Low cost pet vaccination clinic at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road) on Saturday, August 28, 2010. Info:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering a low cost vaccination clinic on Saturday, August 28 from 2-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply. No appointment is needed.

Cost for the shots are:

• Rabies shots $10 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (dogs)
• Combination shot $20 per pet (cats)
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.

Additional clinics will be held this year on the last Saturday of every month except December (September 25, October 30, and November 27).

Just got this note about a lost cat in the Reems Creek area. Please call 242-0101 if you spot him.

LOST  KITTY
He’s a big, sweet,
white & black, neutered male.
His name is Pokeweed
He lives between the Ox Creek turnoff and Vance Birthplace.

He’s not a fighter & not used to being outside, he could be up in a tree.

828-242-0101
He is very loved & missed

Thanks for your help!

Dr. Stuart just let me know Appalachian Animal Hospital is now officially open at 68 North Main Street:

Appalachian Animal Hospital is now open for business.  We are accepting new pet patients and would love for you to stop in for a visit to see our new hospital and meet the staff.  Treats are always available for your animals if you bring them by on your walks in the neighborhood or rides in the car around town.  We are conveniently located at 68 North Main Street in downtown Weaverville next to the Home Trust Bank and have a small parking lot behind the building where you’ll find our main entrance. You can also reach us at 658-8989.

Along with general preventive health care, medicine, surgery and dentistry we offer nutritional counseling, flea and tick control and special care for your aging pets.  We are also excited to offer veterinary chiropractic care for your pets.  Did you know that chiropractic, or “spinal manipulative therapy”, can be helpful in many cases for treating conditions related to orthopedic problems that can cause lameness and back pain as well as systemic problems like GI upsets and dermatitis with less use of medications?

Drs Ann Stuart, Ted Wright, Karen Reynolds and Margie Moncure have combined experience of more than 40 years in Veterinary Medicine while working in the local area.  Since we have always offered housecalls for small animals in the field while we were driving around visiting farms, we are now looking forward to providing complete care in our new clinic.  So, stop in and see us!  We look forward to helping you keep your pets healthy, fit and happy.

Dine To Be Kind 2010 is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23, 2010.  Participating restaurants, including Well-Bred Bakery and Sunnyside Cafe in Weaverville, will donate 10% of the day’s proceeds to the Animal Compassion Network.  The annual event raises money for their the spay/neuter program, which offers free and discounted spay and neuter services, an important part of preventing stray and unwanted dogs and cats.

All participating restaurants:
Apollo Flame Bistro
Asheville Ale House
Battery Park Book Exchange
Blue Sky Cafe
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Bone-a-fide Bakery
Cafe Azalea
cafe ello
Cats & Dawgs
Charlotte Street Grill & Pub
Chorizo
Corner Kitchen
chai pani
Cucina 24
Curras Dom
Dripolator Coffeehouse
Doc Chey’s Noodle House
Filo Pastries
Frank’s Roman Pizza
Green Sage Coffeehouse & Cafe
Grove Park Inn: Blue Ridge Dining Room, Horizons, Sunset Terrace Chophouse
Kilwin’s Chocolate, Fudge & Ice Cream
Laughing Seed Cafe
Lenny’s Sub Shop
Madison’s Black Mountain
The Market Place
Morning Glory Cafe
Mellow Mushroom
Mountain Brew Cafe & Bakery
Nine Mile Inc
Oakie Dokie Smokehouse
Pomodoros
Province 620
Rise ‘N Shine Cafe
Rosetta’s Kitchen
Roux at The Hilton
Sazerac
Sante Wine Bar
Sunny Point Cafe
Sunnyside Cafe
12 Bones Steakhouse
Thai Basil
The Hop Ice Cream
Tomato Jam
Urban Burrito
Usual Suspects
Waggers Dog Depot
Wayne’s Restaurant
Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe
West End Bakery
Wine Studio of Asheville
Wild Wing Cafe

A note from Dr. Ann Stuart, one of the three veterinarians who will be opening Appalachian Animal Hospital in downtown Weaverville this March:

Appalachian Animal Hospital will be opening a new office in downtown Weaverville!  Plans for an opening date of March 1 are under way and the staff is working hard toward that goal.  The new office is located at 68 North Main Street in downtown Weaverville between the Home Trust Bank and If It’s Special.

Formerly known as Appalachian Equine, Appalachian Animal Hospital will be caring for small animal patients in the new facility while continuing to provide ambulatory services.  For a combined total of almost 30 years in practice Dr. Ann Stuart, Dr. Ted Wright and Dr. Karen Reynolds have been offering farm calls for horses, llamas, sheep and goats as well as housecalls for pets.  Since the practice has already been providing preventive health care services for dogs and cats at home for many years, Appalachian Animal Hospital is excited to be able to offer full service care for any patients that are best cared for in a hospital situation.  The Doctors and Staff are looking forward to having the opportunity to offer your animal family members comprehensive, compassionate care in a comfortable, homelike environment.

