone |
valued at $150 and several CDs.

Anyone with information should call
"the RCMP at 638-7400 or Crimestoppers

at 635-8477.

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