ALL PET CENTER    VILLAGE PET HOTEL & SPA     Serving All Your Pet Care Needs In Hot Springs Village, Arkansas  

4147 Highway 7 North    Hot Springs Village, Arkansas 71909      Telephone: (501) 625-3418  or  (501) 984-5045

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Some veterinary health tips for new (and old) Villagers

Allergies, alla, Arkansas.  Now that the first peek of Fall has come and gone (that 2 days below 50 degrees weather), it is time for a primer for you new Villagers and a reminder for native Villagers concerning the ever-present allergens here in the Village.  This semi-tropical wilderness that we all love so much does come with some trade-offs.

Pollen and PPM:  There are pollens and other little secretions from the rich plant life produced here all year.  The spring, Summer, Fall and Winter pollens are simply produced for those particular natural reasons of that time of the year.  The change of foliage that is just beginning will also produce a lot of fine particulate matter as the leaves dry and fall from the trees.  The ground cover that is always in various degrees of decomposition and decay is also more exposed to wind and more readily blown into the air.  If you and your Friends have been here more than one Fall season, then you will react in typical allergy fashion to these now-familiar particles as you are now sensitized.

 

Bugs:  There are fewer bugs and other crawly critters out in these cooler months.  Most of them have not left.  They are simply resting up for Spring!  Many of them will try to enter your nice, warm houses for the winter.  Periodic spraying with Permethrin or treatment by the pest control companies should handle this.  Since there is little farming around here, we will not get the benefit of harvest-produced particulate matter.  Construction and the perpetual work on the existing and new golf courses will not stir much up.  They are watered frequently.  This current dry spell will waft a lot of matter into the air.  However, some Fall rain (instead of snow) will take care of that. 

 

 

Indoor Heat: Any forced air heating systems will have accumulated molds over the Summer months from the alternating condensation effects of cooler air and the relatively high humidity of this tropical climate.  As the heat kicks on, these molds will dry and then become airborne.  Changing or cleaning filters once a week will help all of you.  Those of you who are more industrious or desperate can have the ducts cleaned.  If you have had your home for more than one Winter, then these molds will generate the typical allergic response when they hit the nasal passages. 

Wheat: This grain, in its many forms in dog foods, contributes to itching. True food allergies result in bloody diarrhea in a matter of minutes.  So food that does not contain wheat gluten does not make your Friend itch.  However, an allergy-prone doggy Friend will itch quicker if fed gluten since he/she is already "primed" with airborne particulate matter.

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