Winter 2011 Newsletter - Cheyenne Animal Shelter

Pet PrintsWinter 2011FreeWhat’s insideAdoption SuccessStoriesResults of Hogs forDogs and Dog JogHoliday Season andCold Weather TipsUpdate about rabies

CheyenneAnimal Shelter800 Southwest Dr.Cheyenne, WY 82007Adoption hours:11 a.m. to 6 p.m. every dayIntake/Lost and Found hours:8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every dayCAS is open every day of theyear except:New Year’s DayIndependance DayThanksgiving DayChristmas DayShelter:(307) 632-6655Animal Control:(307) 635-1453Fax:(307) 634-7361Website:www.cheyenneanimalshelter.orgMission Statement“To enhance thequality of life foranimals and peoplethrough compassion,respect and education.”Don’t miss these great chances tohelp CAS save lives!The CheyenneAnimal Shelter hasjoined forces withthe Sam’s ClubPartner MembershipProgram! Justsign yourself or your business upat the Cheyenne Sam’s Club byFeb. 29, 2012, and you can optto give a gift card to our shelter topurchase food and other necessarymaterials for the animals inour care. Mention Cheyenne AnimalShelter to the membershipassociate to ensure we receivethe gift card. Renewals count too!For more information, please callthe shelter at 307-632-6655.Think ofthe shelterwhendoing your holiday shopping atthe mall this season! Mauricesis collecting donations for theCheyenne Animal Shelter duringDecember 2011. We thankMaurices for their efforts to helpthe animals in our care. “We atMaurices like to get involved inour community and what betterway to do it than through anamazing organization such asthe Cheyenne Animal Shelter!,”said Sabra Fowler, Manager.Petco’s Tree of Hope is acompany-wide program of thePetco Foundation that giveshomeless pets a chance to finda new home. You can donate tothe program this holiday seasonby visiting the Cheyenne Petcoby Jan. 1, 2012, and making adonation with your Visa debit/credit card. When you do, Visawill match your donation! Petcohas chosen to give all proceedsto the Cheyenne Animal Shelter!“This is the time of yearto focus on animals that arewaiting to find loved ones. Wechose the shelter to supporttheir efforts in the community todo just that,” said Alisha Jump,general manager of the CheyennePetco. For more information,please contact Petco at307-632-8692.Page 2

Letter From the Executive DirectorA time for thanks – as we move rapidly into the Holiday Season, it isonly appropriate that I take the time to thank all of you, Cheyenne AnimalShelter supporters, for the extreme kindness and generosity you show theorphaned animals here in southeastern Wyoming.Over the nearly four years that I havebeen in Cheyenne I have personally observedtime and time again the generosity that thiscommunity has for its fellow citizens, both twoleggedand four-legged. I cannot possibly mentionall of the individuals and businesses thathave donated their time and/or money to theshelter in the limited space I have here. Still,I could not resist bragging about a few recentones (others will be mentioned as always inthis newsletter).You may have seen in the local mediaover the last month or so that the Shelter hasbeen blessed with several different types of donations. Thanks to somevery generous people taking a few seconds each day to vote online for theCheyenne Animal Shelter, the C.A.S. has won three straight statewide competitionstotaling $3,000.00 to be used to care for our orphaned animals.This competition is international in scope and titled the Shelter Challenge;if you would like to join in on the voting just go to http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3and follow thedirections. You can also email me at rick@cheyenneanimalshelter.org and Iwill put you on my email reminder list. This competition is sponsored by theAnimal Rescue Site and Petfinder and runs quarterly throughout the year.The Shelter was also fortunate to again be selected to receive the proceeds($300.00) from Alpine Dental’s “Candy to Military, Money to Shelter Drive”.Thank you to Dr. Gallagher and her employees for their on-going generosity.What is so exciting about all of the above mentioned gifts is that theycome from such diverse sources!Whether it be a child who is having a birthday party and asking theinvitees to give presents to the animals at the shelter in lieu of gifts to himor her, or a person picking up an injured kitten on the side of the road andbringing that kitten to the shelter – it just shows how very concerned theresidents of Laramie County are about their community and the animalsthat share it with them.I know I speak from all of us here at the shelter, including the thousandsof needy animals that pass through our doors each year, when I saythank you…Have a happy and safe holiday season.Rick CollordBoard of DirectorsJerry EggePresidentMax MaxfieldVice PresidentHeather FrauendienstTreasurerLynn BoakAssistant TreasurerJanet MarschnerSecretaryWard AndersonBrad CaveMichele HankinsHolly HansonChloe IllowayPhil KinerKathy MajerusBo ShortDusty TheinDeb WalkerShelter ManagementRick CollordExecutive DirectorRob ShankShelter ManagerBaylie EvansCommunity RelationsTori MenardBookkeeperStarr MezaHuman ResourcesBrock C. OstranderVolunteer CoordinatorRebecca Sims-McIntoshDonations CoordinatorNatasha BrownPeople Care SupervisorGina LawsonPeople Care SupervisorKate MillerAnimal Care SupervisorJill PhillipsAnimal Care SupervisorPage 3

