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BATTY FOR BATS 2012 by Adam Pankratz, NEW Zoo Intern and Angela Kawski, Education Coordinator, North-East Wisconsin Zoo Pet Journal Contributors People around the world are celebrating bats this year. That’s right, bats! By proclamation of the United Nations Environment Programme, 2011-2012 is International Year of the Bat. Even though they have the unique distinction of being the world’s only flying mammal, bats’ secretive nature can make their importance easy to overlook. These often-misunderstood creatures are of incredible importance to a wide range of ecosystems all over the world. With over 1200 species inhabiting every continent except Antarctica, bats play a crucial role in pollination, seed dispersal, and insect control, while also helping to maintain biodiversity worldwide. The 1200 species of bats account for almost a quarter of all mammal species on the planet! Simply examining the amazing diversity among bat species gives us an idea of their intrinsic value. For example, Southeast Asia’s Bumblebee bat is the smallest mammal on Earth, weighing in at less than two grams! On the other hand, the title of the world’s largest bat belongs to the Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, which possesses a wingspan measuring five feet! One of Africa’s most impressive migrations involves eight million straw-colored fruit bats, as they travel over 1250 miles each year.
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Whether or not we realize it, bats play an important role in the lives of each and every one us. For example, insecteating bat species help control populations of insects that we view as pests, including those annoying mosquitoes and the other, pesky insects that feed on crops. A large colony of 1.5 million bats can even consume over 11,000 pounds of insects in just one night!
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Dear Readers, Happy Easter and thank you for reading the April issue of Pet Journal. This month Pet Journal will be available at the Sheboygan County 4-H Cat Project 17th Annual Household Cat Show at the Sheboygan Falls Minicipal Building in Sheboygan Falls. Due to time constrants part 4 of the Act 90 article will apear in a future issue of Pet Journal. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - Batty for Bats 2012
by A. Pankratz and A. Kawski
5 - About our Cover Model Editors Notes 6 - Holistic & Natural Options for You & Your Pets hosted by V. Rabe hosted by K. Hoelzel hosted by C. Larson
7 - Non-Living Sources of Stress that can cause Fish Disease and Death - Part 2 by M. Verner
9 - Ask Scrappy!
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10 - Fuzzy the Saber Tooth Rabbit from The Practical Pet Vet
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14 - Let All Go to Bat for Bats! by K. Diedrich
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And my pack of dogs is busting at the So, where do you start? screen door for the first tastes of budding green grass since last summer. First, clean up the diet. For animals We’re all being teased by this early ar- prone to seasonal allergies, begin with Last month, I took a stroll down the rival of warmer than usual weather. the “no’s”, no corn, no wheat, no soy,and aisles of the grocery and big-box stores no diary. Read labels! checking all the awful ingredients in Many trees and some very brave flowstore-bought dog and cat treats. It was ers are beginning to bud out, and rest asIf you are purchasing food by cost so much fun and enlightening, that I sured pollen will be arriving on the heels more than quality, you are compoundthought this month I would take a stroll of that north bound southern wind. For ing the problem by feeding poor quality down the aisles of the dog food section. some of us and our pets, allergy season food. This may be even more important beseems to have every intention of makcause this is what your dog would eat ing us miserable much earlier than usual You may even be feeding ingredients daily. this year. that are causing your pet’s allergies. Poor quality meat by-products, grain byI can’t help but stop at this really colJust like humans, many dogs and even products, and artificial soy proteins may orful bag of food that I see on commercats suffer to some degree from season- be compromising the natural immunity cials all the time. The commercial has a al allergies. Since the list of possible al- of your pet. man saying that he is a vet and he feeds lergens is practically endless, finding the his dog the best food with all the carbs exact culprits is virtually impossible. Buy foods that feature whole meats his dog needs for energy. The bag has such as beef, chicken, duck, turkey, etc. an adorable hairy dog on it and beautiWith some pets, you just have to real- and real vegetables, not meat by-prodful colors of meat and vegetables. It reize that you can’t outrun genetics, but ucts, cheap grain fillers, glutens and arally looks yummy and impressive, so let’s good supplements and an improved diet tificial dyes. take a look at the ingredients and clear can certainly help. a few things up for the unknowing conDiversify the meat proteins your pet sumer. I forgot all about all the beautiWhile a trip to the veterinarian may eats. ful colors these little nuggets have. The provide you with a prescription for an first couple ingredients are ground yelantihistamine or a corticosteroid drug if There are less common proteins such low corn, corn gluten meal, and whole symptoms are severe, neither will cor- as bison, venison tripe, beaver, pork, wheat flour. Did you know that corn, rect the underlying immune system dys- peasant, and rabbit. These meats, most wheat and soy are the three biggest offunction that causes the problem. pets, don’t tend to have allergies to since fenders for dog’s allergies? When the these proteins haven’t been over used in commercial says your dog needs all In the case of corticosteroid drugs pet foods. these carbs for energy, remember that (such as Prednisone), the effects of the dogs are meat eaters. In the wild, they extended use can be far worse than the Equally important, start supplementwouldn’t be running willie nillie through allergy itself. ing your pet’s diet with fish and vegethe fields eating corn off the cob and table oils that are rich in Omega 3 fatty wheat out of the fields as you are told. In my opinion, drugs should be an in- acids RIGHT NOW. They would be eating a dead animal, as tervention, not a lifestyle. a first choice.
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A NATURAL CURE FOR BLADDER INFECTIONS by Cheryl Larson, Holistic Pet Consultant, Down to Earth, Holistic & Natural Columnist h&n-clarson@petjournalmidwest.com Most bladder infections are caused by the bacteria E. coli. We all have E. coli in our intestines and on our skin, while they aren’t dangerous strains they do cause most bladder infections. About half of women get a bladder infection sometime in their lives and it is a very common problem for dogs and cats. The number one reason why cats go to the vet is lower urinary tract disease, according to veterinary insurance claims. The E. coli bacteria have little tips called “pilli” that have protein receptors on the end. Those receptors bind to mannose molecules that your bladder cell has on the surface. Taking mannose as a supplement tricks the bacteria into attaching to the free floating supplement and gets flushed through the urethra. D-Mannose is a wholly absorbable sugar that you take in capsule or powder form. It’s a non-metabolizable sugar, which means it doesn’t wreck pH balance, it doesn’t wreck blood sugar, it doesn’t prompt additional pancreatic stress (insulin release), and it doesn’t change the level of good to bad bacteria in your pet’s digestive tract. You or your pet absorbs the sugar whole and it is excreted through the kidneys and into the bladder. Bacteria are attracted to an energy source, so when D-mannose is present in the urine, the bacteria leave the lining of your cat’s bladder, clinging to the D-Mannose, and your cat voids out the bacteria.
