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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 2010 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 15A
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By Darla Huffman
Green beans at the Market
this week were a pleasant sur
prise. At least two vendors had
them - the Poole family and
Lisa Amos from Marble Hill,
who is growing vegetables on
land that has been a garden for
three generations; always a
great place to grow anything.
She would have had some com
on Saturday but wild hogs ate
every ear; there is more that
the hogs haven’t found so she
may have com to sell at the
Market soon.
Most Market shoppers
know Gene Stewart. In his
overalls and a straw hat, he
looks like the quintessential
farmer and is a long time, con
sistent vendor.
In the spring he sells sweet
potato slips for planting so this
time of year he has a lot of
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sweet potatoes for sale. He was pears.
also selling peppers, okra and Little Adelene Johnson came
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up to Jasper from Fayetteville,
Ga. with her mother Rachel to
visit Aunt Paula Fish who lives
on Burnt Mountain.
At the Market they stopped
by Bob Gordon’s booth where
there were all sorts of hand
made wooden toys for sale.
Adelene walked away pushing
a new red wheelbarrow that
she seemed quite pleased with.
Here is an example of a couple
of good ideas.
When you have out of town
company, bring them to the
Market and when you want to
get a gift, check out the many
fine crafters for an original,
affordable, good green pur
chase.
Although many area farm
ers’ markets are closing down
this time of year, the Jasper
Market continues through
October, so often there are
vendors from other markets
who finish the season here.
Adeline Johnson pushes the
wheelbarrow she got from Bob
Gordon, a vendor with wooden
toys to sell.
One of those vendors is Susan
Makant who sells several vari
ations of homemade pound
cakes. Some have fancy wrap
ping making them suitable for
gifts. And why not get a bag of
locally roasted gourmet coffee
to go with that cake. Dave and
Patty Raygor’s Foggy Hollow
Gourmet Coffee is at the
Market almost every week; a
good thing considering all the
grumbling that goes on if they
ever don’t show up.
For more information or if
you are interested in becoming
a vendor or a Master Gardener,
go to the Master Gardeners
Web site,
www.pickensmg.com, or call
the County Extension Office at
706-253-8840. All products for
sale at the Market must be
handmade or homegrown.
The Jasper Farmers’ Market
is held every Saturday morning
through Oct. 30 with the excep
tion of Oct. 2. The hours are
7:30 to noon. Come and see
what is at the Market next
week!
Chief Vann House & Museum
offer special event Sept. 25
Cruciate ligament
damage in pets
By Lyn Lewis, DVM
Wayside Animal Hospital
Well, I guess it is time to
talk once again about cruciate
tears in our pets. I have diag
nosed 4 just this week!
Unfortunately, because owners
do not know what to look for, 3
of these have had such bad
arthritis surgery will not help
them. It is one of the most
common injuries we see in
pets, tearing of the anterior
cruciate ligament or ACL. The
ACL is a ligament that attaches
the femur to the tibia stabiliz
ing the knee from forward and
backward motion. On the
human side, we most common
ly hear about this injury in
football players. A full rupture
causes severe instability, and
over time leads to arthritis and
meniscus damage. It is a dev
astating injury that may never
properly heal unless it is fixed
surgically.
This is definitely a problem
more of dogs than cats, but I
have seen a few cases in our
feline friends. There is also a
correlation with certain breeds
of dog. The Rottweiler is the
breed that is most associated
with cruciate damage. It is
genetic with this breed; they
tend to have anatomical prob
lems that lead to the rupture of
the ACL. Other athletic breeds
such as Shepards and Collies
are also predisposed due to
how they play. The most com
mon way animals rupture their
ACL’s is running and then
making a quick turn. They can
also plant their foot and get
twisted causing it to rupture.
Once the ligament gets
damaged, healing depends on
the severity. Unfortunately a
partial tear is quite rare. Full
tears are much more common
and complicated. When I see a
patient with an ACL tear the
most common complaint I hear
is that their pet has been limp
ing for weeks. The limping
usually starts all of a sudden
and never gets better. This
makes sense; with a full tear
the knee is unstable so it really
has no chance of getting better.
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With a partial tear the limping
can last months; ligaments
have very little blood supply so
the body has a hard time
repairing damage.
When a client comes to our
office with their pet complain
ing of chronic limping we fre
quently diagnose damage to
the ACL. After the exam we
talk about full tears and partial
tears. When the ligament par
tially tears we tend to prescribe
pain medications, strict rest
and leash walking. With a full
tear things get much more
complicated. As I have men
tioned earlier, when it is hilly
tom it will not heal on its own.
Depending on the size of the
animal surgery is the only way
to fix the problem. Very small
pets around 10 pounds and
under with some strength train
ing tend to do okay without
surgery. They have such little
weight on the leg that arthritis
tends to not occur. Depending
on the weight and breed of the
animal, your veterinarian can
tell you if surgery is necessary.
Also, based on the age and
breed, they can also tell you
what procedure will be most
beneficial.
Once surgery is done, just
like in humans, physical thera
py is a must. For the first few
weeks rest is necessary to
allow the surgery site to heal.
Pain medications are also used
at this time to keep the pain
and inflammation to a manage
able level. Physical therapy
can be as easy as controlled
walks and as complicated as
daily flexion and extension of
the knee joint. The key here is
to gain strength. Muscles pro
tect the joints that they cover.
If the muscles are weak there is
much more strain on the joint
underneath and the animal
doesn’t do well. If we can
strengthen the muscles associ
ated with the knee we add sta
bility to the joint. With the lig
ament repaired and the mus
cles strong our animals can
return to their normal activi
ties. Contact your local veteri
narian if your pet has been
chronically limping. Together,
you can discuss a plan for get
ting your pet back into action.
The Chief Vann House staff
and the Friends of the Vann
House would like to invite
everyone out on Saturday, Sept.
25 from 10 until 4.
A special community appre
ciation open house will be held
with free admission to the site.
The historic brick mansion built
in 1804 by James Vann, a
wealthy Cherokee Indian plan
tation owner, will be open for
touring throughout the day.
The Vann House museum
will be featuring a short film
and interpretive exhibits on the
Vann family and the Cherokee
Nation.
The House is located three
miles west of Chatsworth on
Ga. Hwy. 225. For more infor
mation call 706-695-2598.
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