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Page 30 The th OSCAR - OUR 38 YEAR DEC 2011 M.P.P. OTTAWA CENTRE By Yasir Naqvi, MPP Our government recently took two important steps to make sure that our roads are safer for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. On October 24, Dr. Andrew McCallum, Chief Coroner for Ontario announced that the Office of the Chief Coroner will be conducting a review of cycling deaths across the province. This review is being undertaken as a result of public concern surrounding the issue of cycling safety. The review will be led by Dr. Dan Cass, Regional Supervising Coroner - Toronto West Region, and will include deaths from 2006 to 2010. The purpose of the review is to identify common factors that may have played a role in the deaths, and where possible, to make recommendations to prevent similar deaths. The review is expected to be completed in spring 2012. A report will be issued at its conclusion. A coalition of groups including cyclists The Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) reminds pet owners that the holidays present many hazards for pets. Here are the OHS’s Twelve Pet Tips for Christmas to keep your companion animals safe, healthy and happy over the festive season. 1. Holidays are a busy time for visiting — if you’re away, have someone check in on your animal or board your pet. 2. If you’re entertaining, consider keeping your pets in a quiet room away from the noise and activity. If they’re mingling among the guests, make sure they don’t share the rich holiday finger foods! Safer Roads in Our Community and seniors represented by lawyers Patrick Brown and Albert Kohl commended the Coroner’s Office. Members of the public are invited to offer comments or recommendations to the review panel before November 30, 2011, by writing to: Dr. Dan Cass - Regional Supervising Coroner - Toronto West Region Office of the Chief Coroner 26 Grenville Street Toronto ON M7A 2G7 Occo.inquiries@ontario.ca Cycling has become an important part of our community, and cyclists need to feel confident that they are safe when they are on the streets. Recent accidents involving cyclists in our community have resulted in tragic, needless deaths. This review will be an important tool to help ensure cyclists are protected and encouraged when they are cycling. On November 7, Dr. Andrew McCallum announced that the Office 3. Christmas ornaments should be “pet-friendly.” Avoid using tinsel on trees! Curious animals are attracted by the shiny strings and may swallow them, which can lead to serious injury — and expensive surgery! 4. Barricade the water trough around the tree to prevent your pet from drinking the water, which may be dirty and contain pine needles, which are indigestible. 5. Secure the cords on your Christmas lights to prevent your pet from chewing on them, and keep animals away from open candle flames. of the Chief Coroner will also be conducting a review into pedestrian deaths across the province. The review will be led by Dr. Bert Lauwers, Deputy Chief Coroner - Investigations. The purpose of the review is to identify common factors that have played a role in pedestrian deaths and where appropriate, make recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future. Pedestrian fatalities that have occurred in 2010 will be the focus of the review which is anticipated to be complete in the spring of 2012. A report will be issued at its conclusion. Members of the public are invited to offer comments or recommendations to the review panel before December 15, 2011, by writing to: Dr. Bert Lauwers, Deputy Chief Coroner-Investigations Office of the Chief Coroner 26 Grenville Street Toronto ON M7A 2G7 Occo.inquiries@ontario.ca 6. Keep your pets away from mistletoe, holly, poinsettias and amaryllis. If ingested, they may cause vomiting, diarrhea and/or other problems. If your pet has ingested something you’re unsure about, call your veterinarian. 7. After gifts have been unwrapped, discard or store wrapping paper and ribbons, which could be dangerous toys for pets. 8. If you don’t know what’s in a package, don’t leave it under the tree! That wrapped parcel could contain chocolate, which is toxic for cats and dogs. 9. Table scraps and left-overs The tragic accident that occurred recently at the corner of Bronson Avenue and Slater Street is an example of how we need to take road safety seriously. I hope that you will take the time to participate in this review and provide your feedback on how we can improve safety on our streets. Ontario currently has the safest roads in North America, but as our modes of transportation are evolving, we must ensure that our laws are keeping up. People need to feel safe when they are cycling or walking, and that is why we need your thoughts and suggestions on how to make this happen. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can ever be of assistance to you. I look forward to hearing from you. Together, we are building a safer community. The Ottawa Humane Society’s Twelve Pet Tips for Christmas aren’t just too rich for your pets — bones in the meat could lead to serious complications or death. 10. Ensure that edibles in Christmas stockings or on the tree are unreachable by your pet and away from dangerous places, such as the fireplace. 11. Always ensure that your pet is wearing adequate identification. With more frequent comings-andgoings, it’s easy for your pet to slip out of the house unnoticed. 12. On colder days, limit your pet’s exposure to the out-of-doors to short time periods. The distribution routes for which OSCAR requires volunteers: 1. South side of Cameron between Marco and Osborne, west side of Osborne (25 papers) 2. East side of Roslyn between Col. By and Aylmer, north side of Aylmer between Roslyn and Leonard, west side of Leonard between Aylmer and Col. By, Col. By between Leonard and Roslyn (21 papers)