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bolic waste that may otherwise cause allergic reactions if left in the body. The Omega 3 fatty acids are essential com- idea: get the allergenic stuff out of the ponents in regulating the inflammatory body before inflammation is triggered. response to an invading allergen. LICORICE ROOT (Glycyrrhiza glabra/uralensis In my opinion, the best essential fatty I regard licorice root as perhaps the acids have whole-body-wild-harvested most broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory fish oil as the primary ingredient. Prodherb available. In addition to strong livucts that are made from farm raised er-support attributes, this herb contains salmon or other cultivated sources may an assortment of phytosterol constitucontain carcinogenic contaminants like PCBs or antibiotics and growth hor- ents that may server to supplement the body’s natural production of cortisone; mones. a hormone that serves to further slow To help alleviate some of the allergy and regulate the body’s inflammatory symptoms, you may want to add some response. It is also anti-tussive and expectorant, meaning that it will help make natural herbs into your pets’ daily diet. your pet’s coughs and sneezes less vioGreg Tilford, author of “Herbs for lent and productive.
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Pets,” recommends the following herbs that are safe for dogs and cats, and are the basis of his ‘Spring Tonic,’ which is a tincture formula, that I carry in my store. The following is an excerpt from his book, reprinted with permission of the author.
NETTLE (Urtica spp) At the top of my list of anti-allergy success stories is nettle leaf. Many people and their animals that have found symptomatic relief from daily use of this herb, especially when its use is commenced at the earliest onset of hay fever season. One of the predominant theories of how nettle works is centered on the release of histamine. Histamine is a protein produced by the body that contributes to the body’s inflammatory responses. If histamine is released by the body too quickly or in too much abundance, symptoms such as swelling, sneezing and coughing are more likely to occur. Nettle’s chemistry includes an interesting assortment of proteins and histamine-like compounds that herbalists (like myself) believe may slow the body’s own release of histamine, thus lessening severity of allergy symptoms. EYEBRIGHT (Euphrasia officinalis) Herbalists have used eyebright for centuries to help relieve inflammation of upper respiratory mucus tissues. Eyebright is also thought to help support and strengthen various liver functions, meaning that is helps with the body’s elimination of systemic waste that may otherwise compound the allergy sscenario. BURDOCK (Arctium lappa/minor) Burdock has been used since ancient times as a safe, gentle liver tonic. In both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine (where it is known as “gobo”) burdock has been long regarded as a specific remedy for various forms of chronic dermatitis. It is thought to work by supporting the liver in the elimination of protein byproducts and other meta-
Note: This article is for educational purposes only, and is reflective only of the opinion of its author. Nothing in its content is intended to prescribe any course of therapy or substitute the care and advice of a qualified veterinary practitioner. Gain knowledge – pass it forward.
Editor’s Note: Karey Hoelzel owns Critters Pet Nutrition, 2593 Fairview Rd, Neenah, WI. Her shop caters to those who prefer natural and holistic free range foods for dogs and cats, offering grain free, raw frozen and freeze dried foods and treats, natural supplements and Young Living Essential Oils. Copyright 2012 Karey Hoelzel.
BLADDER from page 6. Mannose into your cat or dog’s protocol daily for preventive therapy as a means of helping to prevent infection from occurring. Many D-Mannose supplements combine with cranberry, an old standby, to help flush bacteria and resolve urinary tract infections. Cranberry also slightly increases acidity, helping to prevent or dissolve certain crystals. To help heal irritation of the lining of the urethra from crystals or bacteria, supplements are available with cornsilk, marshmallow, horsetail and vitamin C. You and your friends no longer need to suffer the discomfort of urinary tract infections by taking a preventative.
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THAT CAN CAUSE FISH DISEASE AND DEATH - PART 2 by Melissa Verner, The Betta Boutique, Appleton Pet Journal Contributor
PARASITES White Spot Disease, ICH The body and fins are covered with small white spots; it literally looks like your fish has been salted. In heavy infestations, the skin may be covered with slimy gray patches. As the disease progresses, the fish becomes emaciated and less active, and scratches against objects. The best treatment for ICH is to slowly raise your tanks temperature to 85 degrees and use aquarium salt. This means slowly raising the temperature one to two degrees per day until you reach 85 degrees. Leave it there for four days and then slowly lower it back down to maintain the temperature between 82 and 84 degrees. Besides raising your temperature we recommend adding aquarium salt to your tank. Add one tablespoon per five gallons. If you haven’t ever used aquarium salt, break up the recommend dose into two separate doses. Day one, add half of the dose and day two, add the rest. So for a 55 gallon tank, you want a total of eleven tablespoons of salt. Day one add , five tablespoons to your water and day two, add the other six tablespoons. As long as you do not have aquarium plants, it is recommended to keep your fish water slightly salted. Every time you do a water change, add salt for the water you take out. For example on a 55 gallon tank, you would take five gallons out for your weekly water change and when you put the new five gallons in, add one tablespoon of salt. This is the best remedy for ridding your fish of ICH. We do not recommend using any ICH medications as we have found they are not as effective. Fish Lice Fish with lice will rub against rocks and plants and may have clamped fins. Some areas on your fish may have red, inflamed spots and small lice are visible to the naked eye. Fish Lice are about 3/8ths of an inch across, so you can see these dark little dots with eight legs crawling around on the fish. They are flat, rounded in appearance with prominent eyes. The best treatment is to carefully remove the fish lice with a pair of tweezers. Take the fish out of the water and hold him in your hand. Then quickly and carefully pull the lice off of the fish. Siphoning the gravel daily is recomended to remove eggs for the next few days and check all your fish for lice. You need to raise your tanks temperature to 86 degrees. This means slowly raising the temperature one to two degrees per day until you reach 86 degrees. Leave it there for four days, and then slowly lower it back down to maintain the temperature between 82 and 84 degrees.
Velvet Disease The most common symptom of this disease is fine yellow or rusty colored film on the skin; it reminds me of gold dust. Other symptoms to watch out for are scratching against hard objects, clamped fins, lethargic, rapid breathing, and weight loss due to loss of appetite. Sometimes the film may be difficult to see, but can be more easily detected by directing a beam of a flashlight on the fish in a darkened room. The parasite is most often seen on the fins and gills. The best treatment for Velvet is raising your tanks temperature to 86 degrees, turn off the lights for several days and add aquarium salt. In severe cases use Mardel Coppersafe. Hole-in-the-Head Disease This disease causes large cavities and sores on the head and along the lateral line of the fish. The open wounds caused by hole-in-the-head disease are very distinctive. Early signs of this disease are small pits on the head of the fish and the lateral line is sunk in. Holein-the-head disease is believed to be the result of a deficiency of one or several of the following nutrients: Phosphorus, Calcium, Vitamin C and/or Vitamin D. This deficiency can be caused by poor water quality, and poor diet. By doing your weekly water changes and using a good water conditioner you will help improve your tanks water quality. You also need to improve your fishes’ diet by removing feeder fish all together, adding a good pellet or flake food and feeding a good frozen food like bloodworms. Giving your fish a varied diet is the best cure for hole-in-The-head-disease. WARNING: Only use aquarium salt for freshwater fish tanks!!! It is not recommended to use aquarium salt or medications for planted tanks. Aquarium salt and most medications will kill your live plants. As always remember to slowly raise or lower your temperature a degree or two over a couple days. HAPPY FISH KEEPING, Melissa
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SATURDAY March 31 R-Paws Training Session, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 8 am - 1 pm. See event
poster on page 24.
Tammy’s Tack & Feed, Healthy Pet, Home & Farm Expo, Flyaway, Abrams, 10 am - 3 pm. See
Opens May 5th Daily 9 am - 7:30 pm
event poster on page 24.