Contact Appalachian Animal Hospital at 658-8989 – the phone is already being forwarded to our current office.

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division is again offering low-cost pet vaccination clinics the last Saturday of each month at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road) from 2-4 p.m. The first clinic of 2010 is this Saturday, January 30, 2010. Details:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering low cost vaccination clinics to allow you to keep your pet’s vaccinations current. No appointment is needed.

• Rabies shots $10 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (available for cats or dogs) 
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.

Clinics are held on the last Saturday of every month except December. 2010 dates: January 30, February 27, March 27, April 24, May 29, June 26, July 31, August 28, September 25, October 30, and November 27

Clinics will be held at these times and locations:
9 a.m.-Noon: Superpetz (Brevard Road, Asheville)
 2-4 p.m.: Tractor Supply (Monticello Road, Weaverville)

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division offers its last low-cost pet vaccination clinic of the year on Saturday, November 28, 2009. In Weaverville, they’ll be at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road) from 2-4 p.m. Details:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering low cost vaccination clinics to allow you to keep your pet’s vaccinations current.

• Rabies shot $7 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (dogs)
• Combination shot $20 per pet (cats)
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.

Schedule
9 a.m.-Noon at Superpetz (825 Brevard Road, Asheville)
2-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road, Weaverville)

For more information, contact Buncombe County Animal Services at 253-1195.

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division offers a low cost pet vaccination clinic Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 2-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road). These clinics are held throughout the year on the last Saturday of every month (except December). Details:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering low cost vaccination clinics to allow you to keep your pet’s vaccinations current. Protect Your Pet from Rabies!

• Rabies shot $7 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (dogs)
• Combination shot $20 per pet (cats)
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.

Note: Clinics are also held 9 a.m.-Noon at Superpetz on Brevard Road. For more information, contact Buncombe County Animal Services at 253-1195.

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division offers its monthly vaccination clinic for pets Saturday, July 25, 2009.  The clinic will be held 2-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road ).  The 2009 clinics will continue to be held the last Saturday of each month (except December) throughout the year.  Details:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering low cost vaccination clinics to allow you to keep your pet’s vaccinations current.

• Rabies shot $7 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (dogs)
• Combination shot $20 per pet (cats)
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.

Note: Pet Vaccination Clinics are also held at SuperPetz on Brevard Road, 9 a.m.-Noon.

Help Meals on Wheels restock their pet food pantry at the Weaverville Library (41 North Main Street ) this summer:

Buncombe County Public Libraries are having a summer pet food drive to help Meals on Wheels restock their pet food pantry. Please bring unopened dog, cat or bird food to any Buncombe County Public library in June, July or August. For more information call the Swannanoa Library 250-6486 or email library@buncombecounty.org

Three Weaverville residents, David Brank, Jeremy Johnson and Renee Garcia, will be showing their registered French Alpine Goats at the WNC Ag Center (1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher ) this weekend (Saturday, June 20-Sunday, June 21) at the “Summer in the Mountains” Dairy Goat Show. The show runs from 9 a.m. -5 p.m. each day and admission is free, so check them out and cheer them on if you have a chance. Here’s some more details about the show:

About the Show
The “Summer in the Mountains” Dairy Goat Show offers an excellent educational opportunity for families and young people interested in learning more about the Dairy Goat. The show will run from Saturday, June 20-Sunday, June 21, 9 a.m. until about 5 p.m. each day. It will be held at the WNC Agricultural Center Sale barn and will feature classes for the six recognized dairy goat breeds in the United States: Alpines, LaMancha, Oberhasli, Nubian, Saanen, and Toggenburgs. There will also be classes for the Nigerian Dwarf, a miniature dairy goat. The public is invited and admission is free.

To prepare for your adventure at the goat show, did you know?

• Male goats are called bucks, female adult goats are called does and baby goats are called kids.
• Goats were domesticated between 11,000 and 10,000 b.c. in Turkey and Iran by Neolithic farmers, who kept small herds for milk, meat, as well as using their dung for fuel and their coats for clothing and building. Swiss dairy goats came to the United States in 1940. It is estimated that there were 310,000 dairy goats in the United States in 2008.  There are approximately 780 million goats in the world.
• Each breed of dairy goat produces a different tasting milk. Oberhasli goat milk tastes the closest to cow’s milk. Any thing you can make with cow’s milk you can make with goat milk. Goat milk has a higher butterfat than cow’s milk. Their milk is much easier to digest than cow’s milk and is often used for babies who have difficulty digesting cow’s milk.
• Goats are extremely picky about what they eat. They DO NOT eat tin cans and they are browsers, not grazers. Goats only have bottom front and side teeth with a large molar in the back to crush harder food. Goats will not eat food that is spoiled or hay that has fallen on the ground.
• Goats are as smart as dogs but behave more like cats. They are playful and love human contact. They generally live 10 to 15 years. They are easy to house requiring around 15 square feet of space per goat. Goats can help cut carbon emissions by replacing the lawnmower and it takes less of our resources to care for goats.