DEC 2011 Local Veterinarian - Dr. Emily Black Argghhh! I don’t want to do it but I’m going to have to!!! I decided that I was going to venture into the world of common questions and misconceptions of the pet owner… brought to you by Google! I typed dog and cat into Google to see what questions people most often searched and by far the winner was Dangerous Foods for dogs and cats! Now I feel a bit like we have been harping on about foods, but what the hey! T’is the season for feeding your dog weird stuff… so let’s figure out what is and isn’t okay and I will try and elucidate where I can with real life occurrences! And we are going to start right where you would anticipate…. The Salem witch trials! For those of you who didn’t see the movie, Salem is a small town in Massachusetts divided by a river. There in the 1690’s a number of young girls who all lived on the east bank of the river went crazy and started to have tremors and convulsions. The people on the west bank decided they were possessed by the devil and needed to be burnt as witches on the steak! Much chaos ensued. As it turns out the true cause of the convulsions and seizures was due to Moldy grain stores on the east bank of the river while those on the west bank stayed clean. Food mold can contain mycotoxins such as penitrem-A and roquefortene ( yes made famous by Roquefort cheese!). These toxins are neurotoxins and effect your brain to cause seizures and convulsions. Like most toxins they are dose dependent, meaning the more you eat in proportion to your body weight, the greater will be the effect. This is the reason that only the small young girls of Salem, who likely weighed less than 100 lbs, were affected by the toxin and not the rest of the town! Dogs and cats who forage in garbage or like to raid the compost heap are most likely affected and Should be brought to their vet for decontamination and treatment ASAP! Chocolate! Yep! Lets talk about “Perkis”. “Perkis” was my step father’s beagle. And really, he could be my example of pretty much any toxicity you care to talk about as he taught himself to not only open the garbage drawer in the kitchen, but also the fridge. One day, before Christmas, Perkis got into the Santa treat bag for the 4 kids. We each get one of those giant bars of chocolate. Perkis got 4. In total almost 1000mg of chocolate. Chocolate is a combination of milk, cocoa beans and cocoa butter. It contains theobromine and caffeine. These are both members of a toxin class call methylxanthines. The darker the chocolate, the more toxins are present! Depending on how much you eat we can see vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy right through to seizures and death. Being the trouper “Perkis” was he had upset stomach for days, but he didn’t die, which in all reality he should have. We think the reason was that the milk chocolate had been on sale. So it’s important not to wrap your chocolate gifts and put them under the tree, that doesn’t fool anyone, especially not your dog. In “Perkis”s situation however, my stepfather had hid the chocolate in the top drawer of the tall boy dresser… yep. Garlic and onions either real or dried or powdered are bad! They have a chemical in them called n-propyl disulfide which causes red blood cells to breakdown! This can happen with as little as 15 grams per pound! So best to just avoid them! I had a Chihuahua in once who was fed a small portion of her owners dinner every night. They were Italian and it took us a long while to figure out that the reason she was anemic was due to her passion for tomato sauce! Rising Bread Dough! This one is my favourite! So the thing is as you would expect, bread dough can double or triple in size as it’s rising, that’s alright if it’s outside of your dog but in the closed confines of a dog stomach… it can cause problems. But The OSCAR - OUR 38 th YEAR Page 31 From The Salem Witch Trials Through Roquefort Cheese To Spaghetti Sauce: What is truly dangerous to your pets Climbers looking for dry rock. Photo by Lara Thompson that’s not the worst of it! The thing is it’s the yeast that cause the bread to rise and those same yeast make alcohol as they are causing the gas. These dogs will often present with alcohol toxicity! You might think this would be fun, like a night out on the town, but the livers of Dogs and Cats can’t digest Alcohol and it can lead to liver failure. Dogs and cats shouldn’t smoke or eat cigarettes. There are no warnings on cigarette packages, but it’s not a good idea. The nicotine in cigarettes can cause irritative signs but it also causes excitement and then they die of respiratory collapse! No pleasant. Also a really good reason to make sure you but out and dispose of the but safetly. Here’s an old wives tale finally confirmed. Grapes and Raisins. Maybe yes, maybe no. When eaten in quantity, some dogs have developed kidney failure, so probably best to avoid. Baby carrots or even small bits of cut up hotdogs can be used as treats! And to close, my favourite is Xylitol. This is a naturally occurring sugar substitute found in gum, candies and other foods. The weird thing is that in dogs, their body can’t actually tell that this isn’t a real sugar. They try and use it and develop a full blown sugar shortage in their body. Confusing. So overall, these are all pretty common things. As with so many toxicities it is important to rush off to the vet as soon as you possibly can. Often, the safest, easiest and cheapest thing to do is make your pet vomit, but that can only happen in the first couple of hours. After that it is not best to take a wait and see approach. If the body can be stopped from absorbing the toxin then expensive complications can be avoided. Don’t wait and see if your pet will get better, it will often just be worse for them and more expensive in the long run. Dr Emily Black owns and works at Centretown Veterinary Hospital. She herself is owned by 3 cats and a dog.
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