1 ALL FOOL’S DAY
2 Animal Stories for Preschoolers, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 10 am. See
event poster on page 24.
3 Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
4 Trail Fitness Walks, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 3:30 pm.
See event poster on page 24.
5 Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
6 GOOD FRIDAY
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Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
Trail Fitness Walks, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 3:30 pm.
Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
See event poster on page 24.
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Sheboygan County 4-H Cat Prject 17th Annual Household Pet Show, Sheboygan Falls Muniicipal building, Sheboygan Falls 9 am - 4 pm. See event
Animal Stories for Preschoolers, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 pm. See event
Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
Trail Fitness Walks, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 3:30 pm.
Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
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Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
Morning Bird Walk, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 6:30 am.
Paws Awhile Boutique, 123 N Millitary Ave, Green Bay, 4 pm - 7 pm. Proceeds benefit the GB Animal Rescue.
poster on page 24.
See event poster on page 24.
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See event poster on page 24.
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Two Left Paws at Feed Bag, Mequon, & Pet Supplies Plus, Sheboygan, 11 am - 3 pm
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21 Birthday Party for the Animals, NEW Zoo, Green Bay. See event poster on page 24
Two Left Paws at PetSmart, Sheboygan, 11 am - 3 pm.
poster on page 24.
See event poster on page 24.
Easter Event, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 9:30 am or 11:30 am. See event poster on
Easter EeggStravaganZoo, NEW Zoo, Green Bay, 9 am - 2 pm. See
event poster on page 24.
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28 cont. Sheboygan Co. Humane Society at Memorial Mall, 3347 Kohler Memorial Dr., Sheboygan, 11 am - 3 pm. Two Left Paws at Critter Supply Cedarburg, 11 am - 3 pm.
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ASK SCRAPPY! by Scrappy, the Lovable Pit Bull Pet Journal Columnist and Mascot askscrappy@petjournalmidwest.com
MISTY, ASSISTANT WRITER OF ASK SCRAPPY!
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Hello everyone, it’s April and I’m a happy Scrappy! The snow is gone for the year (hopefully), the trees are starting to bloom, and the grass is green once again. Joy! Best of all, the bunnies are getting prepared for Easter. Not that I’m expecting any of the yummy treats that come with the holiday, because those are very bad for us. I know that many of fellow four legged friends will give the impression that we can’t live another minute if you don’t share a chocolate covered marshmallow egg with you, but you must fight the temptation to give us anything other than our food and treats. I expect that you’ll be faced with all manner of coercion including threats, fainting from hunger, boycotts and pickets, sassiness on an extreme level, climbing onto the dining room table for a face to face barking spree and possibly even a written document of war, but you must remain firm in your determination. It’s for our own good and, sadly, many of us don’t even understand this. I, myself, don’t have the slightest interest in spending one single minute at the emergency vet’s office. Though dramatic, to be certain, but this is one dog that can forego all of that. Misty, on the other hand, would love it. I could just imagine her on an examination table, rolling her big mopey eyes up at the doctor, and letting out the weakest of meows. During this whole ordeal she’d be planning her Oscar acceptance speech and what to wear on the red carpet. I know this sounds kinda mean, but I’ve been alerted that she’s planning a hostile takeover of my column. Through payoffs, blackmail, and extortion, she was hoping to finally have a forum for her manifesto. I couldn’t allow this to happen to my friends, mostly because I’m not really sure what a manifesto is, but it sounds bad. I’m not averse to her taking over writing for a month, if she had something important to discuss that didn’t involve some kind of plot or list of demands. Heck, maybe she’d get an occasional question. Does that sound like a hint, well, it is. Oh, I was just informed that I now have a Facebook page for you to visit. This is news to me and it’s supposed to be my page. I wonder what else I have going? Hmmm!
Well, you’re little friend maybe the best dog in the world when dealing with you, but that may not be the case with a stranger. So, it’s best to keep the doors locked to prevent any possible injury for either dog or human. Besides, once we get a taste of human meat, who knows what could happen when you get back to the car. Who says I don’t have a flair for the dramatic? Ha! There is also the possibility of a pet napping. You leave us a happy pet jumping all over the passenger seat and when you return there’s a poorly worded note making unreasonable demands for our safe return. I know this kinda thing happens since I’ve seen it on television many times. Second, even though the doors may be locked, you must leave the windows open for fresh air flow. That doesn’t mean completely rolled down so we could run wild in the parking lot. See above for one of the possible scenarios. Just enough for air flow throughout the vehicle. Even with the windows open, don’t forget about us in the car. This means no casual shopping, chatting with everyone you see, or stopping to have a heated debate over why we as a nation still give a rat’s butt about the Kardashians. Considering the interior of a vehicle can reach over 100 degrees very quickly on a warm day, we’ll bake like a lobster and when was the last time you saw a happy lobster being pulled out of a pot. On trips where you’ll be away from the vehicle for more than a short run in and run out, leave us at home. Finally, yes my lecture is almost over, be sure to remove anything that would temping to us. This means the much maligned candy, fast food, groceries, anti-freeze or any other car care product, or anything sharp we could chew on and get hurt. I guess this all boils down to, just don’t leave us alone in a vehicle and if you must, make it for extremely short periods of time.
Well, I hope everyone has a great Easter and doesn’t overdo it on the treats and food. I’m sorry I have to remind you guys all the time about over consumption, but I’ve seen how you eat. Voraciously eating up everything in front of you, and that of the any slower eaters at the table, and then looking longingly at With all the unseasonably warm my dish. My food, no, bad human! weather were having, we’ll be begging to go everywhere with you and that Take Care, means road trips. If you didn’t already know, there are a few rules to keep in Editor Note: Scrappy loves to get mail mind when taking us for a drive, long and questions from his readers, please or short. First, never leave us in an un- email him at askscrappy@petjournalmidlocked car. Some people can’t resist a west.com or by mail via the Pet Jounal cute doggy staring at them from inside mailing address on page 5, a vehicle virtually begging for attention. Attn: Ask Scrappy!
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INGREDIENT from page 6. They are meat eaters. The second ingredient was meat, but a meat-byproduct. As you learned in February, by-product can be road kill, euthanized animals from clinics in some areas, and junk meat from grocery stores even with the old containers and the animals may even have old tags and collars on. Yuck. Also, what kind of meat? Is it chicken, is it beef, or is it road kill? How would you know what to avoid if you thought your dog had a meat allergy? You always want your meat source to be a whole meat: beef, chicken, venison, so on. Now, if it is meat meal, that is with the water removed. That actually means there is more meat than if it just says chicken. Ingredients go by weight, and the first five or so ingredients are the majority of your bag. Next, we have animal fat. We need some fat in pet foods, but the word animal doesn’t tell me anything. Watch for it to say beef or chicken. Again, if your dog has allergies you really need to know what all the ingredients are. Now, we have rice flour, soy flour, sugar, again, where is the meat? My dog needs meat, not flour, and sugar; that will just destroy his teeth, cause diabetes, make him fat and get him so hooked on this junk food that you won’t get him to eat anything good for him. We are hardly three rows down the ingredient list on the bag. The next one is the biggie: Propylene glycol. That is in anti-freeze; and in all the junk treats. It’s an ingredient that makes things soft. Would you knowingly give your dog a little anti freeze? Oh, only a little, just a little couldn’t possible hurt them.
