Doggie Day Spa & Pet ID Clinic

The first Doggie Day Spa & Pet ID Clinic of the fall semester is Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at A. Carman Animal Health Center on College Farm Road across from Calloway County High School. Murray State's Animal Health Technology/Pre-vet Club members will bathe your dog for $12, clean ears and trim nails for $10 or it's only $20 plus tax for "The Works" - bath, ear cleaning and nail trim. If it's too cool to have your outdoor dog bathed, consider bringing them by for a ear clearing and nail trim --- and especially for a microchip, if your dog doesn't already have one. Whatever you choose to do, it's a bargain! Remember that proof of current rabies vaccination for all dogs 16 weeks and over is required to participate. At the Doggie Day Spa, the Humane Society will be microchipping pets for only $15 each. There are no additional monthly or annual fees for the lifetime of the pet. A microchip the size of a grain of rice is inserted between the shoulder blades of a dog in a relatively painless and quick procedure. Each microchip transponder has a unique number which enables a shelter or veterinary clinic to scan the animal for this number which will be registered with a national database allowing the owner to be contacted when the pet is found. Local veterinary offices, the animal shelter and Humane Society have scanners to read these microchips as do most vets, animal shelters and humane societies across the country. The Humane Society will have canine DNA test kits for sale for $90.