Cheyenne AnimalShelter AdoptionPhilosophy• Our open adoptionpolicy means we neverturn down an interestedadopter, except inextreme cases likesomeone with a historyof animal abuse.• We will maintain a••supportive relationshipwith adopters and theirnew pets to help nurtureand cement their bond.We accept that notall adoptions areperfect, and wewelcome the return ofadopted animals as anopportunity to learnmore about them toensure future successfulplacements.In the event of areturned pet, we willcontinue to work withthe adopter to finda more compatiblecompanion.Keep in touch!Send your successstories and photos to800 Southwest Dr.,Cheyenne, WY 82007or info@cheyenneanimalshelter.org.For news, tips and specialinformation, sign upfor our free e-newsletterby visiting our homepage, www.cheyenneanimalshelter.org,andentering your email addressin the sign-up box.Page 4How “Fat Sam” became “Svelte Sam”Hello,I have intended to email you for some time to let you knowhow one of the dogs seized from the first group of dogs in Carpenterin February of 2010 is doing. If you remember “Fat Sam,” hewas a senior Border Collie mix, severely overweight and sufferingfrom advanced hip disease. He was brought to the Park CountyAnimal Shelter in Cody as a part of the transfer of animals to relievethe pressure that seizure placed on your shelter. During 3 monthsin our shelter, in spite of lots of care and attention, his conditionsteadily deteriorated and he became totally immobile due to theextreme pain and arthritis. To try and get him moving again, I becamehis foster mom and began working on improving his mobility.Our middle school student council took on Sam as their first serviceproject of the school year in 2010 and raised money for the first oftwo hip surgeries (femoral head ostectomy), which took place inSeptember and December respectively. He went from 80 pounds toa healthy and lean 50 pounds, and the surgeries were very successful.After months of nursing him through recovery and dailyphysical therapy, he and I had bonded so strongly that it was clearthat this was his forever home, and I adopted him this spring. Henow runs, plays, jumps on the sofa, and is a completely differentdog with a new lease on life.I have attached some photos of Sam through the last year and ahalf: one showing him on his first night in foster care after havinga shave down due to the terrible condition of his coat (it is shiny,beautiful, and soft now!), one of him and his little chiweinnie friendon his first night home after his first surgery, a couple taken duringthe of months following his first surgery running (yes, running!)around on the ranch and in the fall leaves, his hip x ray showing thecondition of his hips prior to surgery, and one of him just this summeron a hike in the mountains.I volunteer for our shelter, and I know how frustrating and dishearteningit can get sometimes. So often we only hear the bad, the sad,and the negative. Know that for Sam, as for so many others younever hear about after they leave you, you have made a huge differencein his life. (By the way, his name is now just plain “Sam” ashe is a svelte, muscular boy!)Keep up the good work!Sincerely,Mary KefferCody, Wyoming

Sam’s first night in foster careSam after surgerySam’s hip X-RayOctober, 2010Top Reasons toNeuter Your Pets1. It saves innocent livesby ensuring they don’tadd to the unwantedpet population.Neutered pets have2.fewer behavior problemsand are less aggressive.3. It’s a loving thing todo for your pet.4. It’s safe, easy and affordable.5. Neutered pets, whethermale or female,live longer, healthierlives.Be good to your pet, andencourage your friends todo the same.For more informationon the Big Fix, ourlow-income neuteringassistance program, callHelen at 307-286-0177.Calendar of MajorEventsOctober - January 3, 2012• Home 4 the HolidaysFebruary 28, 2012• Spay DayMarch 24, 2012• Fur BallAugust 26, 2012• Hogs for DogsSeptember 29, 2012• Dog JogFind us on Facebook or visitwww.cheyenneanimalshelter.orgfor more info!November, 2010Summer, 2011Page 5

Thank you!!!Dog Jog 2011 raised$63,000 in cash andin-kind donations.Hogs for Dogs 2011 raised$19,500 in cash andin-kind donations.Thanks to the participants, sponsors and supporters of these events,thousands of lost or abandoned animals will have a safe place to go this year!