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They are only dogs you know. I guess that’s what the manufactures must be thinking. Do you really think they care about your dog’s health? I think dollar signs are what they are really thinking of. Finally, meat, there is actually meat in this bag, but again; I don’t really know what kind of meat. What if they were allergic to beef or chicken or road kill. How would you know? The answer is you wouldn’t know. We have finally come to the beautiful colors in this bag. I see some are yellow, red, green, and brown. I bet your dog really appreciates all those beautiful colors. After all, weren’t they put there just for him? Our dogs don’t care if there is color or not. That is strictly put there as marketing for us. I see red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, and blue 2. This bag also says, ”supports healthy immune system.” Sorry, I didn’t see any omega 3, fish oil, or any digestive enzymes anywhere in this food. This can promote dry, hard stools with not a lot of nutrients. This was just the first bag we hit, but I will guarantee, bag after bag in any grocery store or big-box store will read the same, just a different picture on it. Please learn to read ingredients and know what they are. To recap, stay away from anything that says by-product, corn, wheat and soy, for allergies, and when it just says meat you have no idea what form of meat. You also don’t want any artificial color or chemicals. It is all about food and there is a big difference between them. Just read the labels. Happy hunting!
Editors Note: Victoria Rabe is the owner of Victoria’s Pet Nutrition Center and Boutique in downtown Fond Du Lac. Her store specializes in all natural foods, treats and supplements.
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ASK THE ALPHA DOG by Tamara Pool, 4-Paws Private Training, Pet Journal Columnist alpha-dog@petjournalmidwest.com This month we’re doing something a little different. I talk all the time about “speaking dog” when communicating with your four legged friends. “Be the Alpha Dog!” Recently, a lot of my students have asked me what, exactly, I mean by that. So here it is. This is your guide to canine communication. Communicating with people is, for the most part, verbal communication. There is very little non-verbal communicating going on. There are body signals you can interpret, of course. However, even these change from person to person, so you never really know what is going on in a person’s head.
FUZZY THE SABER TOOTH RABBIT from The Practical Pet Vet blog Bunnies are supposed to have “buck teeth” but their teeth are not supposed to resemble fangs (unless we’re talking about literary legend Bunnicula). Malocclusion, or misalignment of teeth, is not just an unfortunate cosmetic prob- Soiled, matted fur was caught in the lem. It can be an uncomfortable and life bottom teeth. His upper incisors, not threatening disease! readily visible, were also too long and were starting to grow into the roof of Rabbits can have malocclusion or bite his mouth! Fuzzy’s owner had providproblems in either their incisors or cheek ed numerous chew toys in the hopes teeth. Incisors are the central paired top his teeth would naturally wear down. and bottom teeth. Cheek teeth are the However, Fuzzy’s severe underbite prepremolars and molars beside the cheek vents him from bringing his upper and which are used for grinding food. The lower incisors together when he chews incisors and cheek teeth of rabbits grow, so the teeth do not wear down properly. or erupt, continuously. Normally, this Luckily, a thorough history and physical growth is held in check by dental abra- exam revealed no other significant probsion from chewing a diet high in fiber. lems. Fuzzy still had a good appetite, Malocclusion issues cause overgrown was passing normal stool, was a healthy teeth or razor sharp points on the cheek weight and had a glossy hair coat. Even teeth which lead to difficulty eating, better, Fuzzy’s malocclusion problems poor digestion, weight loss, drooling and were limited to his incisors and his cheek painful or infected sores in the mouth. teeth were normal! We were able to trim Fuzzy’s upper and lower incisors during At a little over 18 months of age, the appointment. Fuzzy’s bottom incisors had grown to see UZZY on page 19. nearly an inch long.
Communicating with dogs is entirely non-verbal. Contrary to popular belief, when dogs bark, they are not talking to you. Barking is an attention-getter. Dogs bark at things to get them to come to them or to get them to go away. Commands are, of course, verbal expressions of what you are telling them to do, but this is a small fraction of the communication that takes place between dogs and their leaders. Think of commands as the outward expression of what your body language is telling them. Hand signals are very important when teaching your dog. Dogs are very visual learners. I have known many dogs who would follow the hand signal command 100% of the time and only followed the verbal command 25% of the time. Personally, my dogs are hand signal only. There have even been times where I didn’t even have to give a command or hand signal and they’ve done what I wanted them to do. This is an example of the body language and emotional communication with dogs. The bulk of communication is body language. This body language includes the stance and position of your arms, shoulders, legs and back. Facial expressions, such as eye and mouth positions, are included in this communication, but dogs have a very limited capability for facial expressions. The position of ears and tail also come into play here. It is quite simple to understand what your dog is trying to say if you know what to look for. For example, if the ears are pressed back, the head is down and the tail is tucked, this means that your dog is fearful. If the ears are straight forward and the tail is straight up, this means that your dog is alert and, depending on how ridged the muscles are, they could be in an aggressive mindset. If the ears are in a relaxed position and the tail is hanging nicely, this is a friendly dog that is ready to be greeted.
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When dogs have cropped ears it’s a little tougher to distinguish between moods. You have to watch for the other signals they are sending out. The communication that sets dogs apart from humans is the emotional communication. Dogs can smell all of your emotions because every emotional change is a change in your body chemistry. So they know how you are feeling at all times. Unfortunately, there are human emotions that dogs don’t understand, such as hate and guilt. These emotions are interpreted by dogs to the best of their experience. This is where miscommunication comes into play. If you are feeling worried or scared because of what your dog might do, they may think this feeling is caused by something else and react to the thing that they think is causing this anxiety from you. The mind is a powerful tool to overcoming this lack of communication. If you think to yourself, “I am strong…I am in charge,” it will go a long way to creating that atmosphere among your pack. It’s amazing how connected a dog can be to their Alpha Dog. It takes time and practice to build this connection, but when it’s there, it’s worth all the hard work. Sincerely, Alpha Dog Editors Note: Alpha Dog, Tamara welcomes your questions on pet training, please email her at the email above or by mail: Pet Journal Attn: Alpha Dog 3120 S Business Dr. Suite 270 Sheboygan, WI 53081-4818
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How do ya do? I’m Arthur! I arrived at HEA with my sister, Aggie (we didn’t have names when we arrived at HEA because we were strays). I am so glad to be here and warm. I really don’t enjoy being outside, I will stand at the door and wait for you to let me in! So no crazy ideas about using me for a hunting dog...I am more of a family man or bed warmer :-) I’m probably a little hard of hearing, but my sense of taste works great! I LOVE food and treats! Since coming to HEA I’ve discovered that taking walks on leash is fun! I would love to come into your home, watch TV with you (yes, that’s right I think TV is great!) and be your forever companion. Give this old man a shot! Hugs, Arthur. PS-You can visit me at HEA’s Green Bay Adoption Center, 2065 Holmgren Way, Monday-Friday 6pm-8pm, and Saturday-Sunday 11am-4pm.
