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Seeking Donations and Calling All Dog Owners!

Dogs Days at the Drive in is just about a month away!  This year it will be Saturday, June 14th, at the Georgetown Drive-In. One of the movies that will be showing will be “How to Train Your Dragon 2”! 

                For the past several years, the New Albany Animal Shelter has joined paws with the Georgetown Twin Drive In for this event.  During the event, the public can bring their dogs to see the movies with them for an additional fee.

A Rise in Diabetic Pets

As with people, the incidence of diabetes in cats and dogs is increasing. While rare, some statistics show diabetes now affects as many as one in 50 animals, especially pudgy pets.

                Diabetes in pets is a complex disease caused by either a lack of the hormone insulin or an inadequate response to insulin.

                After a pet eats, his digestive system breaks food into various components, including glucose—which is carried into his cells by insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas. When a pet does not produce insulin or cannot utilize it normally, his blood sugar levels elevate. The result is hyperglycemia, which, if left untreated, can cause many complicated health problems for a pet.