Rebates, coupons, & savings – Oh my!

School is starting up soon! Which means new clothes for the kids, books, supplies, & everything else in between. That all adds up, plus the cost of your pet’s medications? Goodness! But not to worry! There are plenty of rebates, coupons, & deals going on to help you out. Take a look below & be sure to take advantage of these great programs.

These are savings you can really sink your teeth into!

Zoetis Petcare Rewards

• Eligible Products: Apoquel, Simparica, ProHeart6, Convenia, Revolution, Revolution Plus, Rimadyl
• Purchases made in clinic or online through our VetSource are eligible
• Purchases must be submitted within 60 days.
• Each purchase you submit earns points. Once you have $10 worth of points, request your Visa Debit card to be mailed to you. This Visa card is re-loadable – so don’t throw it away once you’ve used it! Keep it to redeem your rewards faster!
• This rebate card can only be used on purchases made at the clinic. But you can use it towards anything here- Exams, vaccines, more prevention, even treats & toys! Think of it as a gift card for us!
• Please go to their website for full details, purchase minimums, & submission instructions.

Elanco Rebate Center

• Eligible Products: Trifexis, Comfortis, Atopica, Galliprant, Interceptor
• Purchases made in clinic or online through our VetSource are eligible
• Please go to their website for full details, purchase minimums, & submission instructions.
  

Ceva Pet Rewards

• Eligible Products: Vectra 3D, Milbeguard, Feliway, Adaptil, Douxo shampoos
• Only purchases made in clinic are eligible.
• Rebates available for some items, free product available for others!
• Please go to their website for full details, purchase minimums, & submission instructions.

Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets Coupon Center

• Eligible Products: FortiFlora, Veterinary Diets dry or canned (example: EN or DM)
• Coupons must be printed ahead of time & given to the front desk at time of invoice.
• Available for both feline & canine versions of these products!

Hill’s Special Offers

• While these are not for the prescription diets, we still wanted to make sure that you know about these great offers from Hill’s! Take a look & print out the coupons that you need to use at the retailer you purchase your Hill’s from.
• These are not eligible on the products that we carry in clinic.
• Whenever we do have coupons for the prescription diets, we make sure that you get them & redeem them for you. Because every little bit helps!

BI (Merial) Animal Health Pet Rebate Center

• Eligible Products: Heartgard, Nexgard, Frontline, Oravet Chews, & more!
• Purchases made in clinic or online through our VetSource are eligible
• While we don’t carry most of these in clinic, we still waned to make sure that you have the rebate information!
• Please go to their website for full details, purchase minimums, & submission instructions.

If you ever need another copy of your invoice, or have any questions about these rebates just let us know!

By: Ashley Elliott

The Atopic Dog- Help is Here!

By Marie Slutz

Does your dog constantly lick their paws or shake their heads? Have you noticed them scratching or rubbing on things? Are they loosing hair or does their skin look red, thickened or have an odor? Then your dog may be suffering from Atopy or Chronic Itch.

Some scratching is normal in dogs, but when it starts to cause damage to the skin it can be a problem.

There are many things that can cause your dog to be itchy including parasites, allergy to flea bites (even just one), food allergies, environmental allergens or even secondary infections.

Some dogs will suffer from seasonal itch but after years of seasonality the itch can start to last longer until finally it is a year round problem. This is true in about 80% of dogs with seasonal allergies. In dogs, seasonal allergies usually start early between the ages of 1 and 3 years.

Some dogs develop food allergies and this usually starts later in life about the ages of 5 to 6 years.

The good news is we now have a drug that goes straight to the itch to help give your pet relief while we figure out the cause of the itch. Apoquel is a new drug that is safe, effective and unique.

Safe:
Apoquel is safe to use in dogs 12 months and older
It is safe because it goes right to the source of the itch which means minimal effects on other parts of the body like some other drugs.
Side effects are mild and similar to those dogs who took placebo (sugar pill) most common side effects were vomiting and diarrhea, these only showed up in a small percentage of dogs and usually stopped on their own.
Unlike other treatments for itch, Apoquel is safe to use in combination with other things such as vaccines and NSAIDS (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

Effective:
Apoquel starts to relieve itch within 4 hours (comparable to steroids)
It effectively controls itch within 24 hours
It relieves the itch in the long term

Unique:
Only drug of its type and it has minimal side effects.
Works quickly and is safe to use long term or as needed to relieve itch

If you think your dog could benefit from this drug please call to schedule an appointment and find out how we can help your dog be more comfortable!