Hodge Podge

What a great time of year to live or vacation in the Lake Placid/Saranac Lake region! Winter Carnival is going strong in Saranac Lake. The temperatures have cooperated, so the famous Ice Castle is still in great shape. Lots of good restaurants and bands around too.
Needless to say, Lake Placid and the Tri-Lakes area is buzzing with Olympic fever. We have more athletes competing from this neck of the woods than anywhere else on Earth! Exciting times.

Has anyone noticed that there's a new Vet in Lake Placid? It's about time! Back in late December, one of my dogs, Patch, was having great difficulties walking and being able to get up. He's 13 now, so I figured that was it. I called a couple of Vet's who advertised House-calls. Luckily Dr. Flanigan called me back and was able to come over that night. Since Patch had fallen on the slippery bathroom floor and couldn't get up, we decided to get him on his feet and see if he could walk. I mean maybe he just couldn't get up. I could see he was very distressed. Anyway, we got him to his feet and, although shaky, he was able to move around. So, Dr. Flanigan gave him a shot o anti inflammatory in his hind quarters and some pills to help him. Well, I'm happy to report that nearly two months later and Patch is doing great. He was even trotting a little this morning.
Long story short, Dr. Flanigan saved his life! The Lake Placid Animal Hospital has a fantastic new location on Cascade Road. She will still make house-calls, too.
The address is 5673 Cascade Road (across from the bus garage), LP NY 12946. The office number is
518-523-7319 and email is drflanigan@msn.com. Many thanks, Dr. Flanigan for helping Patch!

John La Selva