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If I were you, I would research acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, reiki, and also if you can find someone via word of mouth who is a wildlife rehab. person. They usually can get better results than the avg. vet, and meds. I wish you and your much love and peace. Love, Andrew Sue, I found some places here in the US but had no clue you guys were in the UK. Try this site, it is in Annapolis, Maryland, but you may get some ideas from it. It is www.eyecareforanimals.com. I hope it helps! Love, Andrew |
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6 dogs, 4 cats, 1 pig, all rescues. I attribute the health of my animals to the food I give them along with herbs, fruits, veggies and natural healing. I pay a lot in animal feed/food but for long term health its worth it. My dream is to make more money and take care of more. Its our privilege to care for them and what we should do.
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Kudos to all rescuers and fosters.
On a side note: when the money becomes available to me and more resources as well, I am thinking of seeing if I can adopt a special needs glider. The glider I really would love to adopt, is living in a sanctuary setting for the rest of his life, he is blind but oh so loving. |
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in a bit we are convening to discuss an outline drafted by the humane society. the goal of our committee is to bring an animal control shelter into present times and practises, and to be more involved with its community [taxpayers who pay for AC services].
we will adress an animal control sheter operating without a S.O.P. [standard operating procedures], the way animals deserve humane treatment inside of the facility, and so on. here is a great link: http://www.animallaw.info/articles/o...ordinances.htm we plan to call in several of our advisors, who have been with us every step of the way, when we meet next,as this goes before the county commissioners. |
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just in about Daz, the dobie
an email from dobie rescue-
"Daz had his heartworm treatment yesterday and today and he is truly a phenomenal, very well loved big Doberboy. Handled the shots well, so fingers crossed the next month is uneventful for him. Good save!!!" [he was neutered a little while before undergoing hw tx]. |
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I have a feral cat colony living on my back porch. I feed them daily and provide shelter...water. Some are coming around...baby steps.
I initially thought one of the female cats had one kitten it turns out she has three!!! They are precious! I am working with some local organizations to TNR them. Provide their shots, medical care if needed. Then the other day a beautiful Tabby was crying at my door. I fed him/her and hopefully she/he went back home. I could tell this cat was someones pet. My purpose in life is connected to helping cats somehow. The funny part is I am highly allergic to them. I live on Benadryl just to have my baby boy Punkin. Another rescue. Punkin says hello to auntie belle.
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Kudos to you rescuers fosterers(is that a word?..lol) and animal guardian angels!
Ya know after reading alot on this thread I know there are alot of loving/caring animal angels out there which regularly restores my fairth in humanity. But I also know how education is really important too! I have found actually alot of people are quite ignorant about the proper basic care of animals, or dont think it all through before they get an animal on impulse. To me its the hardest thing for me to deal with! I try to educate people as best as I can. Im known as the nutty dog lady around here that drives miles to take her dog to a canine oncologist when she was diagnosed with cancer..lol people know how much I care about my Gouda and dogs in general so when they are having troubles training or the dog seems sick etc they seem to ask me. I dont mind at all but wow..just amazes me how many people dont even know the basics. Is it just me? Am I just oversensitive or something? Do others see at least some of what Im seeing? Like for example A coworker calls me the other day to say her sons pit is sick with vomiting and she has noticed flat type worms in his stool. I had to step back and take a breath. I mean to me it just seemed obvious the poor thing is infested with tapeworms. Something so easily prevented or treated with the proper meds. She said she had wormed him once. I said well do you give him monthly heartworm prevention meds? The one I give Gouda also kills internal parasites. She said whats heartworm? WOW uggh..I really had to step back. Heartworm is one of the easiest potentially deadly conditions in dogs to is also easily preventable. She had never taken the dog in for heartworm testing and she didnt even know what it was. I just find that very frustrating! Oh and dont get me started on the people that dont spay or neuter their pets! I have gone around and around with people even my sister about this. I would say out of all the pet peeves(no pun intended) with people and their pets..spay/neuter is my biggest! I think education and relearning what one might have been brought up to believe is the key. It seems old learned habits are hard to break in that dept. I guess Im a zealot or something when it comes to proper care and treatment of pets. Im a firm believer..you take on a pet even with the best of intentions(rescues etc) its ones obligation to give the best of care one can afford ...Im not saying the pet should get treatment while the human family suffers. But think it through if you arent willing to pay for possible health problems down the road dont get a pet. Pets arent disposable items like alot of the stuff in our society. Also if one isnt in a stable situation as far as housing etc a pet..another living being shouldnt be brought into that situation in the first place. Im sorry this was a vent of sorts but I felt if anyone could understand all you animal lovers could Im sure some of you have pet peeves as well..Im sure Im not the only nutty dog(or cat or any pet) lady in here..lol
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Diamond Pet Foods Announces Recall of Premium Edge Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball Cat Food
I know Melamine hit the news about our pets food. Sometimes other things don't make the headlines, and critters suffer.
