Pet Post Issue 53 - Salina Animal Shelter

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A S G A W S I L H G U O C L E N N E K P N N D O F E R A L S G N I K R A M V E U U O I V O L S E N O B U T N S D E E R B K R I M T E P E T I B E S R P E T T I L E C R T A S N E T T I K E N A G M R O I L L I S A L R O S S I L M S Y O T E Y C R E L T O L C E S T S L O A N I L A S A A U K E R C U O K E I S D E N S S T E W A T E R S E I P N S S B D N A T S O L A A H S P A E S L O T I A B R D N U O F R L L P H L B I C A P R H F A N I M A L E E O R L O I A P U C R O W E R E T U E N O G N S A M C L P E O E L O L I X E B E O R U G S M E E L U W V V O O I T O S S A O W L H H R A N E P A R O F F N R T S P W S R A A E O G S U C G A L F L E A I G L L U D T I L W A E C S G P U I K L R C A E F E G I R T T I I S L I U N C R U E L T Y Z M Y O E E R N L E I N A T E A K F O S T E R I N G R A O A R A R P E R P E F I L D L I W S D T E S Y E T U I E S G M R M I C R O C H I P H S E I B A R R E O I S L E N N E K O N F O R E V E R N S C D A V E T E R I N A R I A N H O M E L A P A R A S I T E S G O D N E I R F M A S I ALPHA ADOPTIONS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER BALL BARK BELLE BITE BONES BREEDS CALICO CATS CRUELTY DOG PARK DOGS DOMESTIC EXOTIC FELINE LUKEMIA FERAL FLEA FOREVER HOME (on 2 lines) FOSTERING FRIEND FUR GROWL HEARTWORK HOME AGAIN KENNEL COUGH KENNELS KITTENS LAWS LEASH LICENSE LITTERS LONG HAIR LOST AND FOUND (on 2 lines) MARKINGS MEOW MICROCHIP NEUTER NOSE OVERPOPULATION PARASITES PARVO PET PUBLIC AWARENESS PUPPIES PURRS RABBITS RABIES RARE REGULATIONS RESCUE RESCUE WAGGIN SAFE SAM SHADE SPAY TAGS TAILS TICK TOSS TOYS TREAT VACCINATIONS VETERINARIAN VOLUNTEERS WAGS WATER WHISKERS WILDLIFE WOOF YELPS **** BONUS**** SALINE ANIMAL SHELTER - (on 3 lines) By: Melodee Rein <strong>Shelter</strong> Volunteer 8
KEEP YOUR PETS SAFE FROM WEATHER HAZARDS Make sure your pet sleeps away from drafts, preferably in a pet bed. A dry, elevated doghouse should be provided for dogs when they are outdoors. The house should be small enough to keep your dog warm by trapping the dog’s body heat, but large enough for the dog to stand up and turn around. Insulation, including a door flap, carpeting, towels, and facing the house away from the wind will protect against the cold. When the temperature dips below 20°F, it’s best to keep all dogs indoors, even if a doghouse is provided. Shorthaired dogs, cats, and puppies should be kept indoors at 40°F or below. Make sure your dog or cat always wears an appropriately fitting collar and an ID tag with your current address and phone number. In fact, to protect your pets from the dangers of inclement weather and to prevent them from straying far from home, the Humane Society of the United State recommends that you keep your pets, including cats, indoors. Unless your pet has adequate shelter and your supervision, living outdoors can be hazardous for your pet. Compare the amount of exercise your dog receives during the colder months to that received during the warmer months. If your dog is indoors more during the cold months, he’s probably getting less exercise and may need less food. However, if your pet is outside often in the winter months, he may need more food to provide the calories necessary to produce more body heat. Regularly check your pet’s water to make sure it is not frozen. When your pet is outside, make sure there is plenty of fresh drinking water available. Ice and snow do not provide enough liquid for an animal. Your pets can’t burn calories without a fresh supply of water, and if they can’t burn calories, they will get cold. In their search to keep warm outdoors, cats may refuge next to a warm car engine or tire. To alert an animal who may be in your vehicle, slap the hood before starting your car. Keep your pet’s coat well groomed during the winter. Matted fur won’t properly protect your pet from the cold. Antifreeze tastes sweet to pets but is poisonous if consumed. If your pet ingests any amount of antifreeze, contact your veterinarian immediately. Check your car for seepage, too. When adding antifreeze, clean up any spills and be sure to keep this substance out of your pet’s reach. Antifreeze and coolants that are essentially nontoxic are available at many auto supply stores. Ice-melting chemicals can irritate and burn the pads of your pet’s feet. Do not allow your pet to lick his feet after he has walked outdoors. The chemicals may burn his mouth and cause serious problems if ingested. When your pet comes in from the cold, use a damp towel to wipe off his feet and underside. Remove snow piled high next to your fence. It can provide a boost for your dog to jump over. SHE IS THE MOST TREASURED POSSESSION IN MY LIFE AND I GOT HER AT THE SALINA ANIMAL SHELTER Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear. Amrose Bierce Dog Facts: 1. Cancer-causing agents can be found in a dog’s hair and urine for months after being around secondhand smoke. 2. Dogs whose owners smoke are twice as likely to develop cancer. Long-nosed dogs tend to get nasal and sinus cancer, while short-nosed dogs tend to get lung cancer. Fish Facts: 1. Smoke from burning tobacco can settle into home aquariums. Many of the poisons in second-hand smoke, including nicotine and ammonia, are highly toxic to goldfish. 2. Tobacco under the fingernails or nicotine-stained fingers can also pollute aquarium water and poison your goldfish. Cat Facts: 1. Secondhand smoke gets on a cat’s fur. When a cat cleans itself, it gets a large dose of chemicals in the smoke. 2. Cats that are exposed to secondhand smoke are three times as likely to develop lymphoma, a deadly cancer. 9
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