Immediate Past President Harold Friesner called the 12th meeting (December 18th) of the 2012–2013 Kiwanis Year to order at 12:00 p.m. at the New China Restaurant, downtown, Ada.
Karen Kier and Dr. Adam Ferguson were welcomed as guests.
The birthday of Bryan Marshall (December 28th) was noted.
The membership anniversary of Bruce Neely (December 1, 1975) was noted.
The wedding Anniversary of Bryan and Colleen Marshall December 17th) was also noted.
In business:
-Bryan Marshall, Treasurer, updated members on club finances.
-Secretary Brian Myers Dr. Mark Shull with a 50 Year Legion of Honor award
-A Division 2 and 3 Council meeting will be held on Wednesday January 23rd at Milano’s Café in Lima. Lanton Lee, area director of the North American region of Kiwanis International will present a workshop titled “Achieving Club Excellence.” All of our club leaders are encouraged to attend.
The next meeting will be January 8th: Dustin Brooks will provide the program for the meeting. It will be at New China.
-Upcoming meetings/Events:
-1/15/2013 Bill Fuller
Dr. Adam Ferguson, co-owner of Baker Animal Hospital in Cridersville provided the program, which was based on dealing with pets during the Christmas/winter season.
Some of the information he provided included suggestions to keep your pets on flea medicine during the winter even if they do not go outside during the winter because it is a de-wormer, which is always good to have on board to avoid heartworm and other bugs of the sort.
He also pointed to the fact that dark/pure chocolate especially Baker’s Chocolate is especially toxic for animals because of the high levels of the bromine. The toxic dose for cats is lower than for dogs. However, cats are less prone to eating chocolate so dogs are more likely to get poisoned.
Dr. Ferguson pointed to the fact that poinsettia flowers are poisonous to animals like cats that seem to chew on all plants; however, they do not seem to be as toxic as they used to be probably due to selective breeding.
He mentioned that all plants are generally toxic to cats and dogs that are really not physiologically setup to eat them. In general, the toxicity of plants just results in gastrointestinal issues (vomiting and diarrhea).
He did mention that Easter Lillies are actually much more toxic to cats than poinsettias. He also stated that humans are unique in that we can generally withstand a wide variety of foods whereas most animals (esp. pets) are best suited to have a consist diet of just one food type in the appropriate amount with little variation.
Extra treats can have many additional calories that the animals do not need that can cause the animal to gain unnecessary weight and become unhealthy.
Finally, he treated the group to a solo of My Favorite Things (the pet version)
The meeting was adjourned at 12:56 p.m.
The Ada Kiwanis Club meets each Tuesday at 12:00 noon at McIntosh Center, ONU. Guests are always welcome.
For more information, visit the club web site at www.adakiwanis.org.
