All about pets

ALL ABOUT PETS

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013

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ALL ABOUT PETS 2013 A special section of the Northfield News 115 W. 5th Street Northfield, MN 55057 507-645-5615 (Fax) 507-645-6005 Publisher & Editor Sam Gett Managing Editor Jerry Smith Creative Services Jenny Schoenbauer Advertising Sales Han Fuchs Laran Rott Joan Koester Megan Zwolenski Editorial Camey Thibodeau Brendan Burnett-Kurie The All About Pets special section is distributed to subscribers of the Northfield News at no additional charge.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Northfield veterinarian’s experience spans nearly five decades

By CAMEY THIBODEAU

cthibodeau@faribault.com

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r. David Garlie became a veterinarian in 1965, taking over the practice his father opened in 1939 on Division Street in Northfield. It’s been 48 years and Garlie is still treating patients there.

Garlie provides care for all types of animals, from fish to horses. He makes house calls for large animals and, if needed, for small animals, according to his website. He also provides discounted services to local animal rescue operations.

Neutering, spaying, declaws and teeth cleanings far outnumber most other procedures at Dr. Garlie’s Clinic. When he started in 1965, an office call was $3.

Now it’s $35-$45, depending on vaccinations.

Garlie enjoys his job most when the animals survive and the clients are happy. “It’s nice when you go out at 3 a.m. in the cold and the person is pleased,” said Garlie. “You’re doing something people appreciate.”

“You’re actually working for people and making them feel good,” Garlie said. “If we make them happy, the animal will be happy too.”

Animals aren’t taken for granted as much as they used to be, according to Garlie. “[Today] Dogs have been elevated to the position of a child with some people. That is somewhat of a change. People with money put a lot of money into their pets.

There’s an elevated level of care

Dr. David Garlie has been treating animals at his Northfield office on Division Street since 1965, when he took over the practice from his father. (Camey Thibodeau/Daily News)

and people take their pets more personally.”

Another big change in recent years is that most farmers no longer have animals. “They’re [the animals] are all on one superfarm,” said Garlie. “Small farmers, about 90 percent of them, are gone. Commercial farming has changed in that manner.”

Also, veterinarians today have better diagnostics and equipment and more reasonable rates. “Testing has opened up a better diagnostic approach,”

Garlie said.

According to Garlie, one in five dogs is allergic to their food. “Most dogs are allergic to kelp and brewer’s yeast, which are ingredients in many dog foods,” said Garlie. “Z Diet is an allergy-free food that is used as an indicator [of allergies] in lieu of allergy testing, which is more expensive.”

When a client asked why her 12-year-old cat was vomiting, Garlie’s suggested that she try a different food and to avoid overfeeding. He also advised

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Garlie is semi-retired and primarily handles day-to-day operations of the business, performs surgery on large animals and covers for his office mate, Dr. Elias Dahmeh, as needed.

None of Garlie’s four children are veterinarians and he will likely sell the business when he retires.

her to check the cat’s stool and vomit for hair. “Cats are meant for canned food,” said Garlie.

“It could be allergic bowel syndrome, which can thicken and close the bowels and is irreversible.” He also said that cats begin to have kidney problems at that age.

If you’re thinking of becoming a veterinarian because you love animals, think again. “Don’t Camey Thibodeau is the become a vet because you love animals,” Garlie said. “There’s editorial assistant at the Faribalways a lot of pain involved ault Daily News. Reach her at with everything we do and it’s 333-3130.

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Dr. David Garlie provides care for all types of animals, from fish to horses. He makes house calls for large animals and, if needed, for small animals, according to his website. He also provides discounted services to local animal rescue operations.

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There’s something about Spot that puts a smile on our faces and makes us laugh

W

e certainly love our animals, don’t we?

Just consider how much time you spend on Facebook each day checking out the meme or GIFs (a good one is a site called “News Cat GIFs”).

Perhaps you’re not a social media person? No matter. Pick up a photo album, any photo album, in your house and see how many times your pets are in the photo?

How about the number of times they are featured?

