Bay Harbour: February 28, 2024
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2 <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>28</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
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Ferrymead Business<br />
Networking<br />
Thursdays, 9.30-10.30am<br />
CBK Ferrymead<br />
If you work around Ferrymead,<br />
Woolston, or Sumner, the Ferrymead<br />
Networkers group meetings could<br />
provide opportunities to build<br />
business relationships. Discuss with<br />
potential contacts how to grow<br />
your business skills and meet other<br />
business owners. Request an invite<br />
at www.thenetworkers.co.nz/groups/<br />
thursday-930am-ferrymead-group.<br />
Yoga at Beach on Weekdays<br />
Tuesdays, 7-8.30am<br />
Sumner Surf Life Saving Club<br />
Join in a refreshing morning yoga<br />
session at Sumner beach. Bring your<br />
own mat but spares are available. $10<br />
per session. All proceeds are donated<br />
to the Sumner SLSC. Weather<br />
dependent.<br />
Sunrise Yoga with Posh<br />
Porridge<br />
Sunday, 7-8am<br />
Sumner Beach<br />
Take in the Sumner sunrise with a<br />
free yoga session. Finish off with an<br />
optional dip in the ocean at this community<br />
event. Posh Porridge will be<br />
there to fill attendees up with a warm<br />
Rowing for Life, Tuesday and Wednesday, noon. Taylors Mistake and<br />
Sumner Surf Lifesaving Clubs. Join the Ferrymead Lions as they help<br />
provide lunch to the participants of a rowing fund raiser for child cancer,<br />
a cancer skin screening bus, Starship Hospital and Surf Lifesaving NZ.<br />
The rowers will be stopping in at Taylors Mistake on March 5 and in<br />
Sumner on March 7. The Ferrymead Lions will be providing some meals<br />
and fundraising from the community alongside the surf clubs. Rowing<br />
for Life sees participants row the length of New Zealand’s east coast.<br />
bowl of porridge after practice. Bring<br />
a blanket and pop a squat through<br />
30min of yoga where you can move<br />
your body through sun salutations<br />
and variations.<br />
Akaroa Farmers Market<br />
Saturdays, 9.30am-1pm<br />
St Patrick’s Catholic Church Grounds<br />
Head along to the Akaroa Farmers<br />
Market for fresh produce and locally<br />
sourced products. Check out Banks<br />
Peninsula’s abundance of produce<br />
and passionate gardeners. The various<br />
stallholders offer a selection of locally<br />
grown fruit, veges, herbs, honey,<br />
olive oil, olives, nuts and flowers plus<br />
locally produced preserves, pickles,<br />
jams, sauces, bread, pastries, lavender<br />
products, plants, and more. The<br />
market runs till April 27.<br />
Sumner Roll-outs<br />
Thursdays, 6.30-8.30pm<br />
Outside Beach Bar<br />
Roll out with the Canterbury Skating<br />
Academy as they skate 3km from<br />
Sumner to the Christchurch Yacht<br />
Club and back. Join them every<br />
Thursday until Easter for a fun-filled<br />
evening of skating, beach vibes,<br />
and good times. All skill levels are<br />
welcome, but bring your own skates.<br />
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“And if you could just clip his nails….”<br />
Nail Clipping for Pets - Pampering Pedicure or Torturous Trim…<br />
As veterinarians, we often find ourselves<br />
balancing the importance of medical<br />
treatment with the emotional wellbeing<br />
of our furry patients. A common<br />
example of this delicate balance is nail<br />
trimming.<br />
This seemingly benign request that<br />
can be quick and simple to perform in<br />
a well-trained pet, can also strike fear<br />
into the hardiest of vets and nurses,<br />
as we realise that nail trimming can<br />
be a significant source of stress and<br />
anxiety for many animals making it<br />
a challenging procedure to carry out<br />
effectively.<br />
Nail care is an important aspect of<br />
pet health. When nails are kept at the<br />
proper length, it allows our pets to move<br />
around freely and maintain their natural<br />
gait. Long nails can push the toes up or<br />
to the side, changing the conformation and mechanics<br />
of the feet and legs, they can also be more likely to<br />
become torn or cracked. Whilst it is important to keep<br />
our pets’ nails trimmed to prevent these problems, nail<br />
trimming is almost never an urgent matter.<br />
Elective procedures should be carried out in a way<br />
that preserves the relationship between the veterinary<br />
team and the patient. Heavy-handed restraint should<br />
never be used as this can exacerbate the stress and<br />
anxiety experienced by our pets. It also risks physical<br />
injury to the animal or people handling them. For<br />
many patients, nail trimming is or has been a traumatic<br />
experience (for example a nail being cut to the quick,<br />
causing pain) and this association can carry over into<br />
other aspects of veterinary care if not handled properly.<br />
Just as people have varying sensitivities to touch, so do<br />
our pets. We encourage pet owners to take the time to<br />
gradually condition their pets to accept<br />
handling of their feet and nail trimming<br />
at home. This can involve gentle<br />
handling, distraction with treats, and<br />
introducing the sensation of touch and<br />
use of equipment that feels different<br />
on their paws gradually. Alternative<br />
options for keeping nails short are also<br />
available. These include scratch boards<br />
which dogs can be trained to use at<br />
home.<br />
If a pet is particularly sensitive to nail<br />
trimming or refuses to tolerate it despite<br />
gentle handling, we may recommend<br />
medical treatment with anxietyreducing<br />
medications or a degree of<br />
sedation. Our goal is always to carry out<br />
the procedure safely and effectively,<br />
without causing unnecessary stress to<br />
the animal.<br />
At Kowhai Vet, we are committed to providing<br />
compassionate and thoughtful care to all our<br />
patients. We understand that even routine procedures<br />
like nail trimming require careful consideration and<br />
a personalised approach. Our team is dedicated<br />
to ensuring that every pet leaves our clinic feeling<br />
comfortable, cared for, and ready to face the world<br />
with their best paw forward.<br />
Consultations • Surgery & Diagnostics • Locally Owned & Operated<br />
122 Opawa Road, Opawa, Christchurch. Ph: 03 337 5445<br />
Visit our website: www.kowhaivet.co.nz<br />
WE ARE OPEN:<br />
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 6:30pm,<br />
Saturday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
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