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Show Thursday, September 25, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 15 Been There. Done That Is it really September? Liz Elder "I know about fall," my granddaughter Madden said to me as we drove east, towards the mountains. moun-tains. Her voice was a bit smug, comfortable with her control of the situation. situa-tion. "I KNOW about fall." It was like she was telling me some great secret she had found out and was just voicing to test out the information. As in: did I know about fall? Was I in on the secret? "The leaves are all going go-ing to turn red and yellow and fall off the trees." That's it. That was the big secret. Honey, do I know about fall? The mother of five who has looked forward for-ward to the first day of Septemberfirst day of school since she turned old enough to stop crying when someone first left home and was still young enough to collapse on the couch and cry with happi The American Animal Hospital Association has published it's vaccination recommendations, determining deter-mining some to be "absolutely necessary" or "core" and some as "noncore." The core are designated as such because the associated associ-ated diseases are so severe and occur with enough frequency that they should be administered to every dog. They are: Rabies: Causes signs of nervousness and erratic behavior. be-havior. Transmitted by bites from infected animals. Treatment unsuccessful always fatal. Distemper: Causes pneumonia and seizures. Picked up by contact with secretions from an infected dog's nose. Treatment difficult might die. Parvovirus: Causes vomiting and diarrhea. Transmitted Trans-mitted by exposure to contaminated feces. Treatment Treat-ment is intensive, requiring intravenous fluids and medications. Mainly a disease of unvaccinated puppies pup-pies and dogs; younger pups more likely to die than older dogs. Hepatitis (Adenovirus): Causes fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Virus is found in feces and saliva. Treatment consists of aggressive fluid therapy often of-ten fatal. The noncore vaccinations include; Parainfluenza: Causes coughing and sneezing. Transmitted by nasal secretions, Anitbiotic treatment helps make recovery quicker. Bordetella: Causes coughing and sneezing. Is passed by nasal secretions. Symptoms controlled by antibiotics. Lyme disease: Causes fever and joint inflammation. Transmitted by ticks. Antibiotics are usually successful success-ful for treatment. Leptopirosis: Causes kidney and liver disease. Found in water contaminated with infected urine. Many of these infections are not noticed but sometimes some-times it is fatal. Giardia: Causes diarrhea. Picked up through drinking drink-ing contaminated water. Antibiotic treatment. Rattlesnake bites: The vaccine, which is relatively new, protects against the rattlesnake venom. A bite from a rattlesnake can be fatal Coronavirus: Causes vomiting and diarrhea. Transmitted Trans-mitted by infected feces. Many dogs recover without treatment. Dental disease: Another new vaccine which may reduce periodontal disease not f ataL When you are planning your dogs vaccinations, consult with your veterinarian and decide what best for your dog to be healthy and happy. 410 South 450 West SpringviUe, Utah 84663 801-489-9676 Dr. DOG & CAT When you're out of town, rest assured your pet is having a good time with us! We provide pets with loving care, proper nutrition and plenty of exercise in a safe and healthy environment! Veterinary Supervision Individual Outdoor Walls Group Play Individualized Feedings Indoor & Outdoor Runs Heated & Air Conditioned Facility ness because I was finally alone for a minute? ' However, Madden's pre-school teacher had told the secret about fall and soon she will be bringing home her picture pic-ture of Xeroxed oak leaves, scribbled with yellow yel-low and orange, and, now that I'm alone most of the time, I hope there will be an extra one for me, for my refrigerator. Because no fall is really not complete com-plete without a scribbled picture of oak leaves or a pumpkin or a scarecrow. I asked her if she knew about the holidays. I said, "Halloween costumes, Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas presents come next." A blank. A complete blank. Nothing there a relief to know she hasn't heard all the secrets yet. But she's three; there's no memory of piles of colored paper and ribbon and snow falling. Crackling Crack-ling fires in the fireplace. The Pet Dish Vaccinations guide for dog owners Dr. Harold Davis D.V.M. la MS. Harold Judd Davis D.V.M. Veterinarian BOARDING! t , Hi - ; I' - ' J 8i.jLi.iniHiM8lf:jiMaMPaaWwt Cracking the wishbone for good luck for the next year. : How do I know about fall? What are my first clues? Well, the day my the sharp-eyed husband who no longer hunts, but still keeps a hunter's lookout, first asks if I see that spot of red up on the mountains. moun-tains. Talk about a little smug; he always sees the first spot of red and the