Elcin Kole has been a Gods send to quite a few ex-pats here in town as most are completely uneasy around dentists and will do anything to avoid going to one.  This includes the Editor of the Kusadasi Times too!  However, for anyone that has a deep rooted phobia you could not be in better hands.  Dr. Elcin Kole is amazing; really.  I had my wisdom tooth operation recently and not only had a bad phobia but was in quite a lot of pain.  Dr Elcin performed my operation a week later and her hands were so gentle and professional I didn’t feel a thing.  It’s not just the fact that she is professional, skilled and experienced, she talks to her patients as she works; can speak fluent English and puts you at ease.  She gives you breaks to reduce your mouth ache after procedures and constantly asks how you are coping and if you are ok.  I would not go anywhere besides this clinic when it comes to your dental care.  We are so impressed with her clinic we asked her if she would be kind enough to be one of our experts for the Kusadasi Times News.  This means that every month she will be writing features for you to read and take advice from for free…

When you walk towards the marina keep going and walk up towards the hill and just up on the right hand side you will see their clinic; ‘Elcin Kole’.  Both Dr Elcin and her husband Mertan Bey will be only too happy to accommodate all your dental needs.  They not only speak very fluent clear English but make up a very inspirational team; thus their success and good reputation!

Their clinic is always immaculately clean with the highest of hygiene standards and for this reason we recommend them exclusively to all Kusadasi Times and Turkey Herald readers.

Telephone Number: (0256) 618 37 06.

Business Address:  Turkmen Mah, Ataturk Bulvari, EgeVista Evleri: 34/2 Kusadasi, Aydin.

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Dr Dolittle (TR) comes to Kusadasi!

KUSADASI’S pets have waited for a real life Dr Dolittle for a long time. Someone that wants to understand their needs and issues. Nine years ago I had the privilege of meeting the acquaintance of Veterinarian; Arif Sapmaz in Istanbul. He was brought to my villa one evening by a friends husband when my white German Shepherd, ‘Kurte’ needed to have his yearly inoculations. 

To give you the “heads ups,” Kurte had become quite aggressive in nature after a dog attack but he was my closest companion and very loyal. However there was not a single vet back in the big city that he warmed to. Believe me when I say that I had tried quite a few. This made things that much harder when I needed a vet. A trip to the vet’s clinic had become a dreaded nightmare! When Arif offered to come up to my villa back then I was extremely relieved but still pensive about his visit. On his first visit I saw a complete transformation in Kurte. He took his time in building up a trust with him and played with him before he did what he had really come for. Amazingly Kurte seemed to like him. After that, the rest was history and he is still my vet to this very day. (I actually told my dogs Ice and Echo to not even think about getting sick until he could move here!) Apart from their yearly inoculations. 

In my experience, Turkish vets, for the most part, view our pets as literally just, ‘animals’ despite what they may say. Arif is different. He talks to them and tries to understand them so he can gain their trust. The pet is more important for him than the owner. He loves what he does and therefore he is good at it. Unlike other vets if you have an emergency, he will actually answer the phone and come out to you even if it’s at a late hour. He puts your mind at rest. After Kurte had been suffering from a bone disease, Arif took him to the Istanbul Animal Faculty with me and the diagnosis wasn’t good. After weeks of trying to slow the disease down, Kurte had a bad attack one night and by the morning he was gone. Arif never left his side and he was deeply sad when we lost Kurte. He was a special dog for him too.

This is a vet with a truly kind and warm demeanour who puts your mind at rest. Not to mention the fact that both you and the other furrier members of the family feel like they are in trusted, professional and very experienced hands. He has been a Veterinarian for over 11 years; additionally he is a qualified Animal Life Insurance Expert, officially registered for the regions of Kusadasi and Aydin. He can understand most of what he is told in English and is still learning the language, much to my amusement but he has support for communicating in his clinic in English for his foreign clients.

Arif Sapmaz was due to move from Istanbul over two years ago. His friends beat him to it but he managed to eventually arrived here four months ago. Therefore his presence here has been long awaited. His new clinic will be just up from the Grand Bazaar near the Port side of the town; so it’s very well located and central. 

The Kusadasi Times is proud to report that we will be covering the official opening coming up in the next two weeks. So watch this space!

In the meantime he may be contacted on his mobile number of 0532 7039889 while he is setting up his new clinic.