Don’t Miss Fur Ball 2012Save the Date!March 24, 2012

Page 8Community supportSteady SidekicksOur Steady Sidekicks friends give a donationon a monthly basis. Participants in this programwill be listed in each of our newsletters.Call Tori Menard at 632-6655 for moreinformation. We are “paws”itively thankfulfor you!Since 2006Robert BraunschweigJames FlournoyWilbur and Jarus McClureRodney and Grace PhillipsJerry and Kay JessenArnold RotnerPaul LiamosCharles W. VaughnDouglas and Jacqueline NewportRobert and Marilyn StanfillRobert and Barbara JacquesSince 2007William and Robina LewisMelodie FosterPaul and Patricia M. Becker,Laura Bowen and Joe HarmonGlen E. and Susan GarrettMary Lou CoblentzSince 2008Oliver and MaryAnne BerryKathlyn J. AustinNicole ZombergSteven WellerBrunhild DunhamStephen and Diedre HunterEarl W. and Carol P. KabeisemanBlaze CardellaKaren SandersCharlene EbelSince 2009Carol FilkeyTerry A RootSusan MaxwellLaura JohnsonBo and Barbara ShortLisa HoveyKeith HoveySince 2010John and Marietta ParrMarti SalasSince 2011Michelle StewartCarole MaloneyArnold and Zerita GillisSusan BarelaDarrol and Donna CameronPamela HamiltonTerry and Margaret BevansDiane HansonJoanne MaiMichelle YarberThank you to the following businessesfor displaying our donations boxes:Aamco TransmissionsAlpine DentalAlbertson’s (Yellowstone)Arby’sAvenues Pet ClinicBouquets UnlimitedBuck’s Auto RepairCool River LiquorsDairy QueenDell Range LiquorsD.T.’s LiquorEclectic ElephantFrontier Vet ClinicGreat Harvest BreadStarbucks - Albertson’s (Yellowstone)Town & Country LiquorUncle Charlie’s LiquorWYHY Credit UnionYellowstone Animal HospitalYoga Zion StudiosThank you to the following businessesand individuals for ongoing support:#1 PropertiesFour Paws Pet SalonAbsolute ElectricBuck’s Auto RepairCheyenne Pet ClinicCSU Veterinary Teaching HospitalHawk GraphicsJeff Ross / Open VistasLaramie County Community CollegeMan’s Best Friend GroomingPetcoSafeway #2667Shirley McCown (Pet Loss Support)Unified People’s Federal Credit UnionWalmart #1315WYHY Federal Credit UnionWyoming Tribune EagleThank you to the following mediasponsors for continued support:Appaloosa BroadcastingChannel 5 CBS and the Cheyenne CWCheyenne HeraldCheyenne NetworkClear ChannelK2TVKCWY Channel 13KYOYLaramie County Community College’s Channel 11Montgomery BroadcastingOptimumTownsquare MediaTrader’s Shopper’s GuideWarren SentinelWyoming NetworkWyoming Tribune Eagle