last spot of snow in summer. sum-mer. His eye is always on the mountains. . I know the first day the school bus pulls up in front of my house and I see summer's children climb up and ride off with their tanned faces, tumbled hair. They don't look like students, they look like tree-climbers and bike-racers. I know because I have fruit flies all over the kitchen, and in the bathroom. bath-room. How do they get there? Will they ever die? I have hidden every ripe and unripe piece of fruit; even the bananas are in the fridge. Yet they continue con-tinue to live. Soup and chamomile tea. I finally made a big pot of vegetable soup, tomatoes to-matoes and carrots and celery floating around in salty broth. Soon there will be stew and mashed potatoes and shepherd's pie. And other meals besides be-sides the cold cereal and microwave popcorn I've been happy, to serve since July. I can walk the dog anytime any-time of the day with no worries about dropping dead in the middle of the park. Nothing but blue skies and yellow leaves falling all around. Crisp air, cold enough but not so cold you have to find your hat and gloves. I know it's fall because everyday brings a new tale of someone else's flu. Or mine. The sniffles, the cough, the "I don't feel good" that indicates the generalized miasma that wrecks your joie de vivre first thing in the morning for at least a week. Not sick enough to stay home, not happy enough to stay alive. I know it's fall because those silly people who've bought all their Christmas presents over the summer start coming up and telling tell-ing me about it. I'm warning you, don't do that to people. Someone Some-one is going to hurt you and your efforts will all go to waste because your husband will be busy with the funeral and won't even remember them until sometime in March. I have occasionally done this myself and have learned that if I buy all my Christmas presents early, they will be ugly, dorky things that nobody wants and it shows me up as an efficient, snarky kind of present giver. And generally gener-ally that's what happens when people give me presents pres-ents of this kind. AND it's always too late to return, something I know only an efficient, snarky kind of recipient would do but one good turn deserves another. Anyway, I'm being lured by catalogues that want me to buy an eight-foot eight-foot inflatable spider for the front year and darned if I don't really want to buy the thing. That could only happen in fall. . Hole-in-one John Milles made a hole-in-one on hole 10 from 120 yards at Hobble Creek Golf Course. It was witnessed by David Miles. My advice to you is not to iniquire why or whither, whith-er, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate, that's my philosophy. -Thornton Wilder mm S f mm. ... ' I nil " ;.ni xy jl t i , .,-, .'WII Mrs. Richards 6th Grade class at Sage Creek Elementary made Grecian zucchini boats as part of their world history studies. Froth scooping out slimy seeds, to carving with plastic knives, they had fun learning about ancient Greece and how smelly zucchinis can be! According to the creators, the designs where totally cool and "wicked" awesome. The mother of them all was 19 inches and attracted a lot of students while on display Fund-raiser auction for Julie Tliurman Friday Julie Sheffield Thurman, age 44, was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago and has begun her difficult diffi-cult journey of treatments. She has a very aggressive cancer that has included chemo, radiation and a full mastectomy. Their insurance insur-ance will cover a portion, but not what is needed to complete these treatments. Her family is asking families fami-lies and friends to join them in a fun evening to raise money for medical bills. An auction and dinner will be held Friday, Sept. 26 at the SpringviUe Senior Citizens Center, 73 E. 200 South, SpringviUe, with dinner din-ner at 6:30 p.m. and auction at 7:30. Cost is $25 per person per-son (adults only). A sample of some of the auction items that will be available are: - Jazz BasketbaU-signed by all the basketball players play-ers - Wally Joyner-signed memorabilia - Ritz Carlton Hotel-located in Vale, Colorado -Quilts - Limited Edition Paintings Paint-ings - Green River Rafting Trip (6 people) - BYU BasketbaU-signed by the players - Clock, naU gun, toaster oven and much more - Blaze FootbaU signed by players - Bronze sculpture by Gary Price - and other items. If you would like to purchase' tickets, please contact (seating is limited): Linda Livingston, 801-489-0603; Carolyn Paxton, 801-491-2113; Glenys Per-rero, Per-rero, 801-489-6709; Dave JuUe Stewart, 801471-5589; Sherry Lyman, 801-489-6209; Duane Paxton, 801-489-8946; or Paul Paxton, 801-372-2916. If you would like to make a cash donation, you can go to any Wells Fargo Bank. Simply ask to donate to the "Julie Sheffield Thurman Cancer Fund." Visit Julie's blog (www. unite4juUe.blogspot.cm) for more details and updates. 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