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Mr. Tipton (left) & Miss. Tiffany. Do you love black and white tuxedo cats? We are a well-mannered, happy brother and sister and our foster mom says we’re a joy to be around. We’re gentle and love to be handled. We enjoy sitting on warm laps, cuddling in bed, and following our people all over the house to make sure we don’t miss anything! Our favorite napping spot is a sunny window. We would love to be adopted together! To see us, please call Two Left Paws Animal Sanctuary at (920) 331.0100 or visit their website www. twoleftpaws.org.
Winifred (Winnie for short) is a petite 3-year-old spayed female. She is a little shy at first but she is a wonderful cat. Plus she has the most beautiful color of eyes. Winnie needs to find a family that will show her the world is not really such a bad place after all. Winnie is litter box trained and up to date on routine vaccinations. Come and meet her at the Neenah Animal Shelter, 951 County Road G, Neenah. 920.722.9544. www. neenahanimalshelter.com
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ECO NEWS CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS TAKE TO THE WOODS, WATERS AND WETLANDS
Why does my cat do that?
Reprint from Wisconsin Natural Resources Website www.dnr.wi.gov MADISON – Volunteers can count sandhill cranes, listen for frogs, owls and hawks, search for freshwater mussels and violets, monitor water quality and join in a host of other efforts now gearing up to help collect information about Wisconsin’s wildlife, plants and water resources.
Some of the best known efforts, like the Christmas Bird Count organized by the National Audubon Society, are more than 100 years old. In Wisconsin, the frog and toad survey has been collecting data since 1981, and volunteers in the Citizen Lake Monitoring Network have been testing water quality since 1986.
The Department of Natural Resources and other organizations are recruiting citizens to the state’s woods, waters and prairies to help gather information aimed at better understanding and managing these natural resources. Such information is particularly important for managing those rare species protected under the state’s endangered species law, which turns 40 this year. Go to the DNR website and search for “ER 40”.
In more recent years, such citizenbased monitoring has become more popular, particularly as the Web has increased interest among citizens, and the ability of organizers to build large databases of information collected from people all over the state, country and world, says Kris Stepenuck, who coordinates stream monitoring activities
“Coming into April is when a lot of these efforts start to ramp up,” says Owen Boyle, DNR coordinator of the Citizen Based Monitoring Network. “It’s a great time for people to see what opportunities are out there and get involved.” The Midwest Annual Crane Count, Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey, Western Great Lakes Owl Survey, Wisconsin Bat Monitoring Project, Wisconsin Ephemeral Ponds Project, and lake and stream monitoring are among the efforts now seeking volunteers, Boyle says. More than 150 organizations in Wisconsin put volunteers to work every year monitoring water quality and counting and noting the numbers, distribution and habitat of native and invasive species. In 2011, citizens donated more than 300,000 hours to such efforts. That’s critical support in an era of shrinking government resources and growing citizen demand for meaningful involvement in managing natural resources, he says. “The amount of citizen based monitoring going on in Wisconsin is remarkable -- it blows me away how many people are out there monitoring and mapping and providing other vital information,” says Boyle, who started his job as coordinator earlier this year after serving as DNR’s ecologist for southeastern Wisconsin for years. According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency survey, 62 percent of volunteer monitoring datasets are used by state agencies and 30 percent are used by federal agencies. “The monitoring data collected by citizen groups in Wisconsin plays an integral role in DNR’s decision-making process,” Boyle says. Growing interest and engagement in natural resources topics Citizen-based monitoring has a long history globally, nationally and in Wisconsin.
She’s seen stream monitoring in Wisconsin grow from volunteers monitoring four sites in 1996, when the Water Action Volunteers program started, to 384 sites statewide in 2011. As important as and ever-growing volunteer base is the engagement of the people is just as critical: surveys of new stream volunteers and those who have been monitoring for several years show that the veteran volunteers attend more community meetings about natural resource topics and are more likely to write a letter to the local newspaper editor.
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PRESCRIBED BURNS CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE HABITAT, MAINTAIN NATIVE PLANTS Reprint from Wisconsin Natural Resources Website, www.dnr.wi.gov State wildlife officials will be conducting prescribed burns on public lands throughout Wisconsin again this spring to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential.
In addition, our oak ecosystems rely on fire to remove accumulated leaf litter, dead trees, and invading brush, maintaining the open character of oak savannas, and in general, keeping oak on the landscape.
These fires have been all but elimiDepartment of Natural Resources staff nated in Wisconsin in the last 150 years. typically conduct prescribed burns between March and May. Parcels are typiWhen do they occur? cally burned every one to five years, and Prescribed burning typically occurs vary in size from 10 to 2,500 acres or during the early spring (March through “It’s not just people having fun, we’re more. May) and late fall (November), but can building a knowledgeable cadre of peooccur beyond these periods if conditions ple who take action in their local comSome specifi c advantages of preallow. These are the periods when conmunity for protection or restoration of scribed burns include: ditions allow for safe burning, and gennatural resources,” she says. • stimulating prairie grass growth and erally when desirable plant and animal improve habitat for upland game species are less active. In the spring this DNR and organizations with monitorand waterfowl; typically means between the time that ing programs formed a loose affiliation • creating pockets of open water for snow has melted and significant greencalled the Citizen-based Monitoring Netwaterfowl amidst cattails proliferatup has occurred. In the fall, this is typiwork of Wisconsin in 2004 to improve ing in low areas; cally after some good hard frosts and their effectiveness by providing com• improving cover type for upland before winter precipitation. munications, resources and recognition, nesting birds, such as pheasants, Boyle says. Since then, Wisconsin has and spur native vegetative growth What about safety? been one of the few states with a fullfor songbirds; and Before any burn is conducted, expetime staff member working with citizen• helping preserve grassland, savanrienced and trained personnel assess based monitoring projects, and DNR na, and many forest plant communithe area to determine the wind direction has annually awarded up to $100,000 in ties sustained by natural fi res prior and speed, relative humidity, grass moisseed money to help organizations and to intensive European settlement. ture, and safety requirements. Qualified programs advance their volunteer-based personnel control fire behavior through monitoring projects. Why do we use fire? the use of comprehensive planning and Without the use of prescribed burning specialized fire equipment. Local police “The root philosophy of our network as a management tool, Wisconsin could and fire officials are notified when and is that we can accomplish far more by lose many of its native grassland, wet- where burns will take place, so they can working together than we can working land, woodland plant communities. For respond to people who report that they alone,” he says. “We hope to see you thousands of years, vast sweeping wild- are seeing smoke from an area. on the lake or in the woods or wetlands fi res, set primarily by Native Americans, in 2012!” were as much a part of the pre-settleWhat about the smoke? ment Wisconsin environment as rain, Smoke control is an important aspect FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: drought and the passing of the seasons. of any prescribed burn plan. Prior to Owen Boyle – 608-261-6449; Kris StepeBecause frequent fi re played a signifi burning, experienced personnel carefully nuck – 608-264-8948; Erin Crain – 608cant role in the development of much of review the burn area and the proxim267-7479 or Lisa Gaumnitz – 608-264Wisconsin’s native plant communities for ity of houses, roads, and other smoke 8942 thousands of years, many plant and ani- sensitive areas. This information is then mal species now depend on fire for their incorporated into the plan and the precontinued existence. scribed burn occurs when favorable conditions (e.g., wind) minimize the amount For example, prairie grasses and flow- of smoke reaching these areas. ers develop deep roots and buds beneath the soil, enabling them to withstand the FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: heat of a fire while shallow rooted inva- Kurt Thiede – 608-266-5833 or Bill Cosh sive brush succumbs. – 608-267-2773
