The Daily Bark: Pleas From the Pound and Other Happenings Volume5,Issue2,May1,2013
Mange-Free and Happy Puglets Find HomesBy Antinea Ascione
Inside: Puglets Update 1 Contact Info 4 Pet First Aid 3 Upcoming Events 5Contribution Form 4 Dear Miss Molly 5
OnJan.5,2013,4LuvofDogRescuewasintroducedtofivenewfriends—Mohawk,Spike,Gizmo,GladysandIvy.Thesefivelittlepugpuppies(puglets,ifwemay)wereallsufferingfromdemo-decticmange,andunfortunatelytheirbreedercouldnotaffordthecostsoftheirtreatment.Theywerebroughtto4LuvofDogRescue,andwewerehappytotakecareofthem.
Asmanydogloversmayalreadyknow,mangeisaskindiseasebroughtonbytheoverpopulationofparasiticmites.Thepresenceofsuchmitesonahouseholdpetis
extremelycommon–theyliveinthehairfolliclesofmostdogswithoutanyissues.Itishowever,whenadog’simmunesystembecomescompromised,duetoillness,un-healthylivingsituations,stressorthelike,thatthesemitesareabletomultiplyinlargenumbers,result-inginmange.Symptomstypicallyappearaboutaweekafteronsetandcanincludehairloss,baldspots,scabbing,sores,intenseitch-ingandevenlossofappetite.Leftuntreated,mangecanevenbecomelifethreatening.Whenthepugletscametous,mostoftheirfurwasmissing.LuckilyforMohawk,Ivyandtheirsiblings,wewereable
totreattheirmangeandgettheirglossycoatsback.
Tobegin,itwasofftothevet.Thepupswerethenprescribedadailyoralmedicine,specialshampooandfrequentbaths.Soonafterwebegantheirtreatmentplan,theyre-spondedandhavebeenimprovinginleapsandboundssince.Resultswereseeninaslittleasaweek’stime!They’vebeentakentothevetforcheckupsevery30daystomarktheirprogress.
Allthiscouldnothavebeendonewithoutthehelpofalltheirfans, Continued on page 2
GizmoGladysIvy
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“Mange can be eas-
ily treated—it just takes time, patience and sometimes a little expense.”
Spike
Continued from page 1ofcourse.Assoonastheirstorywasmadepublicandtheirpicturespostedtotherescue’sFacebookpage,supportcamerushingin!TheBarktasticFour,agroupdevotedtoorganizingcharityauctionstobenefitrescuepets,heldanauc-tioninhonorofthepuglets,rais-ingmorethan$900tohelpwiththeirtreatment.Andofcoursenoonecouldresisttheurgetotakethemhomeafteronelookattheir(mange-free)faces.They’veallbeenadoptednowandarejusttakingtimetogetadjustedtotheirnewhomes.Thepugsarestilltak-ingtheirmedication,justtostayonthesafeside,butshouldallbedonewithitquitesoon.
Itisimportanttoknowthatmangecanbeeasilytreated—itjusttakes
time,patienceandsometimesalittleexpense.Forthosewhosebelovedpetmayhavemange,butknowthecostoftreatmentwouldbechallenging,thereareafewhomeremediesthatcanbetried.Butwealwaysrecommendgoingtothevetfirsttodeterminetheskincondition.Thefollowinghometreatmentsarethosewithwhichpeoplehaveseenmostsuccess:
•Bathethepupwithamixtureofhydrogenperoxideandborax.Use1to2tablespoonsofboraxforev-ery500ccof1%hydrogenperox-ide,makingsurethatitthoroughlydissolves.Coverthedog’sfurwiththesolution(donotgetitintheeyesormouth).Letitdrynaturallysothatitcanbeabsorbedbytheskin.Trythisonceaweek,butfornolongerthanatwo-monthperiod.-Intheearlystagesofmitesafewdropsofoliveoilappliedtothemangypatchescanhelpsoothetheirritationandkillthemites.•Washyourdog’sbeddingfre-quentlyandkeephis/herlivingareaassterileaspossibleuntilhe/sherecovers.•Bathandbrushyourdogregular-lytohelpremovescalesandscabs.•Dietarysupplementscanassistwithhealing.SupplementsthatcanhelpimproveskinconditionsincludevitaminE,vitaminCandfishoil.