In Northfield, we strut our pet stuff

proudly each year in the many parades held in downtown. We doll ourselves and our animals up and stroll down the street for the admiration of the masses.

In celebration of our beloved pets, we asked folks to submit their favorite pet photos to our website. We’re publishing them

here along with a short anecdote about what makes that pet so special or funny.

Thanks to those who contributed and we look forward to seeing many more photos and funny stories in future editions of the Northfield News.

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Raynah

Type: Springer Spaniel Owner: javagirl Story: Growled ferociously at a stuffed toy gorilla until he realized it wasn’t alive and then wiggled and wagged his tail in embarrassment.

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Type: Male Tabby/Bengal Owner: aelphoto Story: BobCat greets me at the door when I come home every day. I wasn’t feeling well when I got home and decided to take a bath.

After getting the water all set and all my things ready, he looked intot he tub at the water and Meowed in askance. It sounded to me as though he meant “You haz a relax in THAT??”

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Lizzie (Queen Elizabeth) Type: English Bulldog Owner: Peter Schmitz Story: Weput a towel in her kennel at night, but we don’t do it right and she remakes her bed every night. She loves treats, sleeping (22 hours a day) and playing fetch, if you don’t throw it more than six feet. She barks at the deer in our yard, but doesn’t chase them.

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Lucy

Morgan

Quincy

Type: English Bulldog Owner: Dena Story: She’s smelly, gassy, clumsy, and snores like an old man. And she burps. Really big smelly burps. I didn’t even know dogs burped until she came along.

Type: English Springer Owner: Bill Story: There was a dead squirrel in the yard, she snuck around the yard like a cat praying on an animal.

She hid behind the tree and then pounced towards the squirrel waiting for it to run and when it didn’t she just stood there all confused.

Type: Lop Eared Bunny Owner: ally1982 Story: There are lots of funny stories about Quincy.

He is a bunny that actually thinks he is a dog. The best is when he hops on top of of the couch and snuggles with you! He is so sweet so I really can’t pick my funniest pet story. He is just cool all the time! Best.Pet.Ever.

Tanner Type: American Staffordshire Terrier Owner: SueT Story: Tanner provides Pet Therapy at Millsteam Commons and sometimes at Laura Baker Center. He loves the interaction with people.

His favorite outing is The Cow where he provides vacuuming services around the popcorn machine.

Tut Type: Dachsund Owner: FDNKateM Story: Tut when he was a puppy. He’s all grown up now & the best stealer in the house. He has plenty of toys but still claims socks and guards them from his bed.

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Bernie

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Type: Black Angus Owner: FDNKateM Story: Baby is a preemie calf born on Mother’s Day 2013.

She weighed around 25-30 lbs and stood at about a foot & a half tall. Her mom who’s only around 1 year old, wasn’t supposed to have a calf & Baby was a big surprise. She was bottle fed for a while, because neither her nor mom knew quite what to do.

Mom’s feeding her now full time & taking care of her.

Type: Jack Russell (rough coat) Owner: FDNKateM Story: Though Bernie has lost his sight he continues to be the best fetcher in the pack who tracks tossed toys by sound and always brings them back for another go.

Type: Mini lopped ear rabbit Owner: Jamie Story: One day, after our towels were done in the washer, we put them on the floor to fold. We were almost done, but then Sammy came running into the room and started messing them all up. He was jummping on top of them untill they were completely unfolded.

He only did this to the ones that were folded.

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It’s not crazy talk: Learn to communicate with your pet

By BRENDAN BURNETT-KURIE

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hen’s the last time you talked to your pet?

T h at’s w h at Cathy Unruh wants to know.

She’s the author of a first-person cat memoir (Taming Me: Memoir of a Clever Island Cat written from the point of view of Lucy Miracle) and a member of the Cat Writer’s Association.

And she wants you to understand your pet better.

Unruh, host of ‘Up Close with Cathy Unruh’ on WEDU, explains that a pet’s moods are far more nuanced than just wagging their tails to say they’re happy.

