August 2016 - Port Kennedy Vet

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Staying Motivated Unlike some diet programs, the Healthy Weight Protocol offers an ongoing, dynamic tracking of your pets’ progress, so you stay motivated and your pet stays on track to reach their target weight. Here are some of the resources that help: For accurate diagnosis and treatment options, come and talk to one of our qualified veterinary nurses and ask them to recommend A Progress Tracker plots out your pet's desired weight-loss curve, How tofood treat and pet’s prevent bad breath the best for your weight management. and we can enter actual weights to see how closely things line up, and email this progress straight to you! At Kennedy we know is you want what’s Monthly Newsletter - May 2016 AnPort annual visit toVeterinary the vet forHospital, a dental check-up recommended best for your animal companion, and we do too! 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Plan for your Pet PLUS, on the 05 September cut-off, any pet that has reached its During target or is still on track to reach their target will be eligiblethe for Enzymes work by attacking the bacteria on the teeth and mouth, month of May, entry to win an extra special prize from us, valued at $200! therefore reducing the buildup of tartar, she explained. Enzymeour of Veterinary Make sure to spread the word about the importance a healthy enhanced products include mouthwashes; gels, which can be Nurses, weight in our animal friends, and don’t forget to take thoseMeg allplaced on the inside of the lips; and gums or toothpastes, McLeish and It'swhich not just more Australian people important before and after photos to show your friends! And sometimes, the most blessed of times, weGeorgia find ourselves can be brushed onto the teeth or rubbed on with a cloth. Deakin, who are suffering from Pop in to Portobesity. 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