Fairmount Animal Hospital, tender care, high tech skills to help your pets.

The Doctors of Fairmount Animal Hospital make house calls!

Fairmount Animal Hospital, serving Syracuse, NY and all of Onondaga County

3705 W. Genesee St.
Syracuse, NY 13219
Phone: 315-468-3446
Email: Write to fanimalh@twcny.rr.com
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Regular Office Hours:
8:15 am - 5:45 Mon.- Fri.,
Sat. 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon.
House Calls and Emergencies
are scheduled as needed.

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Urine Burns on Lawns

Hmmm...springtime. Warm weather, flowers and green lawns. What's that?! Big dog urine spots! What's a homeowner to do?

Lawn Spot Causes and Effects:
Small amounts of canine urine and feces can cause a "green-up" effect, making some parts of the lawn more green and lush than others. Larger amounts can cause lawn burn or dead patches.
Most burned spots will recover with time and regrowth. Some big burn areas, however, may need reseeding or sodding.
The main issue is nitrogen content in the urine and feces. Urine is a bigger problem because the nitrogen it contains is released into the soil all at once, while feces breaks down over time.
Female and younger dogs squat to urinate, therefore saturating one spot. Adult male dogs, on the other hand, may urinate small amounts in various places while marking their territory. Homeowners who maximize the use of fertilizers on their lawns may actually worsen the nitrogen damamge to the grass.

Repair and recovery:
Dogs can be trained to urinate only in specific areas, where the lawn is replaced by an appropriate substrate such as pea gravel or mulch. The use of a leash and food rewards may be necessary to direct and encourage the behavior at first.
Watering the lawn after urination dilutes the urine with no ill effects on the dog. A study found that adding water volumes three times that of the urine created a fertilizer effect rather than a burn, when the site was watered at any time up to eight hours after urination.
Avoid home remedy dietary changes which can cause bladder stones or infections. Also avoid adding salt to the dog's diet in order to increase water consumption. This can cause problems for dogs with existing kidney or heart conditions.

Aging Pets

Our staff is experienced with and sensitive to the needs of the aging pet, whether it is not well or just aging gracefully.

Since 1 year in a pet's life is roughly equal to 7 years of our life, you can see the need to regularly check the health of your dog or cat. We offer programs for our aging pets with some basic blood tests plus Xrays, ECGs, dental care and counseling on behavioral issues. It is many times more beneficial to deal with symptoms early on before serious conditions are irreversible.

Did You Know?

Veterinary medicine has developed a new understanding of the signs we used to blame on 'senility'. For example, does your older pet all of a sudden defecate in the house, go to the wrong side of the door or walk into a corner and not know how to get out of it? This and dozens of other signs can be due to CDS - Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome.

We have a simple questionnaire that can determine if this may be affecting your pet and the good news is that there is a new medicine to treat this condition that has been very effective.

For those dogs that have age related "senility" type symptoms that are representative of the cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS), there is a new food that is available - B/D. This food combines all the ingredients that have been shown to be effective and appropriate for this stage of life that previously you would have had to buy and add separately to the diet. Please see us if you think your dog may benefit from this.

Good Resources For You

Pet Loss Hotlines Cornell University 607-253-3932, 6 pm to 9 pm Mon - Thu

Visit http://www.healthypet.com as a source of valid, useful pet information maintained by the American Animal Hospital Association.

Check out http://www.petbehavior.com, as a source for clinical recommendations and treatment protocols by valid specialists.