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THE BERNARDS-RIDGE CONNECTION
SEPT/OCT/NOV 2017
Celebrating 60 years of veterinary service to our community 60 years 41 Morristown Road Bernardsville, NJ 07924 908-766-0041 www.bah41@verizon.net Dr. Vedrana Gjivoje, DVM, named as one of NJ’s Leading Women Entrepreneurs in 2017! Come visit and receive Award-Winning Service! x Full Service Veterinary Care including health and sickness evaluations, surgical procedures, healing laser therapy, and pet boarding x Our physicians and staff have over 80 years combined experience • Over 50 years of outstanding customer service and quality repairs. • Computerized unibody and frame alignment by ASE Certified technicians. • Expert, on site computer paint matching. • Foreign and Domestic vehicle repairs. • Free estimates. • Insurance claims specialists. • Paintless dent repair available. 57 Morristown Rd. • Bernardsville, NJ 07924 • 908.766.3588 dba Doug Lowrie Auto Body www.pacecollision.com Pace Collision License #00506A l For your classic car restoration needs, visit our friends at Somerset Hills Classics www.somersethillsclassics.com 908-221-1968 o I recently switched our 2 dogs and 2 cats to Transparent Nutrition ® . Not only do they love the food, I as a veterinarian, love the idea that I can finally feed them a diet that is pure, humane and wholesome and exceeds any other diet on the market. No more confusion, and direct shipping means no trips to the pet food store. I finally have peace of mind knowing my companions are getting the best diet for a long and healthy life. As the saying goes “you are what you eat.” That adage is especially true today with the global nature of our food sources. The question must strike us all “what exactly AM I eating?” The same holds true for providing sound nutrition for our companion animals. In most situations, we have 100% control over what our dogs and cats eat. They are entirely dependent on us to make the right choice for them. The unfortunate reali- ty is that the majority of the pet food brands out there, including high-priced boutique brands, are owned by large human food companies. Many are best known for making candy bars. These mass-produced pet food brands rely on less expensive and easily obtained protein and carbo- hydrate sources that often originate from over- flow of the human food market and can come from anywhere in the world. Quality control of pet food sources is difficult if not impossible when thousands of different suppliers are used. It’s no shame to admit you have little time to ana- lyze the small print on pet food bags. Veterinari- ans have suffered along with you, equally per- plexed by the mountain of options and the ques- tionable ingredients in even the most expensive brands. We’ve been recommending brands for decades with limited reliance on the origin or the quality of ingredients. It was difficult to recom- mend one brand over another...until now. Recognizing the need for purer pet foods that were designed and produced by veterinarians rather than candy bar companies prompted the Pennsylvania company, Veterinary Recom- mended Solutions ® (VRS) , to source and pro- duce a line of pet foods called Transparent Nutri- tion. VRS chose the name to reflect the transpar- ent nature of all of the USA-sourced ingredients in their food. From certified antibiotic-free organic chicken to sustainable wild-caught pacific cod , all ingredients are clearly labeled with full manufacturing transparency. These labels are easy to read and understand. Further- more, the animal products are obtained thru the Global Animal Partnership which ensures free- range, pasture-fed , humanely raised conditions for all Transparent Nutrition animal stock. Every bag of food comes with a lot number which you can plug into the VRS website and see exactly from what farms and what states your ingredi- ents came from. That's pretty cool! Equally importantly, VRS tests every batch of food for the presence of contaminants (heavy metals, mycotoxins, microbes, toxic compounds like melamine, etc…) Pet food companies are not required by regulatory agencies to test for certain contaminants, nor are they required to share their results with consumers. VRS is veterinary- owned and not only surpasses current testing guidelines, it freely shares these results with you, the consumer. And guess what, whereas other companies either fail to test all together, or, once tested, accept a variety of different levels of contamina- tion, VRS accepts ZERO as the only passing stan- dard of purity. With the highest level of sourcing, testing and content transparency, these pet foods are simply the finest and cleanest pet foods on the planet. I urge you to make the switch to VRS Trans- parent Nutrition for your pets and to share in the peace of mind knowing you are feeding them the best and cleanest commercial food on the market. For more info, please visit our website at www.bah41@verizon.net o r call our office at 908-766-0041. Dr. Vedrana Gjivoje, DVM, was named one of New Jer- sey’s Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs for 2017. Dr. Gjivoje, together with her husband, James Baxter, DVM, has been the owner of the Bernardsville Animal Hospital for the past 21 years. Drs. Gjivoje and Baxter have been providing outstanding veterinary care for the pets in our community and have expanded their veteri- nary services to include the latest in health and wellness care, laser surgery and therapy, and pet boarding. The doctors and staff at the Bernardsville Animal Hospital are proud to celebrate 60 years of service to the Bernardsville and surrounding communities this fall of 2017. Dr. Gjivoje has dedicated her life to improving the health of our canine and feline companions while pro- viding support and education to pet owners and family members alike. Her latest passion is focused on educat- ing pet owners on optimal nutrition for all members of the family. In addition to her professional responsibili- ties, servicing her clients, and growing a successful busi- ness, Dr. Gjivoje has a passion for community service both here and abroad supporting charitable organiza- tions such as Heartworks (Basking Ridge, NJ) and More Than Me (Monrovia, Liberia). Stop by the clinic or call 908-766-0041 to arrange an appointment if you have interest in learning more. “FOOD” FOR THOUGHT By: Dr. Vedrana Gjivoje, DVM, Bernardsville Animal Hospital 908-766-0041 www.bernardsvilleanimalhospital.com www.theconnectionsnj.com