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Small Animal Health
University of Illinois Extension in Cook County is now offering a Small Animal Health program aimed at exposing adults and youth to proper animal care. The program will also expose young people to career options in animal sciences, veterinary medicine, and other allied biological sciences.

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Small Animal Health Resources

SMALL ANIMAL HEALTH

  • Facts About Pet Food Recall
    On March 15, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned that certain pet foods were sickening and killing cats and dogs............

  • Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
    Avian Influenza, or Bird Flu, is a viral disease that most commonly affects birds caused by type A influenza virus.This disease is most often spread via direct contact between healthy birds and infected birds.

  • Dog Fighting - Let's Stop it Now!
    We all have the civic responsibility to stop the sadistic "contest" called dog fighting, in which two dogs specifically bred and trained to fight are used for spectators' entertainment and gambling. This act is simply an animal abuse with criminal intents and thus requires your efforts, the police and other law enforcement agents' intervention to stop it.

  • Educational Programs
    The Cook County small animal health program for elementary schools is aimed at providing supplemental teaching that translates into lessons that are hands-on, inquiry based and collaborative

  • Hot Weather Tips for Dogs and Cats
    Summer time is fun and exciting for our pets. The heat can also mean discomfort for our companions. They need our help in protecting them from conditions such as overheating, dehydration, and sunburn

  • Nutritional Requirements for Pets
    In view of the recent pet food poisoning, and the resulting pet deaths and illness, pet owners should have knowledge of their pet's nutritional requirements. This can be used as a guide to making their own pet food, or to know what to look out for when buying commercial pet food from pet stores........

  • Rabies
    Rabies is a fatal viral infection of all warm-blooded animals, including humans affecting primarily the central nervous system and ultimately resulting in death.....

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Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Oyewole Ajifolokun
Extension Unit Educator, Small Animal Health
Cook County Unit
Enterprise Center
2205 Enterprise Drive, Suite 501
Westchester, IL 60154
Phone: 708-449-4320
FAX: 708-492-1805
aji@uiuc.edu

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