MEET CHARLIE Continued from page 7 considering that it wasn’t even on the radar of my vets or anyone else I spoke with around here). Please spread the word if you can. If you know anyone who purchased a Cavapoo around May/June from Utah county (the owner of this litter is in Mapleton), they may have bought from this litter and their dog will need to be treated! Sadly, the breeder has refused to acknowledge all my attempts to communicate the problem and it’s solution so she could pass the word on to others who purchased from her. If your puppy or dog struggles with similar “allergy” symptoms as Charlie did, I recommend looking into canine scabies as a possible cause
and begin treatment right away. I would love to give any advice I can from our experience. Feel free to contact me (especially if you have any leads on any of Charlie’s littermates!) at meleskulls@gmail.com. *The photos are from when I got him, when it became very bad, when we found out he had scabies, when we started treating him, and now the present day! Charlie hiding in his kennel for refuge
Charlie’s progress through fighting scabies
FOSTER SOME KITTENS Do you love kittens, but don’t want to end up with a house full of cats? Well, here’s an opportunity to indulge your furry fancies by fostering some in-need kittens at South Utah Valley Animal Shelter (SUVAS). Help a batch of kittens thrive in your care for a short time, and then return them to the shelter as adoption-ready, human-acclimated felines. SUVAS Director, Kiersten Muford explains: With the high demand put on our employees and the number of animals entering our shelter, we find ourselves with cats and kittens that need more care than we have time for. We do not have aroundthe-clock staff to help abandoned, malnourished, newborn kittens in need. The community can help us through our foster program. By taking these kittens into a home, it gives them the best chance of survival and ultimately, to be adopted. Currently our foster program at SUVAS mainly focuses on kittens and special-need cats. 8
Foster opportunities would generally be for: A litter of orphaned kittens without a mother Individually orphaned kittens A mother cat with a litter of kittens, or A medical recovery cat or kitten. Fosters are required to fill out an application which will be reviewed by the shelter manager. Fosters must also watch a training video and answer a short set of questions about the video. Inquiring fosters will meet with our foster coordinator in order to become familiar with our procedures and to identify which type of fostering will be best for you and your home. Are you ready to start helping us save lives? (And to have some fun?) To begin fostering, please visit: https://www. suvas.org/volunteer-foster
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Charlie and Fifi finally back to their happy selves
