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Protect your pets this holiday season

The holidays, along with parents can take: PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
all of its festive decorations, 1) Avoid tinsel in any home
It’s the last month of 2021! provides additional chewing with cats, as they love to eat it
We’ve had quite a year and we are grateful to our Welling- opportunities for our furry Notice is hereby given that on December 30, 2021 at
ton families and school district staff for your continued support. friends – and potential emer- and it can then cause intestinal 6:30 p.m., a public meeting will be held for the year end
obstruction in the form of a lin-
This past week, several Wellington students who are part of gency visits to the veterinari- financial review by the Board of Trustees of Pittsfield
our Boys & Girls Club, were treated to a Christmas party with an. So as we all start to deck ear foreign body. Township, Lorain County, Ohio.
2) Vacuum shed needles
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and his wife, the halls this holiday season, frequently. Swallowed needles
Emily. The Boys & Girls Club provides many of our students Trupanion, a leader in medi- can potentially cause GI irrita-
with a safe place to go after school, as well as other activities cal insurance for cats & dogs, tion and obstruction.
throughout the year. We are thankful for all they do in our com- offers up these 5 tips to enjoy 3) Wrap the base of the
munity. a safe and festive holiday trunk in tin foil to help deter C & L Shoes
We hope you had the chance to attend the Wellington Dra- with your pet. Tues-Fri 9-6
ma Club and Community Theater’s production of “A Christmas Tinsel - Tinsel and ribbon climbing Sat 9-3
4) Keep the bigger, more
Story.” Thank you to everyone for your hard work and dedica- can cause a tangled mess in breakable items out of the cat’s 419-853-4084
tion to bring this program to the stage. Our Wellington students the intestines if swallowed by reach, to minimize the risk of 10259 Spencer Rd. (ST RT 301)
are also performing in a variety of holiday concerts this season. a pet; ideally it should not be them falling and breaking into
Next week, our Westwood students take the stage as our Kin- used in households with cats. pieces. West Salem, OH
dergarten and first-graders perform at 7 p.m. on Dec. 20, and Ornaments - Make sure 5) Avoid adding fertilizer to www.candlshoes.com
our second and third-graders perform at 7 p.m. on Dec. 21, all to hang any small or fragile the water in the base, because
at the Patricia Lindley Center. ornaments high enough on if your cat decides to drink the Boots, Jackets,
Reminder, the Wellington Exempted Village School District your tree to avoid the wag-
Board of Education Business Meeting scheduled for Dec. 21 ging tail of your dog or a paw water, the chemicals can be Overalls and More!
quite toxic.
has been changed to Dec. 22. The meeting will be held in the swipe from your cat.
dining hall at Westwood Elementary School, and via Zoom, at Snow globes - Snow
6 p.m. globes can contain ethylene
We look forward to great things in 2022! I wish all of you a glycol (antifreeze). If you KTS EQUIPMENT
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Edward Weber, Superintendent, Wellington Exempted Vil- ly to your small dog, puppy or 440-647-2015
lage Schools Office: (440) 647-4286 cat. If they lick up the liquid,
Email: eweber@wellingtonvillageschools.org immediately go to the closest Hours: M-F 8-5, Saturday 8-12
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tal!
Holiday lights - Pets are
drawn to holiday lights, just Free Pick-up & Delivery
like we are. The only differ-
ence is they may be tempted
to chew on them. Be sure to
also keep the electrical cords -AND- 10% OFF ALL SERVICE WORK!
taped down or out of reach.
Holiday plants and trees *Free pick up is within 30 miles of store. Service work
- Many holiday plants can includes parts & labor. Exp Dec 31, 2021
cause gastrointestinal upset if
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE ingested by your dog or cat.
These include holly, mistletoe
Notice is hereby given that the Organizational and amaryllis. Lilies are also
meeting of the Board of Trustees of Pittsfield Township extremely toxic for cats, even
will be held on Monday January 3, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. All contact with the pollen or wa-
meetings are held at the Pittsfield Township Hall, located ter in the vase may be enough
at 16940 State Route 58, unless otherwise provided. to cause kidney failure.
“If you do have a tree as
part of your holiday celebra-
tions, they are quite the trea-
Merry Christmas sure trove of mischief to cats
as they present an opportuni-
from ty to climb, house many dan-
gling ornaments which look
Michael Hignett, Realtor like toys and have needles
10247 Dewhurst Rd., Suite 101 which cats love to chew,” said
Elyria, Ohio 44035 Caroline Wilde, staff veteri-
C: 440.506.0414 narian at Trupanion. “There
isn’t much we can do to sup-
press those innate instincts,
but we can try to maximize
the safety of the tree.”
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