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TRAINING YOURSELF TO TRAIN YOUR FERRET by Sue Holme, Ferret Underground, Ferradise…Ferrets in Paradise Pet Journal Contributor If you are currently living with a fer- He would be up on his haunches begret, you have probably noticed a few ging for that little blue ball. things: ferrets are tenacious, intelligent and people-pleasers. They love being Another trick that Sara trained Chester praised and having human interaction. to do was roll over. Now a ferret is an ideal candidate for this trick. Their body Initially, if you mention training, being shape is like a Tootsie Roll with feet. a mom of four human children, my mind Sara used the prized blue ball again and immediately goes to potty training. The by repeatedly circling it in the air and key to potty training or litter box train- then assisting Chester to roll, she had ing a ferret is similar to that of a child. him rolling all over the place. As we addLocation of the litter box, patience, “Atta ed to our ferret family, we adopted and girl or Atta boy” reward; treats and add brought home a chunky little guy named in even more patience. Jack. Chester would roll over and Jack would try his darnest to roll too. With a Ferrets will usually use a corner of little help to get started eventually, Jack their cages to defecate or urinate. If was rolling over also. their cage is set up with a litter pan in one corner and they are using a different It might not sound like it is training, corner, move the pan. Sometimes, and but getting your ferret adjusted to havthis has happened more times than I can ing on a harness or collar might be a tell you; I will have a cage set up for little tricky. Some ferret owners enjoy new shelter arrivals and within minutes taking their little ones out for walks usthey will have “ferret feng shui” their ing harnesses and leashes. Some ferhouse to their preferences. rets will really do well, but it might take some time for them to become used to Watch and observe your ferret’s be- the harness. Using a well-fitted harness havior. If you purchase a baby ferret, and leash, ferrets will usually lead you keep in mind that most pet shops keep around exploring the great outdoors. their babies in some type of litter. Their Be mindful that you will need to put on whole area is one big litter pan. Ani- some type of flea and tick treatment that mals are at their most vulnerable when is suitable for ferrets. Fleas and ticks defecating or urinating. Instinct will tell aren’t fussy as to their hosts; they are them to back into a corner. Three thou- out for one thing and that is blood. sand years of domestication still brings out the fight or flight instincts. If you My daughter would take a couple of have your back against something you ferrets outdoors at a time and usually don’t have watch your back and what they were destined for a bath when they is going on in front of you too. Here came back in. The boys would love to is where the true patience comes in. dig in the garden and they would be covIf you see your baby ferret backing up ered from nose to tail in dirt. into a corner, where there is not a litter pan, gently pick him up and place him in One thing that I would like to menthe litter pan. Have a meat-based treat tion is to not wander too far you’re your ready to reward and praise him for being home. Taking your ferret on an advenin the litter pan. ture to public parks and events can be very hazardous. You are exposing your If you have a play area, use the same ferret to potential in getting stepped on, routine. Watch where the ferret is go- or attacked by another animal. A few ing; if you can, put a litter pan in that years ago a friend of our family had her area. If it is not practical, when he be- ferret on his leash in a neighborhood gins to back up, place him in the litter park. A dog came out of nowhere and pan provided. Sometimes ferrets are attacked that little ferret. I am sure that so well trained that they will go back to to the dog it was like a toy on a string, their cages to use the “indoor” facility. but needless to say, that little ferret paid If you have a cage that is off the ground the price for a few minutes of exploraand on legs, make sure that you have a tion. It doesn’t mean that something ramp or place a small box to help them can’t happen in your own back yard, but get back into the cage with ease. the likelihood lessens. Not only can you train your ferret to be neat and tidy in his daily duties, you can also train your ferret to do tricks. Our first family ferret was Chester. He was a wonderful boy, who my daughter, Sara, doted upon. She was always interacting with him even while he slept. We have many pictures of Chester sleeping on or with Sara. She and Chester were really bonded. Sara has an amazing talent for extreme patience. She was able to get Chester to beg on command.
Another possible thing that you might need to train your ferret not to do is to bite or play nip. If you are bringing in a baby ferret, you might be experiencing a few play nips here and there or all out biting. Baby ferrets, like most small mammals, love to chew to help with the pain associated with teething. Baby ferrets sometimes need to be trained that your fingers and toes are not chew toys. If you are seeing the correlation between them playing and trying to nip at fingers and toes, replace your hand with some type of appropriate toy. The teething will eventually end, but the nipping can continue if you don’t get the idea across that your finger and toes are not toys.
Chester owned a small blue ball that had ridges that allowed him to pick up that ball and carry it around. This ball was his prize possession. Sara would find this ball stashed amongst his treasures and entice Chester by holding it We have been blessed with a few bawell above his head. After a few ses- bies over the years. One ferret in parsions, Chester was an absolute begging ticular comes to mind with biting. Our rescue received a call one day from a champ.
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local pet shop. They had sold and had returned this little guy due to his avid need to bite. The shop owner asked if we could take on this boy in rescue because they were concerned with trying to resell him due to his bite history. He was almost 6 months old by the time he was relinquished to us. You never know what baggage these little guys have experienced in their young little lives. We usually recommend a verbal “No” using the “mom voice”. A stern – no more messing around tone-- that means no more funny business. I have never liked to see people flicking them in the nose or spanking or hitting a ferret. That goes for any animal. Violence creates violence; that is true with children and animals alike. We named this little guy Rowdy and he lived up to his name. He could bite with the best of them, and it took us a few months of constant reassurance that we weren’t a threat to him. To turn that corner and we were able to handle him without fearing for our hands. Initially, we would scruff him and gently stroke his face. This is a similar motion to what a mother ferret would do to relax and reassure her baby. Patience and love became the key once again. Now seeing him giving kisses and allowing my daughters to snuggle him is very rewarding. If you have a ferret that is profoundly deaf, which is a fairly common trait in the red-eyed whites, dark-eyed whites, blazes and pandas, you can try to train them by using sign language. Usually, common hand motions will suffice, but I know owners who have used traditional sign language. By investing a little time, you can help your pet to be the little companion that you adore. A lot of animals are relinquished to shelters or re-homed due to developed bad habits. You can avoid a tremendous amount of stress on that pour little animal by training it correctly from the beginning.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 2012 STURGEON GUARD Reprint from Wisconsin Natural Resources Website www.dnr.wi.gov OSHKOSH, Wis. – It is a spectacle seen nowhere else in the world. Each year, in mid-April the largest population of lake sturgeon in the world spawns in northeastern Wisconsin. The giant, prehistoric fish make their way from the Winnebago Lakes up the Wolf River as they have for the past 10,000 years. While groups of male sturgeon battle it out for the opportunity to fertilize a female’s eggs, standing on the shore are groups of volunteers making sure the fish are not touched. It has been this way for nearly 30 years and will happen again in 2012. The Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers for the Sturgeon Guard. This elite group was created in the mid-1980s to make sure the fish, which slam themselves along the shoreline during spawning, aren’t illegally netted or speared. “Those working as members of the sturgeon guard are extremely important to the continued strength of the sturgeon population,” said warden supervisor Carl Mesman, DNR sturgeon camp coordinator, “Our volunteers are not only passionate about protecting the fish, but have become part of this incredible success story. Many come back year after year just to be a part of it.”