Holiday and ColdWeather Tips for PetsThe Winter Season often brings lotsof activity and excitement, and thereare some things to remember to helpkeep your pets safe this season.It’s best to keep your pet’s diet assimilar as possible throughout theholidays. It can be tempting to give yourpets a holiday feast like your own, butdisrupting their diet can cause stomachupset or even injury. For example,turkey bones are brittle and sharp andshouldn’t be given to dogs to chew on.Desserts like chocolate can be especiallydangerous for dogs.Dogs and cats aren’t always as socialas we think. Sometimes a lot ofnew faces, like those at a party, can bestressful to pets. Consider giving petstheir own, quiet room during get-togethers.This will also keep them safe fromguests feeding them table scraps andfrom escaping through the front door aspeople come and go.Many holiday decorations look likegreat toys, especially to cats. Tinsel,if eaten, can wreck havoc on a cat’sinsides, sometimes requiring surgeryto remove. Christmas trees can fall andinjure curious cats and dogs. Flickeringcandles look like fun toys to some cats.Remember that just because your pethas a fur coat, they are not immuneto the cold weather. The best place forpets is indoors with their owners. If theymust stay outside, ensure they haveadequate shelter from the weather andplenty of food and fresh water.In the News ...Rabies is still hereThe threat of rabies still existsin Laramie County. Beginning lastJanuary, the area has reported severalcases of the disease. It’s the firsttime since before 1984 that LaramieCounty has seen rabies among its wildanimals. So far, the disease has onlybeen discovered in skunks and bats,but it is highly contagious and couldeasily spread to other wild animals,livestock and pets.Rabies is transmitted throughsaliva and mucus. Any contact with arabid animal’s saliva in an open woundor cut or through being bitten cantransmit the disease. It is extremelydeadly to humans and other animals.Animals already vaccinated are saferfrom the disease.It is extremely important thatresidents remain diligent about vaccinatingpets and livestock and keep aneye out for any animals acting sick.Rabid animals can appear disoriented,confused, scared or aggressive.Anyone that comes into contactwith any animal that is behavingstrangely or appears sick should notapproach it and should call CheyenneAnimal Control at 635-1453 immediately.Cheyenne Animal Control officersare patroling neighborhoods, informingresidents about the rabies riskand writing tickets for non-compliancewith the law requiring rabies vaccinations.Cheyenne Animal Shelter Volunteer ProgramDo you have the time, heart and passion for animals?Our volunteer program may be for you!For more information, call us at: 307-632-6655Page 9

In Honor & In Memory of Friends July 1 to Sept 30, 2011IN HONOR OF PEOPLEIN HONOR OF PETSIN MEMORY OF PEOPLEPage 10A Wonderful Little Boy Who Makes “Ally”Crafts/Donates MoneyBeck CheekAnonymous“Baby Girl”Berit & Erika RenfroShirley Ann DollJohn & Barbara Rogers“Baby”Bill & Shiloh WillinghamMark WalkerTonya Farnsworth“Boo & Zoey”Bo & Barb Short’s AnniversaryStacey HaefeleDavid & Kay Sanchez“Bruce”Capt. Patricia Schmultz’s BirthdayAshley VivianEleanor Mac Millan“Charlie”Chris MontgomerySusan C. CarlsonWilliam & Robina Lewis“Ebonny”Cindy MarekCesar & Dorothy GuerraL. Michael & Janice“Golden Cat”McCrakenCarolyn EgglestonCindy Marek & Michael McCraken’sBirthday“Indy”Marvel H. McCrakenRobert MitchellFran Rognoni’s Birthday“Jake”Louis & Susan RognoniDarrell & Lori RobertsonGayle Roberts“Krami”Bo & Barb ShortSusan TigueLois DiMezzo’s Birthday“Lil Miss”Louis & Susan RognoniMike MartinezMelissa Lieske“Lovie(Soccer) & Cody”Andrea ReedOliver & MaryAnne BerryHogs for Dogs People“Max”(Mike/Michol Wright, Howard Segal,Christina WoodwardDennis/Cheryl Rafferty, Scott/Nancy “Miss Hudson”Nelson, Amber Nelson, Laura Hauffe, DotCatherine J. LymanBeinlich, Tanya Madrid, Craig/MonicaSpradlin and Derrik and Gretchen) “Smokey”Rick CollordRandy & Pamela JohnsonMike & “Magnum” Wright“Sophia”Tonya L. FarnsworthKatie HerringtonMike McCraken’s Birthday“Winston”Joseph R & Cindy MarekRoger & Kathryn Alexander“Molly & Spanky”Shannon BeyerJim ZachmanJayne BroylesGreg Litecky(Michael & Adriene Kirkland,Thomas/Martha Cowley, Maurice/BonnieBrown, Roy/Pam Norman, Vicki Weitz,Lorene Schrader, Charles Brayshaw, ScottFamily, Shirley Bryan, Nicholas/LeonaGill, Barbara Bower, Kathy Sitzman,Mark/Sharon Daly)Andrew Allen(Max/Gayla Maxfield, DonaldMason, Curtis/Judith Everling, Ken/Pennie Robinson, Kenneth Messick,Bronwen Anderson, Barbara Ridgeway,James/Eloice Lewis, Taylor O’Holleran,Charles/Jo Dell Wing, Colorado RuralHealth Center, Alyson Wallberg, DavidSpindler, Tina Fearneyhough, BeckyAnders, Melissa Sosa, Jean Bouley, JamesRidgeway, Shauna Lockwood, DavidVance, Thomas/Barbara Buchanan)Bob HollandHarry & Bonnie MillerBrent Huston Twitchell(Dustin/Lorrie Colbert, Aaron/Chelsea Colbert, Linville/Susan Vann,Shari Bremer, Debra Eccli)Carl FedderCharles SamuelsonDan DickCheryl AyersDave MaceyDavid Foreman & Tom/Philecia FitzgeraldDolores FlemingPatrick/Ann Deck, JudyKlindworthEvelyn Vosler AbbottJames & Frances SmithGale McQuate(Philip/Toni Hayes, Joseph