Learn more
To learn more about goats, the Piedmont Diary Goat Association invites you to visit during the show and discover the wonderful world of goats or visit our website: www.piedmontdairygoats.com.

Pet Adoption Day Saturday, June 13 at Weaverville Pet Pantry (10 Garrison Branch Road ):

Weaverville Pet Pantry will host a Pet Adoption Event on June 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at its location on Highway 25/70 and Monticello Road (Southeast corner). Friends of Madison County Animals will be bringing its foster dogs and the Madison County Animal Shelter will be bringing dogs, puppies, cats and kittens from the shelter. Adoption fees range from $60-$85. Please come and make a rescue animal your forever friend.

June 2009 events at the Weaverville Library (41 North Main Street ).  For information on these or any other program at the Weaverville Library, call the library at 250-6482 or email weaverville.library@buncombecounty.org.

Summer Pet Food Drive
Begins Monday, June 1
Buncombe County Public Libraries are having a summer pet food drive to help Meals on Wheels restock their pet food pantry. Please bring unopened dog, cat or bird food to any Buncombe County Public library in June, July or August. For more information call the Swannanoa Library 250-6486 or email library@buncombecounty.org.

Weaverville Evening Book Club: Daughter of Fortune
Tuesday, June 2, 7 p.m.
The book to be discussed is “Daughter of Fortune” by Isabelle Allende. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Weaverville Afternoon Book Club: Team of Rivals
Wednesday, June 3, 12:30 p.m.
The book to be discussed is “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kerns Goodwin. All interested readers are welcome to attend. This will be the first of a two-part discussion group. Part I will cover the book up until page 321.

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division offers its monthly vaccination clinic for pets Saturday, May 30.  The clinic will be held 2-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road ).  These clinics will continue to be held the last Saturday of each month (except December) throughout the year.  Details:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering low cost vaccination clinics to allow you to keep your pet’s vaccinations current.

• Rabies shot $6 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (dogs)
• Combination shot $20 per pet (cats)
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.

Note: Pet Vaccination Clinics are also held at SuperPetz on Brevard Road, 9 a.m.-Noon.

Our family lives at 126 Brank Cove Road in the Upper Flat Creek community.  We have lost our precious cat Mosaic. She is a Calico a little more than a year old.  Her colors are white (belly), brown, orangeish and black. She is a very friendly cat who may have wandered to someone’s house where there are people or kids.  Unfortunately she does not have a collar, but she is current on her shots and is spayed.  My daughter is heartbroken and we are hopeful someone out there may have seen her or may be taking care of her. The last time she was seen here was Friday night. Please call if you have any information.

Thank you very much.
The Greiner Family
Raymond & Nicole and Kids
828-768-2544
828-768-2929

The Pet Adoption Day scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday, April 11) at Weaverville Pet Pantry has been canceled. No word on when it will be rescheduled.

This has been canceled…

Pet Adoption Day at Weaverville Pet Pantry (10 Garrison Branch Road ) this Saturday, April 11:

Friends of Madison County Animals and the Madison County Animal Shelter will hold a Pet Adoption Day on April 11, 2009 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The event is hosted by Weaverville Pet Pantry (US Hwy 25/70 at Monticello Road (SW corner). Dogs, puppies, and cats will be available for adoption. Adoption fees range from $50-$80.

The Friends of Madison County Animals will hold a rabies clinic 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, March 21 at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road ).

The following vaccinations and shots for your dog or cat will be available:

• Rabies vaccinations – $6
• Dog DHLPP – $15
• Bordetella – $15
• Feline distemper/leukemia combination – $20

All cats must be in crates and dogs on leashes.  Bring your current rabies certificate if a three-year vaccination is needed.  For more information, call 649-9798.

Weaverville Pet Pantry (10 Garrison Branch Road ) is hosting a Pet Adoption Day for the Friends of Madison County Animals on Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  Friends’ Foster dogs as well as dogs, puppies and cats from the Madison County Animal Shelter will be available for adoption.  Adoption fees are approximately $60-75 and include first shots, deworming, and spaying/neutering.

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division offers its low cost vaccination clinics for pets Saturday, February 28.  The clinic will be held 1-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road ).  These clinics will continue to be held the last Saturday of each month (except December) throughout the year.  More details:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering low cost vaccination clinics to allow you to keep your pet’s vaccinations current. Protect Your Pet from Rabies!

• Rabies shots $6 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (available for cats or dogs)
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division continues its low cost vaccination clinics for pets beginning this Saturday, January 31.  The clinic will be held 1-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road ).  The clinics will continue to be held the last Saturday of each month (except December) throughout the year.  Here’s the details:

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division will be offering low cost vaccination clinics to allow you to keep your pet’s vaccinations current. Protect Your Pet from Rabies!

• Rabies shots $6 per pet
• Combination shot $15 per pet (available for cats or dogs)
• Microchip $10

To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you MUST bring the one-year certificate with you. Keep in mind that the rabies tag your pet wears around its neck does not include a date and cannot be used to verify prior vaccination. Please make sure to bring restraints for all your pets.