Article by Dana Humphrey (dana@whitegatepr.com) photo’s by Long Island Pet Professionals
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month! On May 22nd from 7-10pm at the Toyota of Manhattan located at 47th Street and 11th Ave in New York, over 200 people got together for a fun benefit party called LYME AID to raise over $1000 for LymeDisease.org. Attendees wore lime green, learned how to prevent Lyme Disease in their own home and brought their pets (from dogs to cats to bunnies).
At the event all enjoyed live music from Damn Glad, DJ DLITE, an entertaining hula-hoop/dance performance with Benjy Bronk and Elisa Jordana as “BENJELISA”, a documentary film screening of “Under Our Skin”, complimentary paw-dicures with Warren London, a book signing and lime green couture pet fashion showcase with Paul Nathan’s Couture Dogs of New York, glitter tattoos for people and pets, basketball and poker performances with Rick Caran and “Jilli Dog”, special readings with Shira the pet psychic, pictures in the Royal Photo Booth, hot catered food for people and pets, vodka, tequila, Kamoni Ice, beer and non-alcoholic drinks, poetry with Richard Blanco, prizes, raffles and amazing goodie bags! Plus, every goodie bag included a “Tick Kit” with special supplies from PetCareRx.com and Tick SR on how to remove a tick in case you or your pets get one this season.
Special guests included Hostess Maria Milito from Q1043, Jorge Bendersky, Celebrity Groomer, Al Chernoff “Alley Cat” from Rescue Ink and Jackson Galaxy.There were vendor tables ranging from Susi Raphael and Jane Elissa art, to Mary Kay makeup, treats from Clear Conscience Pet, food from the Dog Chef Kevyn Matthews, Dr. Harveys, Natura and Stella & Chewys, Free Acupuncture and Rescue Chocolate!
A HUGE thanks to Toyota of Manhattan and event sponsors PetCareRx.com, Critter Zone USA, Natura Pet and Tick SR for making it happen. CLICK HERE to see a LOT more pictures!
by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7pm a different kind of pet benefit event is hitting the roof top of Toyota of Manhattan – LymeAid! It is not a drink, but the drinks may be green at this pet and human party. What is this event you ask? LymeAid is a first of it’s kind dual fundraiser for LymeDisease.org and Stray from the Heart animal rescue and to raise awareness about the awful Lyme Disease that both people and our pets often contract.
While the disease is serious – LymeAide promises to be a fantastic time with music, dancing, pet celebrities (human and the four legged kind!), scrumptious food and cocktails, raffles, photo booth, pet vendors, and so much more! Click here to see all the details and RSVP.
This event all got started because of pet industry expert, Nikki Moustaki of Nikki Knows Pets, who herself has a serious case of lyme disease for over 2 years now. Nikki wanted to raise awareness about the disease and help two organizations that are close to her heart at the same time.
Living on Long Island, many of us have known dogs with lyme disease, and people too, but no one I knew had severe cases like Nikki has. (Nikki lives in NYC and Florida). I have even known a few dogs that have contracted the disease over the years – but were treated and recovered well. But ticks are everywhere and as dog owners that are out and about with out pups we need to be more diligent in checking our dogs for ticks and even oursleves. I interviewed Nikki about her illness and the upcoming LymeAid event:
by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
Now that the snow is melted, the flowers are starting to bloom and the temps are above freezing, it is officially tick season. If you walk your dog in the woods, along a grassy area, at a park or even if you let Buddy in your yard – chances are your dog can now pick up a few ticks.
It’s time to thoroughly check your dog for ticks each time it comes in the house or before you get back into you car. Lyme Disease is always a concern for dogs contracting this from ticks, but there are other tick borne illnesses that your dog could get. In most cases the tick must feed on your dog for 24 hours to infect the dog, so that is why it is good practice and training for your dog to make it a routine to check him.
Be diligent about checking your dogs ears, paws (and I in between the toes), front and back of the neck. Ticks go anywhere, but those areas seem to be prime real estate for them. The also like moist places, so make sure you look in your dogs ears. And check yourself as well, they can crawl pretty quickly. You can use a flea comb too to find them and if you are so inclined there are topical monthly treatments to prevent ticks from staying on your dog. I am not a fan of most of these treatments and prefer holistic alternatives, and and a thorough daily screening of my dog. This also helps for spotting any abnormalities on your dog that you may have not noticed by just putting monthly drops of a preventative on your dog.
Ticks are everywhere on LI, don’t fool yourself to thinking your well manicured and landscaped property won’t have any. And check yourself as well, they can crawl pretty quickly. Ticks are nasty little creatures, but they are a part of life when owning a dog on our infested Island. For more information on ticks click here. And to see a video to preventing ticks and other saftey tips while out in the park with your dog, click here.
Happy tick hunting? Yes, make it a rountine for your dog and reward him or her afterwards – my old Dobie used to immediately lay down and roll on her side when we got back to the car because she knew it was tick check time. What a good girl!
What is your best tick prevention or removal method? Put them in the comments below!
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