Ifyourpupdoesnotrespondtotreatment,youshouldtakehimtothevettogetmedicationthatcanhelpgetridofthemangeandputthatpepbackinyourpup’sstep.
Mohawk
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April is Pet First Aid Awareness MonthBy Tracy LeeSpringishere…orthat’swhatthecalendarsaysanyway.Withwarmertemperaturesit’snaturaltothinkaboutthefunjustaroundthecorner.Soontheboatswillbeoutonthelakes,andfamilieswillbecampingoutintentsandtravelingacrossthecountryforvacations.Morethanlikelyyouwillhaveyourbestfourleggedpalwithyouforallthosememories.Sowhilewewaitforthosewarmertempera-turestofinallyarrive,weshouldtakeafewminutestoeducateour-selvesduringPetFirstAidAware-nessMonththisApril.Nowisanexcellenttimetothinkofpreparingyourselfforanemergency.Wouldyoubereadytotakeactionifyourpetwasunabletoswimbacktotheboatandsinksbelowthewater?WouldyouknowhowtoperformCPR?Whatifyouwerehikingtrailstogetherandhehadasharpobjectstuckinhispaw?Wouldyoubepreparedwithtoolstoalleviatehispain?Aperson’sinitialreac-tionistocontacttheirvetinanemergency,butbeingonthesceneandfamiliarwiththesetechniques,couldkeepyourfurryfriendalive!
AccordingtotheAmericanRedCross,petCPRisaseasyasA,BandC.
A-AirwayIfyourpetisunconsciousforunknownreasons(andwasn’tinanaccident)hemayhavechokedonsomething.Openhismouth,lookforanobstructionandtrytore-moveit.(Donotplaceyourfingersinsidethemouthifyourpetiscon-scious;hemaybite.)Youmayhavetouseabdominalthrustsorbackblowstodislodgeit.
B-BreathingIfyouhaveacatoradogwithasnoutsmallenoughtocompletelyfitinyourmouth,enclosetheentiremouthandnoseareawithinyourmouth.Ifyourdog’ssnoutwon’tfitinyourmouth,holdhismouthclosedandputyourmouthoverhisnose.Exhaleandwatchforthechesttorise.
C-Circulation Feelforyourpet’sheartbeat.Youwillwanttofeelaroundwheretheleftelbowtouchesthechest.Don’tassumethathishearthasstoppedwhenhe’snotbreathing.Ifyourpetisconsciousandrespondingtoyou,hisheartisbeating.Performchestcompressionsonlywhenthereisnoheartbeat.
CutoutthereferenceguidebelowforCPRandincludeitinyour
emergencyfirstaidkitalongsideacurrentpictureofyourpetandvaccinationrecords.Othervaluableitemstohaveinyourpetfirstaidkitinclude:•Veterinarian’sofficeandafter-hoursnumbers•Muzzlethatfitsyourpet•Plentyofsterilebandages,gauzepads,gauzerolls•Coldcompress•Non-latexgloves•Bluntendscissors(bandagescis-sors)•Stypticpowdertostoptoenailsfrombleeding•Tweezers•Sterileeyewashandeyelubricant•Sterilewater-basedlubricant(suchasKY®Jelly)•Syringe,babydosesize•Medsorotheritemsforyourpet’sspecificmedicalconditions
Togethands-onexperi-encewithanimalCPRandmoresuggestionsofwhattoincludeinpetemergencykits,youcancontactyourlocalAmericanRedCrossforupcomingcourses.AmyKracht,4LuvofDogRescue’svicepresident,remindsuswhenitcomestofirstaidkitstoremembertoactuallytakeitwithyouwhileontrips,camping,etc.Anev-erydayprecautionapetownercantakeispro-vidingaccesstofreshwaterandventilation. Continued on page 4
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Contact Information 4LuvofDogRescuePOBox9283Fargo,ND58106-9283
Phone:(701)205-0190
Pleaseunderstandthatourphoneismonitoredbyvolunteers.Ifnooneanswers,leaveusamessagethatincludes:
•Yourname•Phonenumber•E-mailaddress•Whyyouarecalling•Thebesttimetoreachyou
Wewillmakeeveryattempttorespondtoyourinquirywithin48hours.Ourpreferredmethodofcontactise-mail.E-mailusat:
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Continued from page 3Petfinder’ssectionondog’shealthexplainsthatsincedogscompletelyrelyonpantingtocoolthemselvestheycanoverheatveryquickly.
