Ani-mail Post @ Animal Designs Oct.. 2004
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1. What's New
2. Pet Journals
3. Featured Item
4. Neutering Drug for Puppies
5. Drawing & Fun Stuff
6. Comments
7. Recommend Us

1) WHAT'S NEW

Looking to compliment your bathroom decor? Then you'll love the new
additions to our line of ceramic bath accessories. The nite lite,
tissue box cover and towel hook will add that special touch. And
with the gift giving season just around the corner, they will also
make a thoughtful gift for all pet lovers. Choose your patterns and
order early at:
http://www.animaldesigns.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv

2) PET JOURNALS

Recently, some government officials have proposed the elimination or
reduction of animal shelters for lost or stray pets as a way to save
money. I only wish they could fully understand the importance of
recovering a pet and the importance of animal friends. They must
have forgotten Coleridge's Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, "He made and
loveth all..." Or they need their own animal friend. Pets render
immense service in our society -- from providing comfort to those in
residential facilities to waking us to a fire or an intruder. Each
of us has some element of sadness in our lives. Pets are obviously a
comfort which we could find in no other source. We all get "teary-
eyed" once in a while, either about something very personal or about
a sad event on the news. I believe that holding back heavy crying
shows no less depth in our sadness. Actually, without the release of
a "good cry", we hurt even more. My daughter lives in Brooklyn
Heights, a beautiful area, and works at a great fashion and design
firm in the greatest city of the world, New York City. She recently
visited us back here in Western New York state. However, all visits
come to an end. The most difficult to end are visits home. Before
boarding her flight back, she cried in a very controlled way, keeping
most sadness inside -- a very normal reaction. She was going back to
the city of eight million but away from friends and family. But she
has a little friend, a Yorkie, whom she takes almost everywhere with
her. A smart and caring little canine. I was amazed at the reaction
of this little Yorkie to seeing those tears. At the airport, her
Yorkie stretched to her and carefully licked her tears. She did a
very thorough job. All around her eyes! She even caused three
slight smiles. The value of our animal friends? Priceless.
www.petwarmers.com
We all have stories that we like to tell our friends about our pets,
so send us your favorite "tail", and we will select one each month
to feature in our newsletter.

3) FEATURED ITEM
Give your kitchen a fresh look with these new kitchen towels with
matching hot pad. This set is ideal to hang on your stove or
cabinets. Easy on/off velcro closure. See the patterns at:
http://www.animaldesigns.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv

4) NEUTERING DRUG FOR PUPPIES
Puppy owners will now be offered a choice for neutering their male
puppies. The Federal Food and Drug Administration has approved
Neutersol® (Zinc Gluconate Neutralized by Arginine) as the world's
first injectable neutering drug for puppies 3 to 10 months of age.
The procedure is brief and Neutersol is 99.6% effective in achieving
sterilization. Benefits Prompt Immediate Understanding of Choice:
Owners are relieved of their worries of subjecting the puppy to
surgery and the time it takes, thus providing an attractive
choice. "When presented with the time-savings, speed and ease of the
Neutersol procedure, owners immediately understand the advantages of
choosing Neutersol as the neutering approach," notes Jim Howard, DVM,
owner of Howard Veterinary Hospital in Jefferson City, MO, one of the
five test sites for the neutering product. "They now have a choice
between surgery or an injection that takes only a few minutes."
Study Findings: Neutersol (Zinc Gluconate Neutralized by Arginine)
for pharmaceutical sterilization of 3 to 10 month old male dogs was
developed by the late Dr. Mostafa S. Fahim, Director of the Center of
Reproductive Science and Technology, School of Medicine, University
of Missouri-Columbia. The research and development of Neutersol and
other technology was conducted by Dr. Fahim and his staff and was
sponsored by Technology Transfer, Inc. (a Missouri corporation) since
1990. The long process of obtaining FDA approval of Neutersol began
in 1991, and Technology Transfer, Inc. licensed Addison Biological
Laboratory, Inc. to market Neutersol after receiving FDA approval.
Pilot, dose determination, and target animal safety studies were
completed prior to the field study that was conducted at five test
sites throughout the U.S. The test sites enrolled 270 puppies, ages 3
to 10 months, Post-injection, the participating puppies were
monitored for general attitude, appetite, ability to walk and
temperature. Complete physical exams were conducted at three days,
two months, and six months post-injection. Of the 224 dogs that
completed the study, 223 (99.6%) were permanently sterile. Mild,
temporary swelling is an expected reaction to the injection noticed
within 24-48 hours after injection. Other possible side effects
include vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, diarrhea, pain and
inflammation. Min Wang, MD, Senior Research Associate, Center of
Reproductive Science and Technology, School of Medicine, University
of Missouri-Columbia, conducted the study and presented the field
trial findings in "Neutersol: Intratesticular Injection Induces
Sterility In Dogs" at the April, 2002, International Symposium of Non-
Surgical Methods for Pet Population Control. See
www.neutersol.com/study for detailed study protocols and report of
findings. Adapted from the Animal Radio Network
http://AnimalRadio.com.

5) DRAWING & FUN STUFF
Congratulations to Kathryn O....the winner of the pawprint CarVisor
CD Holder. October's drawing is a pawprint Cell Phone Cover. After
entering your name, check out the rest of the fun page at
http://www.animaldesigns.com/trivia.htm Thanks to Susan M. for
this month's pet photo of her best friend Max. We want to honor your
pet next month, so send us a copy of their photo either by email or
snail mail. September's question was: Where does your pet sleep? It
appears that a third of us need a larger mattress. The percentage
responses were; In their own bed (48%), Taken over my bed (32%) Where
ever they choose (18%), and Other (2%).

6) COMMENTS-QUESTIONS-SUGGESTIONS

From Debra B. "I just wanted to tell you that I love my cat cell
phone cover. I am getting many compliments on it and I tell people
where I got it. Thanks so much."

7) RECOMMEND US
As always, we appreciate your comments, questions and suggestions and
we've provided this link for sharing this newsletter with your
friends. Recommend Us Thank you for taking the time to tell your
friends and family about Animal Designs. It is the ultimate
compliment and we greatly appreciate it.


All the Best,
Jeanie