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Page 2 September 28, 2017 TORRANCE TRIBUNE
Calendar of Events
Deadline for Calendar items is the prior
Thursday by noon. Calendar items are $1
per word. Email listings to marketing@
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 28
• Propagation Society – Planting Seeds for
the Future, 10:30 AM., Madrona Marsh
Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del
Amo, free to public, Call: 310-782-3989.
• Novels at Night, 6:30 PM., Southeast
Library, 23115 Arlington Ave., Call: 310-
530-5044.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29
• Free Advance Directive Workshop, 10:00
AM. – 11:00 AM., 5315 Torrance Blvd.
Suite #B1, Call: 310-543-3402.
• Friday Fun for Kids, 10:00 AM. – 12:00
PM., free, Madrona Marsh Nature Center
& Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Call:
310-782-3989.
• Torrance Fire Dept. CERT Classes, 8:00
AM. – 5:00 PM., free but call to register,
Fire Station 1 Classroom, 1701 Crenshaw
Blvd., Call: 310-618-2720.
• All My Sons: By Arthur Miller – Torrance
Theatre Company, 8:00 PM., 1316 Cabrillo
Ave., Tickets: $30, Call: 424-243-6882.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
• Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at
Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200
Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. &
Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520.
• Free Flu Shots – Sponsored By Torrance
Memorial, 1:00 PM., Walteria Library,
3815 242nd St., while supplies last, Call:
310-375-8418.
• Torrance Fire Dept. CERT Classes, 8:00
AM. – 5:00 PM., free but call to register,
Fire Station 1 Classroom, 1701 Crenshaw
Blvd., Call: 310-618-2720.
• 2017 Los Angeles International Ukulele
Festival, 8:30 AM., Tickets $45, Children
12 and under are free, Torrance Cultural
Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Call:
562-556-4824
• All My Sons: By Arthur Miller – Torrance
Theatre Company, 8:00 PM., 1316 Cabrillo
Ave., Tickets: $30, Call: 424-243-6882.
SUNDAY, OCT. 1
• All My Sons: By Arthur Miller – Torrance
Theatre Company, 2:00 PM., 1316 Cabrillo
Ave., Tickets: $30, Call: 424-243-6882.
• Torrance Fire Dept. CERT Classes, 8:00
AM. – 5:00 PM., free but call to register,
Fire Station 1 Classroom, 1701 Crenshaw
Blvd., Call: 310-618-2720.
• Mini - Train Rides (Public Run Days),
11:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., donations accepted,
Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd.
• A Wink and A Smile (LA South Town
Show Choir), 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.., Tickets
$25, James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic
Center Drive, Call: 310-781-7171.
MONDAY, OCT. 2
• Civil Service Commission Meeting, 6:00
PM. – 8:00 PM., Council Chambers, 3031
Torrance Blvd.
• Babytime at the Library, 10:30 AM. & 1:30
PM., for kids 6-18 months, free, Katy Geissert
Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance
Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964.
• Pajama-Rama Evening Storytime, 6:30
PM., free,- no registration required, Walteria
Library, 3815 242nd Street, kids can
wear pajamas, Call: 310-375-8418.
TUESDAY, OCT. 3
• Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at
Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200
Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. &
Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520.
• City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM. – 9:00
PM., City Hall, Council Chambers, 3031
Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-2780.
• Artful Days: The Ancient People of Crete
- A Unique Art Style, 12:10 PM – 1:00
PM., free, George Nakano Theatre, 3330
Civic Center Drive, Call: 310-618-2376.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4
• Romance in the Stacks Book Group, 10:00 AM.,
free - no registration required, Henderson Library,
4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371-2075. •
Prevention, Testing Key in
Addressing Heartworm Disease
By Dr. Greg Perrault
A Long Beach dog recently tested positive
for heartworm disease. The dog had been on
and off heartworm prevention medicine over
the last couple of years. His last heartworm
test was about two years ago and was negative
at that time. This means the dog was infected
sometime between that negative test and six
months ago. The earliest a test will detect
the disease is approximately six months after
the initial infection. We suspect this dog was
infected during our extremely rainy winter this
year. Heartworm disease is a serious parasite
infection caused by small worms that migrate
through the body, molting and growing, until
they end up in the heart and lung of dogs,
cats, ferrets and several other mammals. It
can cause serious pulmonary and cardiac damage
and is often fatal if not treated in time.