“Peopledon’tthinkabouthoweasyitisfordogstogetoverheated,evennowsincewinterdoesn’twanttoleaveFargoanytimesoon,”SueAnnHornerof4LuvofDogsaid.
Thereisnocriticaltemperaturetoavoid,sinceheatstrokecanoc-curatevenlowerenvironmentaltemperaturesifthehumidityisveryhigh.Itisespeciallyimportanttobecautiouswithshort-nosedbreedssuchasPugs,ShiTzusandBoxers,whohaveshorterfacesornoses.Thesebreedsareespeciallypronetosufferingfromheatstrokeastheyaren’tabletopantasefficientlyasdogswithlongerfaces.
Youcanneverbetoopreparedforanemergency.Justthinkofitasthebesttoolsandinformationyouhopefullywillneverneedtouse.
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Dear Miss Molly ...
Have a question for Dear Miss Molly? Please e-mail [email protected].
QWhatis4Dxtesting?
AAhh,4DxtestingisusuallythoughtofasHeartworm
testing,butactuallyitisacombi-nationoftests.OfcourseittestsforHeartworm,butalsoErluichia,LymeandAnaplasma.Huh,yousay?Well,letmeexplain…HeartwormDiseaseiscarriedbymosquitoesandtransmittedthroughbites.Apositiveheart-wormtestindicatesthepres-enceofwormswithinthedog’sheart.Heartwormdiseaseisverydangerous,withthewormscaus-ingseriouscardiovascularandpulmonarydisease.Treatmentistypicallyabout$400to$600-plusandmustbecarriedoutoverasix-monthperiodtodecreasetheriskofcomplicationsfromkillingtheworms.Preventivedrugsarehighlyeffective,andwhenregularlyad-ministered,willprotectmorethan99percentofdogsandcatsfromheartworm.Mostcompromisesinprotectionresultfromfailuretoproperlyadministerthedrugsdur-
ingseasonaltransmissionperiods.Inregionswherethetemperatureisconsistentlyabove57°Fyear-round,acontinuouspreventionscheduleisrecommended.Annualheartwormtestingishighlyrecom-mendedforpetownerswhochoosetouseminimaldosingschedules.
LymeDiseaseiscausedbyabacteriathatistransmittedbyadeertickbite.Thediseasetypicallycausesjointstiffness,feverandlossofappetite,butinrarecasescanalsoleadtorenalfailure.
AnaplasmaPhagocytophilumisarickettsialdiseasethat,likeLymeDisease,istransmittedviadeertickbites.ThesymptomsarealmostidenticaltoLymeDisease,thoughitcanalsocauseplateletlossandsubsequentbleedingdisorders.
ErluichiaCanisisanothertick-bornerickettsialdisease,likeLymeDisease.Itsprimarysymptomsarebleedingdisorders.Thebestwaytotrytopreventitistotestearlyinthespring(needtomakesurenotinfected)andthengiveusthose
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Upcoming EventsMeet the Dogs: Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart
Meet the Dogs: Tuesday, May 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart
Meet the Dogs: Tuesday, June 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart
Meet the Dogs: Tuesday, July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart
*Save the Date: Brat Stand at Fargo Cash Wise, July 26 and 27*
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