Phone: 0256 6144407

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Ticks on our pets

As summer is now most definitely here Dr Dolittle thought it was just the right time to keep our readers informed of ticks and the illnesses and harm that they can cause to our pets.

Ticks that can be found just about anywhere in the world, are known technically as ekto – parasites that completely thrive and survive on the blood of a mammal or bird. Pathologically ticks cause many side effects:- 

Carrying Diseases

Poisoning

Stokes

Anaemia

In extreme cases, death.

Ticks are capable of carrying and spreading over 200 different types of illness and disease.   There are actually 899 proven types of ticks in the world. 

Now I would like to explain how you can recognise a tick as most people think that ticks have six or eight legs like spiders but not all of them do.  There is a process of a life cycle that they pass through.  Thus some people seem to mistake them as spiders instead of ticks on our pets.  When a tick lays eggs and the ticks come out of the lava, they have six legs.  To become an adult tick they must fall to the earth to develop properly.  Within four days or so they can develop up to eight legs.  Like hunters they then wait to find an animal that they can attach themselves to.  In an entire year ticks are always active but between the months of April to October they can be found more than ever. 

Illnesses that can be spread to humans and animals alike:-

Babesiosis

Both humans and animals can be affected by this blood parasite related illness.   This can cause death in extreme cases but with caution and preventative treatment this can be avoided. 

Symptoms are high fever, loss of appetite, anaemia, and yellow fever.  Skin shows to be yellow in skin tone.

Theileriosis

It is actually cows that are prone to this specific illness related to ticks. 

Lyme Disease

This is prone to humans, dogs, horses, sheep and cows.  Ticks or mosquitoes are specifically carriers of this disease.  Vaccinations for this are a good preventative and also can be found readily for treatment too. 

Symptoms of Lyme disease can affect the heart, joints and nervous system in different levels of severity.

Ehrilichiosis

Dogs are the most prone to this type of illness and this proves to be fatal.   At the vet nary clinic there is treatment but it is not simple.

KKKA

This is a viral disease and it is very common in Turkey.  This can affect pets and animals but the affect on humans can prove to be fatal. 

Symptoms are high fever, headache, legs, arms and back extreme aching.  Beneath skin surface bleeding in face and chest regions.  This can cause humans to vomit blood.

Let’s face it the above does not make pleasant reading so to make us a feel a little better and at ease, on a more positive note, how do we protect ourselves and our pets from all sorts of ticks?

Dogs and Cats can have ‘spot on’ medicines which can be applied to the back of the neck in between the shoulder region. 

You can purchase specific sprays and treatments for your gardens.

For humans you can easily purchase body sprays that are good deterrents for ticks and mosquitoes.  If you are out on a picnic in long grasses or in wilder regions, you should tuck trousers into socks and pull sleeves down and wear hats or baseball caps which all help as preventatives.

THIS IS NOT TO MAKE YOU GRIMICE OR TO SCARE YOU OFF FROM EVER HAVING A PICNIC IN TURKEY OR EVER LETTING YOU PET OUT IN THE GARDEN AGAIN.  IT’S ADVICE OF HOW TO REGONIZE A SYMTOM THAT HAS BEEN CARRIED TO YOU VIA A TICK. 

IT’S NOT WHAT AFFECTS US SOEMTIMES ITS LEARNING HOW WE DEAL WITH SOMETHING QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY OR BETTER STILL PREVENTING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Arif Sapmaz

Vetinarian Surgeon

Dr Dolittle Clinic

Kusadasi

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Mehmet Ali Bey is not only a cheerful chap that is offering a good discount for all our VIP card holders but he has also offered to contribute articles for opticians advice for our readers for free.

If you have a question, he is waiting on our panel of experts to help you will any any enquiry that you may have.

“In a blink of an eye he can answer your questions…”  

The Kusadasi Times would like to apologize for the delay but we have been busy making better more beneficial agreements for all our readers!

Another new comer that we are proud to announce is Dr Tunc from Pro Med Clinic who has kindly offered to give free medical advice as well as advice for plastic surgery too. Believe it or not he is not only a sought after Doctor that works with the best of hospitals in Izmir and insurance companies but he also offers a discount for all our VIP card holders on all medical needs and services and plastic/ cosmetic surgery.

Please ask Dr. Tunc any questions on health matters or private plastic surgery enquiries and he will be only happy to oblige you.

Additionally he will be a regular writer for our paper too. He is able to fully converse in English so language is made simpler for you too.

Please look out for his up and coming articles that will be for the benefit for your health…