Animals contract the parasite from an infected
mosquito. Mosquitos reproduce and thrive in
standing water.
As is often the case with recent infections,
this dog did not exhibit any abnormal signs at
all. The testing was part of a routine annual
exam. According to the American Heartworm
Society, annual testing is necessary--even
when dogs are on heartworm prevention
year-round--to ensure that the prevention
program is working. Heartworm medications
are highly effective, but dogs can still become
infected. If you miss just one dose of a monthly
medication—or give it late—it can leave your
dog unprotected. Even if you give the medication
as recommended, your dog may spit out
or vomit a heartworm pill—or rub off a topical
medication. Heartworm preventives are highly
effective, but not 100 percent effective. If you
don’t get your dog tested, you won’t know
your dog needs treatment.
Left untreated, a heartworm infected dog
can eventually show signs such as coughing,
weight loss, swollen belly and heart failure-
-and will often die from the disease. Cats
can have asthma-like signs, periodic vomiting
and anorexia, and weight loss, but can appear
healthy just before sudden collapse and death.
Prevention of the disease and treatment for
the disease require different medicines. Monthly
prevention medication will kill the immature
parasite in the larval stage as it enters the dog
or cat’s body from a mosquito bite. However,
once the larva begins to molt into the larger
adult worm, which is thought to occur as
early as 50 days from infection, prevention
medicine is ineffective at killing the worm.
In dogs, the mature worms are killed with a
series of injections. Depending on the health
of the dog and the degree of damage in the
heart and lungs, the treatment protocol may
involve hospitalization during the injections.
A month or more of daily antibiotics is also
prescribed to kill a bacteria that is symbiotic
with the worm. During this treatment some
dogs can experience complications from the
dead worms and may suddenly die.
Unfortunately for cats, heartworm testing is
very inaccurate and results are frequently false
negative. This makes reporting the incidence
of the disease in cats very difficult. Also,
there is no effective and safe way to kill the
adult worm in a cat. There is only monthly
preventive medication. While there are cats
that will survive the infection and eventually
death of the parasitic worm in the heart and
lung, it’s not a good gamble to skip the safe
and effective preventive medications.
In the past, Southern California enjoyed very
few mosquitos and the diseases associated with
them. However, the mosquito population has
boomed in the last decade, and as a result we
are seeing more cases of heartworm disease
in pets and West Nile in people.
Please get your dog tested every year and
keep your dogs and cats on preventive medicine
every month year-round.
Dr. Greg Perrault owns and operates Cats
& Dogs Animal Hospital in Long Beach.•
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plumbing
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concrete handyman
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We cover everything from A-Z.
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Cell: 310-890-7531
Office: 310-542-3470
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Henrichon & Associates Inc.
CA ST LIC# 1011547 / Licensed & Insured
2011 2012 2013
Serving the South Bay for 25 years
FREE ESTIMATES
handyman
TOUCHSTONE
PAINTING • PLASTERING
HANDYMAN
Reasonably Priced – Referrals Upon Request
310-517-9677
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roofing
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Small jobs OK!
310-697-9147
CA License # 1009097
LINDAHL
CONCRETE, INC.
Specializing in all Residential Concrete
• Driveways • Patios • Pool Decks
• Stone • Pavers • Stamping
Call Casey or Carl - Lic. 531387
310-326-6626
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Foundation Replacement/Repairs
House Bolting • Floor Leveling
Soft Story Retrofit
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Stamping
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GARDENER
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All E.S. Crew, Lawn Service Clean Ups,
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