Spawning usually takes place between a five and nine day period. Those who can be available day or night have the best chance of observing the spawning sturgeon. Guards should be prepared for any and all weather conditions and are encouraged to pair up with a friend or family member to keep them compaWith enough praise, incentives and ny during their 12-hour shifts. repetition you can have a great deal of fun interacting and training yourself and Anyone interested in volunteering your ferret. should visit the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, and search for “sturgeon guard.” FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Pawlak, fisheries technician 920-303-5429; Carl Mesman, sturgeon camp coordinator 920-787-3051; or Trish Ossmann, public affairs manager 920-662-5122
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LET’S ALL GO TO BAT FOR BATS! by Kim Diedrich, Chief Naturalist, Bay Beach Wildlife Sancutary Pet Journal Contributor There is some distressing news coming out of the bat world. With the end of the bat hibernating season upon us, biologists are estimating that at least 5 to 6 million bats have now died due to white-nose syndrome. Mortality in some caves has reached 100 percent. There are 110 known bat hibernacula in Wisconsin including 12 public caves. What is white-nose syndrome and why should we care? White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a fuzzy fungus that has adapted to cold conditions. It appears on the faces, ears, wings and feet of hibernating bats. It is spread bat to bat during hibernation by clustering together and also may be transferred by humans as they travel from cave to cave. WNS causes bats to awaken more often during hibernation. When this happens they use up their fat reserves and can’t find insects to eat. These bats usually end up freezing or starving to death. Female bats usually only give birth to one pup a year and with the high mortality rate due to WNS, the remaining population is also going to be impacted by the loss of females and reproduction. To think that one million bats consume approximately 694 tons of insects annually, with our native Wisconsin bats all being insect eaters, not only will humans be swatting at more mosquitoes, our agriculture and garden crops may also be at higher risk of damage with the abundance of insect pests. For Wisconsin, the calculated value of bats’ consumption of insect pests equates to between $658 million dollars up to more than $1.5 billion dollars per year. We will see an impact.
BATS from page 1. Many of those insects may feed upon crops – can that costs farmers billions of dollars each year. Unfortunately, as bat numbers decrease, the need for dangerous pesticides increases, and this, in turn, increases the cost of food for consumers like you and me.
WNS was first detected in North America in 2006 at caves in New York. Since that time it has been spreading westward and is now confirmed in 16 states and 4 Canadian provinces. Although not discovered in here yet, many fear it is just a matter of time. It has been confirmed within 190 miles of Wisconsin. Wisconsin holds a significant portion of the midwestern population of little brown bats. Because of this fear, 4 of Wisconsin’s cave dwelling bats (Myotis lucifugus, Myotis septentrionalis, Eptesicus fuscus and Perimyotis subflavus) are now listed as threatened species. Strategies and protocols are in place to help with the monitoring and management of our native bats. Wildlife rehabilitation facilities like the Sanctuary have guidelines in place if we should see any bats with WNS. Early detection will be critical to develop and experiment with control methods to slow or stop the spread of WNS. To learn more about bats and bat monitoring, join Bill Mueller of the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory on Monday, April 23 at 7:00 pm at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. Bill will demonstrate the use of the ANABAT electronic bat monitoring unit and weather permitting, participants will go on a “bat walk” to learn the use of the unit and get information on how to get involved as a volunteer. Call (920) 391-3671 for more information.
Given the tremendous importance of bats around the world, it is alarming that their population numbers have been dropping sharply in recent decades. Today, one out of every five species of bat is threatened. Primary threats to bats in the wild are human disturbance, habitat loss, and disease. One disease in particular, White-nose syndrome, has been especially devastating. White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that has been deemed the “most serious threat to American wildlife in the past century,” claiming the lives of over 1 million bats in the Northeast in just the last four years. Eight species of American bats face extinction if infection of this disease continues at the current rate.
Bats not only benefit plant life by feeding on the voracious bugs that eat plants; many bats play an important role in plant pollination and seed dispersal. In fact, there are hundreds of plant species that depend on bats for pollination, including over 450 that are economically significant to humans. These plants include avocados, cashews, cloves, dates, As bleak as the situation may seem, figs, peaches, mangoes, various spices there is a lot that can be done to help and nuts, and several varieties of timour fl ying furry friends! ber. The durian flower, which depends entirely on bats for pollination, accounts You can: for $230 million of commerce in South• Join a bat conservation group east Asia each year! And that is just • Build or buy a bat house to put one species of bat-dependent plant! Of up in your yard all the plants pollinated by bats, 72 are • Make your garden an enticing used in medicines, 66 produce timber, habitat for bats. This involves and 25 are used for color dyes. Even planting a wide variety of flowLatin America’s vampire bats are making ers (different colors, shapes, a positive impact in the lives of people; and fragrances), avoiding the a new drug has been developed, synuse of pesticides, maintaining a thesized from vampire bat saliva, which compost heap, and even includgreatly aids in the treatment of strokes! ing a pond or wet area.
OAK WILT SEASON ARRIVING EARLIER DUE TO UNUSUALLY WARM SPRING Reprint from Wisconsin Natural Resources Website, www.dnr.wi.gov MADISON - Forest health experts say unseasonably warm weather across Wisconsin is raising concerns that oak wilt, a serious and almost always fatal fungal disease of red oaks, will likely appear sooner than normal and encourage landowners to stop pruning oaks from now through the end of July.
“The spores are then transmitted from a beetle’s body onto the fresh wound of a healthy oak tree while the beetle is feeding at the pruned or damaged site” “Even half an hour can be enough time for beetles that transmit the disease to land on a fresh wound and infect your tree,” Scanlon said. “While the risk of spreading oak wilt is low after July, homeowners should avoid pruning or wounding oaks until November, to be on the safe side. You should check with municipalities as well. They may have their own oak wilt ordinances that you should follow.”