“Your dog very likely can understand and even share your emotions,” she said. “Dogs and humans have the same brain structure, including the amygdale, which is linked to emotional and psychological states. Dogs and humans also share many of the same hormones.”

So you want to understand your pet better? The first step is to spend more time with it. The more you get to know your pet, she says, the more in-tune you can get with its moods.

“You want to learn as much as you can about the particular animal that you have, whether it be a cat or a dog, or a particular breed of cat or dog, and any animal that

you have,” she said. “You want to learn as much as you can about their natural behaviors, so that you understand the animal. That’s going to help you.”

As you get to know your pet well, remind yourself that communication techniques that humans see as polite, can be interpreted differently by a pet. Direct eye contact is socially preferred for most people, but animals can see it as a threat stance.

Watch your pet’s stance. The taller it stands, the more it raises its tail, the more confident it is. But, if the dog is “raising its hackles” (literally meaning the hairs on its neck are standing up) the dog is at high alert and is trying to look bigger.

But if your dog is bowing, with its front legs on the ground and rear raised, don’t confuse that with an attack stance, it’s often meant to be playful.

Watch your dog’s tail. Raised means happy, loose means relaxed and lowered means your dog is on guard or fearful.

You know how sometimes your pet will raise one leg and paw at you? That goes back to a kneading associated with obtaining mother’s milk as a pup. Your dog wants your attention, often to play or ask for something. Think of it like a handshake, it’s about connecting and friendship.

If your dog is comfortable with you – and sees you as an authority

Cathy Unruh (Internet image)

– it will have no problem exposing its rear end or belly to you. Both of these can be seen as a sign of respect from the animal.

Getting to this point with your pet takes time and effort. The more time you spend in contact with your dog – or cat – the closer you will become and easier it will be to read your pets’ messages.

“You want to spend time because you’re building a relationship.

You’re not the boss to this creature, you are building a relationship with someone with whom you’re going to share your life and home,” said Unruh. “Then, touch because all of us like touch; it’s a wonderful way of bonding. So, that’s petting, carrying, grooming, just touching your animal and establishing that physical bond. And then talking because animals pick up on our tone of voice, they pick up on our body language and they have an amazing

capacity to learn words and even begin to comprehend sentences as we talk to them.”

And that’s the flip side. As much as you want to be able to listen to your dog, they want to listen to you.

If a dog has its head tilted, it is likely listening, uncertain or puzzled.

What about your cat? They’re a little more nuanced, often less expressive, but they still have their own language and with a little work, and a lot of time, Unruh says you can start listening to their messages, as well.

“It takes from you a lot of patience,” she said.

A meow can mean a variety of things, but a chirp usually means to follow the cat, often to its food bowl. It’s the noise a mother cat uses to have her kittens follow her. Of course a purr means a cat is content, while a hiss or spit means the cat is angry or frightened. While

a meow can often mean anything, a long, drawn-out meow either means the cat is in distress or, if its not neutered, it’s often part of mating behavior.

While a dog often communicates with part of its body – a tail wagging, a head tilt, a paw swipe – if a cat is trying to tell you something, it often gets its entire body into the act. But there’s some shortcut things to look for. Her ears can tell you her mood: Forward for alert and happy, backward for angry or frightened, swiveling for attentive.

A cat with an arched back and flat fur is happy and usually wants to be petted, but stay away if your cat has an arched back and fur standing on end. If your cat is on its back and purring, its content, but if it’s on its back and growling, it’s ready to strike.

One sign your cat is happy is if it’s kneading or “making biscuits.”

Often a cat will work her paws on a soft surface, which replicates when

she massaged her mother’s teats to make milk flow as a kitten.

In the end, there’s dozens of messages and conversations you have with your pets every day, Unruh says, and you might not always notice. But the more you pay attention, the more you observe and more time you spend, the easier “speaking to your pets” can become.

“I have always used just positive reinforcement,” she said. “There is nothing that a little puppy wants more than for you to tell it it’s a great dog and pet it and just be so excited that it made the good decision and did the good behavior.”

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