Devine, Lennie Sandlian, Nelda Nab,Beth Mathews, Anne Cybulski-Sandlian,Jana Krmpotich)Harry Krause(Urban/Carol Kack, Melvin/Sherri Hensley, Leroy/Joan Graham)Jean RoundsArthur/Beverly Lockman,Larry/Lucille PerryJim FlinchumWyoming Tribune EagleLarry JacksonJames Earnest JacksonLaVonne StansburyCharles/Jo Dell Wing, Chris/Lori HopwoodLowell RymillPatty SchmitzMarjorie BrinkShirley McCownMartha TriplettNeese, Vene Yorke, Blanche Coburn, “Jasmine & Moose”Dave/Abbie Callahan, Tommy/MelissaJudy WhitleyWatson, John Zumborn, Tom/MaryLouGrady, Tyler, Wilson, Carie Neese, “Killer”Virginia Tominc)Jack & Alice WaechterPhyllis Smith“Lola”Ronald/LaVelle Van VoastJim & Donna WeaverRon Hilton“Lola”(Mary Carlson, The KaiserBill & Toni ThomsonFamily Trust, Dale/Sharon Keizer,“Luno”Ronald/Connie Bechtholdt, Philip/ToniHayes, Sandi McNulty, Kenneth/KathyTiffany PasqualeSpurrier, Barbara Ihde, Vern/Dorothy “Max Ahern”Sims, Holly Hansen, Duane Stevenson,Robert & Surbrugg, SandraDon/Belinda Moench, Betty Horn, MarisaPrenticeHilton, Bruce Bell)“Max”Ron NicksMax & Gayla MaxfieldWilliam C. Beaman“Millie Miller”Shelley ReesLevi & Janelle MartinMichael/Margaret Schilling,Gayle Treber“Petey”Bill & Toni Thomson“Pumpkin”USDA-NASSIN MEMORY OF PETSSusan WhetstoneMary Hartman“Puppy”(Osco Pharmacy, Derr, Henry “Ginger”and Kathleen, Aundrea Thompson, MartaRaymond & CynthiaHartman, Stan/Mary Hartman, MD)WorthingtonMichelle Arnold“Annie & Maggie”(Jill Martin, John/MicheleGlenn & Dolores CrockWoodbury, Michael/Cindy Hager,Norman/Vicki McAlpin, Joyce Wagner, “Teddy Bear”Terry/Dianne Thomsen, Kathleen Thomas,Margaret ParrottRoy/Pam Norman, Curtis/Judith Everling,“Aragon”Robert/Pamela Mansfield, Mary Bledsoe,Lyn Meiners, Stephanie Sumner-Zappone,William & Frances TormeySteve/Rena Krause)“Bandit Joe Smith”Faye HonakerBrenda SmithCharles Samuelson“Brandi”Naomi RoundsCarol A. KasperThomas/Nanette Ourada, Julie“Corky”Witcraft, Gaylord/Emma Fosdick)Carolyn TurbivilleNellie Hanzalik“Jack Frost”Ronald/Ella Mae BrownLarry & Lucille PerryOlive Roeseler“Jake”(Joseph Grady, John Blenz,Lucas Neese, David Blenz, Steve/DeenaSharon Sailor“Rowdy”“Saxa”“Stash”“Tommy”“Fred”Kutle HoangBobby & Mary Lou MarcumMax & Gayla MaxfieldRonald & Connie BechtholdtM. Bonnie OslerScott & Alice PreheimPage 11

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. PostagePAIDCheyenne, WYPERMIT NO. 115Cheyenne Animal Shelter/Services800 Southwest DriveCheyenne, WY 82007If they could thank you themselves ...... they would.