Diamond Pet Foods Announces Recall of Premium Edge Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball Cat Food FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - On September 23, Diamond Pet Foods issued a voluntary recall for Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat because they have the potential to produce Thiamine Deficiency. Today’s announcement provides additional information from the company’s posted announcement of September 23 when the initial recall information was provided. Thiamine is essential for cats. Symptoms of deficiency displayed by an affected cat can be gastrointestinal or neurological in nature. At the first stage the cat may show decreased appetite, salivation, vomiting, and weight loss. Later, neurologic signs can develop, which may include ventriflexion (bending towards the floor) of the neck, wobbly walking, circling, falling, and seizures. These ultimately may result in the death of the animal if left untreated. If your cat has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian. " Entire press release, and states affected can be seen @ http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm192404.htm |
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article- what's worrying the modern dog?
christine, may these links be of some help to you all.
i like very low-key arrivals/departures to and from the home. going about your business for a little while does seem to help with separation anxiety related issues. plus, you have time to put down the packages, and go to the bathroom! http://dogtime.com/canine-anxiety-epidemic.html i've always been fond of this site: http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/barking.pdf http://www.ddfl.org/tips.htm |
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My dog has some issues as well with anxiety, I keep her busy with toys, etc and it does help.
And I started taking her places with me, to get her more social and when she is around other dogs her anxiety ceases a lil. I have noticed most of the small breeds have serious anxiety issues |
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yellow warning- [some info may be hard to read]
kimbo, yes. Daz, the dobe could not make eye contact for quite some time after being in the shelter.
yellow now, this shelter is a horrible animal control facility. the dogs are routinely sprayed with water and chemicals instead of being moved out of their runs. there is no excuse for this. i will not go into further details, because i am waiting for the day to post some good news in the name of change at this particular animal control shelter. i have made entries in this thread about my work on a committee of the humane society. the humane society does not wish to "run" the animal control shelter. the humane society, my committee, and many other people within the community [who have written compelling letters about the "culture of the animal control shelter" in this county] only want the animals to be respected, and yes, hopefully all of them go to forever homes. the issue is when the county commissioners are the legislative and policy making body of county government the animal control must answer to- and the commissioners do nothing about complaints. hence, al of our involvement - when it really should be the job of the county commissioners to listen to the taxpayers who pay for animal control services- including the "humane" treatment of animals at the shelter. i'm going to add another post so this does not get timed out. |
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For the Deaf ferrets, I use a specific Sign Language for each and every action....Something they'll easily learn, nothing complicated or fancy... I've also fostered Deaf Dalmatians... Same deal with the Sign language { for Sit, I would lower the hand firmly in the air, heel was patting the hand on the ground in front of you *Vibration*, "Treat" was Groping the air near my mouth*after they see u several times doing that while holding treats, they get the point* Discipline was easy, use harness, corrective tugs, "No" was Index finger firmly pointed near the face, not too close with corrective tugs at first, never switch signs, never use same signs for anything else}... Worse thing to do for either Dog or Ferret ( and yes, Deaf Humans *L*)..Approaching from behind, catching off-guard to grab attention... in the animals case, you could get bitten or you could upset them{in the humans, an elbow, or slap or punch if they're high strung...} We have a growing population of Feral cats in Athens county, because immature Students make cute kitty cuddly adoptions, when the Quarters over and they have to return to mom + pop....the City gets the kitteh... Many locals implore them not to do that.. But, ever since the Cat shelter was closed due to lack of funds and volunteers [ this happened when I first moved in ], the numbers grow.. Some residents even offer advise on those wanting to help control the Feral population, by setting Humaine traps, and Neutering / Spaying... Taco Bell on the main downtown road has a pack of feral cats called "the taco bell kitties" The running joke is a little...dumb...and racist...{ there's a chinese buffet across the street...} http://www.cypresskeep.com/Ferretfiles/Deaf.htm http://www.deafdal.co.uk/Links.htm
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