Welcome!

Welcome to this month’s edition of the 4Legs newsletter, your newest monthly source of advice for ensuring the Health & Wellness of your pets.

This month 4Legs is proud to bring you the newest addition to our Wellness page, a veterinary advice column by Castlemaine’s own Dr. Alan Clarke. Alan will be providing a series of articles focussing on different dog and cat health issues. We also have our third installment of our Dog & Cat Nutrition series, and continue to answer your queries in our Q&A segment.

We would be delighted to hear your feedback on this newsletter. Send your comments or queries to us at contact@4legs.com.au.

Happy reading!
The Team at 4Legs.

Featured Walk of the Month

Our Featured Walk of the Month this month is from Victoria. Our lists are always growing and changing, so remember to visit often. If you are travelling around Australia with your four-legged friends, why not look up a track, park or beach at your destination before you go? Read all about this month’s featured walk below, or click on the link to find a walk near you.

WATERFORD GREEN

Central Park Ave, Maribyrnong VIC, 3032

Map Ref: Melway 27 H9

Park - On Lead - Playground

"Waterford Green is adjacent to the Maribyrnong River and inbetween River Park Tce, Saltwater Cres and Central Park Ave. You can also access the walking trails that follow the Maribyrnong river..."
Click here to view this walk-about.

Click here to find a walk-about near you.

New Addition To The 4Legs Family!

4Legs is proud to announce that Dr. Alan Clark (B.VSc) of Castlemaine Vet Clinic has joined us to provide guidance and advice to all our valued 4Legs customers through a regular veterinary column, new to our Wellness page this month.

This month, Dr Alan Clark is focussing on the problem of Eczema in dogs, a problem that particularly arises during this time of year...

“Spring & Summer sees the highest incidence of allergic dermatitis (eczema) in domestic pets, most commonly dogs. Effective treatment/prevention of this condition requires finding the cause of the allergy. Unfortunately this is usually difficult and expensive.” Read more…

If you have any topics or queries that you would like covered by Dr. Alan Clark, please email us.

How Sweet It Is…

The third instalment to The Fundamentals of Dog and Cat Nutrition, our animal nutritionist Jon Woodroofe this month is focussing on Carbohydrates and Glucose.

“All animals use glucose as an energy supply for organs and tissues and as a basis from which to produce other essential compounds…” Read more…

If you would like any further information or would like to ask our animal nutritionist a question, please email contact@4legs.com.au.

Are your boots made for walking?

Do you enjoy getting out and about with your pets? Does your dog love socialising with other dogs? Would you like to meet other dog-lovers and share the experience of being active and healthy with your pets?

We're searching for people in Melbourne who are interested in becoming a 4Legs Sponsored Walk-About leader. To find out more about what this entails and to register your interest, please email us.

Your Queries Answered!

If you have a query that you would like answered, email us or go to our contact page on the 4Legs website.

Q. Is garlic safe for dogs? It is listed as one of your ingredients but I heard that it wasn’t good for dogs?
Thanks,
Luana, Geelong.

A. Most studies with animals and humans indicate that consuming reasonable amounts of garlic can be beneficial. There are indications it can benefit cardiovascular health. Various sulphur compounds in fresh garlic appear to account for this favourable effect. Some of these impact the biosynthesis of fatty acids (in humans some studies have shown that consumption of garlic can help to lower cholesterol levels). However ajoene, a compound found in garlic, has an anti-clotting effect on the blood. This may account for some of garlic's beneficial effects, but very high doses of garlic may cause problems because of this property. Basically a little/moderate amount of garlic does good, but consumption of very large amounts is not advisable (its a bit like say carrot juice - there have been cases of human Vitamin A toxicity due to consumption of very large amounts of carrot juice). Note that the garlic content of 4Legs Home Cooked varieties is quite small and should not cause problems. Of course if problems like haemophilia exist then consumption of garlic may not be advisable. If you are concerned, it is always best to seek advice from your vet.

Did you know?

Dogs can see colour but it is not as vivid as the colour humans see. Dog colour is similar to what we see at twilight.

The nose pad of a cat is patterned in such a way that it is unique to each cat - similar to the way each human fingerprint is unique.

Stockists

Great news! Information on all stockists in ACT and TAS is now available through our Stockist page at 4Legs.com.au. To find your nearest stockist of 4Legs, anywhere in Australia click here.

Please note that Coles stockist information is not yet available online, please call us on 1800 655 687 for any Coles enquiries.

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