“Typically, the high risk period for oak wilt transmission is April through July. However, due to unusually warm spring that we have had this year, the risk of oak wilt is likely to already exist in some areas if daytime temperatures of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and above have lasted more than 7 consecutive days,” according to Kyoko Scanlon, Department of The common beetles that transmit oak Natural Resources forest pathologist. wilt disease are not capable of boring into a tree. Homeowners should take special care to avoid wounding oaks from now Oak wilt also can spread from a disthrough July. In fact, any action that eased tree to a healthy tree through a might provide an opening into the tree, connected root system. such as carving initials into the tree or attaching a birdfeeder or clothes line, This ability to spread through root could provide an opportunity for the oak grafts means that even if only a single wilt fungus to invade and establish itself oak is wounded and subsequently infectin the tree. If an oak tree needs to be ed with oak wilt, a new oak wilt “pocket” pruned from now through July, a home- may develop in a location where oak wilt owner should consider using wound did not previously exist and will radiate dressing or paint on the cut surface as to other oaks through the connected soon as the wound is created. root systems. If no management steps are taken, the pocket could continue to “Very small sap beetles transport fun- expand year after year. Once oak wilt gal spores by landing on fungal mats establishes itself in an area, control of found beneath the cracked bark of trees the disease is both difficult and costly. that died the previous year,” explained The prevention of oak wilt is the best apDNR Forest Health Specialist, Brian proach. Schwingle. Builders and developers should also be very careful as many oak wilt infections and deaths have occurred through inadvertent damage to roots, trunks, or • Support bat tourism: go on a branches during the construction proguided bat walk! This growing cess. attraction raises millions of dollars annually while also raising Oak wilt is found in all Wisconsin counawareness and appreciation! ties except Ashland, Bayfield, Calumet, • Get your company or organizaDoor, Douglas, Forest, Iron, Kewaunee, tion involved in conserving bats Lincoln, Manitowoc, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, and their natural habitats. Sheboygan, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn Counties. The most recent oak wilt inBats are incredibly important and festation was confirmed in a small area valuable members of our ecosystem, of Oneida County in 2010. with human beings and countless other animal and plant species benefiting from Every year, the disease kills many oaks their well-being. It is up to us to ensure in the state by interfering with the tree’s a bright future for these amazing crea- water and nutrient-conducting systems, tures! For more information about bats, essentially starving the tree. Leaves beYear of the Bat (YOTB), and how AZA gin to wilt, and the tree may eventually Accredited zoos (like the NEW Zoo) are die. Trees in the red oak group, such involved in bat conservation, please visit as northern red and northern pin oak, http://batcon.org/yotb. are especially vulnerable, and once wilting symptoms become visible, the tree loses most of its leaves and dies very quickly, often within weeks. Trees in the white oak group – those with rounded or lobed leaves – are more resistant to oak wilt, and the disease progresses much more slowly, often one branch at a time. White oaks could live with oak wilt for many years, and some trees may recover from the disease.
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While not a tournament, prizes were offered for various “achievements.” Among them were prizes for the most gutter balls, the best approach and the lowest score. The games were made more challenging by requiring bowlers to use their opposite hand or bowl twohanded in specific frames. “It isn’t a competition at all,” remarked James Patt, who participated in the event, “In fact, the worse you do, the more fun it is. We spent the whole afternoon laughing!”
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Smokey, a 10 year old Domestic Shorthair, napping like a kitten, Julia F., Green Bay, Wis.
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PHOTOS OF OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN It was raining on the day we brought you home. And you made a little 11 year old girl very happy, to have a new kitten. And even though life would part us. I never forgot that day. For 20 years you brightened my parents and my lives. As you got old and sick; we knew that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have to say goodbye soon. We had you in our lives for far longer than we could have hoped. And we still miss you every day. Sadly missed by Mom, Dad and Julia. In Loving Memory of Tigger. 05/1991-10/2011
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HAVE YOU SEEN “MY CAT FROM HELL”? by Vonnie Keebaugh, CVT, Feline Behavior Technician, CatSense Pet Journal Contributor I might be considered a female version of Jackson Galaxy – minus the tattoos! I won’t arrive in a big red convertible or carry a guitar case (I have a cat bag instead), but I do want to help you restore your great relationship with your kitty and get things back to normal. With 19+ years’ experience in veterinary clinics, and working with shelters, I’ve heard about and helped solve a ton of problems. So many, in fact, that about 8 years ago I started my own business called “CatSense.” Since then, I’ve helped clients fix problems ranging from cats waking them up at 4 a.m. to play to cats that spray on the walls or cats who chew everything. Most problems can be solved but it’s not always the cats that have the problem. Cats are driven by natural behaviors – hunting, marking and defending their territory and sharpening their claws, just to name a few. We have to understand that these behaviors are hard-wired into the cat. They are as natural to the cat as breathing and cannot be eliminated. The good news is that the behaviors can usually be helped. Cat guardians can learn to help the cats redirect these behaviors in a way both they and the cat can live with. How does this work? When you and your cat don’t see eye to eye, my job is to help you make sense of the situation. I start by finding out what behaviors are happening and how long they’ve been going on. Then we talk about the cat’s history – how long he’s been in the home, how he gets along with other animals and humans, how he reacts to strangers, the household routines, feeding routines, changes that may have occurred, litter box care and so on. We talk about his past – did he come from a shelter, was he a stray or was he purchased from a breeder? This might sound like a lot of work, but the past very often reveals clues to behaviors of the present. Home visits are the most effective way to gather information quickly and see firsthand how your cat behaves with you, children in the home or other pets in the home and check out locations of important kitty items like litter boxes and food. Like Jackson, I carry a black light and if urine marking could be an issue we can locate those areas. I can give you the names of some urine products that actually work to eliminate the smell. I can tell you where to find them and show you how to use them. Anyone who has a kitty urine problem knows how unbelievably difficult it is to get rid of that terrible smell.
The most common problem owners seem to face is their cat not using the litter box. Sometimes it’s a matter of cats in the household not getting along – the offender can be the top cat in the house, but often it’s a cat that is picked on by others. In this situation we have several problems – urine or stool where it’s not supposed to be, cats that may be fighting or a cat that hides from the others, cats who might attack their humans or who hide from the new baby in the house or a baby becoming mobile by crawling or walking. Lots of things can contribute to a cat not using the box and it can take a considerable amount of digging to get to the bottom of the problem. Figuring out what’s going on often requires a large amount of detective work on my part. I put all the various pieces together to come up with some solutions so we can start problem solving. I sit down with the cat guardians to review my recommendations for changing those behaviors that are causing problems.
ASK THE VET THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARTWORM PREVENTION by Dr. Karen M. Strickfaden, Countrycare Animal Complex, Green Bay Ask the Vet Columnist ask-the-vet@petjournalmidwest.com The old concept of “heartworm season” is a thing of the past. “Heartworm” medication can now prevent many other parasites from developing in your dog. Monthly parasite preventative is now recommended for year-round application because these parasites can develop during any season of the year. Parasite control includes heartworms, intestinal worms, fleas and ticks. Heartworms Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease of dogs (and cats) which can be prevented. The heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, is a parasite that lives in the heart and major arteries of the lungs. Mosquitoes carry immature forms of the heartworm from an infected animal (a dog, cat or wild animal) to a new host by taking a blood meal from both animals. As the mosquito feeds from the first animal, usually a dog, it picks up microfilariae (the offspring of adult heartworms) as it engorges with blood. These microfilariae mature in the mosquito, developing into the infective larval stage of the heartworm.
Cat guardians frequently need to make some concessions to the cats. We must remember those hard-wired behaviors often cannot be eliminated but we can redirect them in a way that is more acceptable. If we have a young cat or kitten attacking our hands and ankles, When the mosquito bites another simply learning how to play with them animal, the larvae are introduced to the appropriately and burn off their excess new host through the bite wound. energy can solve the problem. We have a lot of tools in our toolbox to help solve problem behaviors. My goal is to keep your cat in your home and I’d like the opportunity to work with you and your cat to help you understand why the behaviors are happening. Because so many cats are overweight and mentally under stimulated, topics like nutrition and environmental enrichment are usually part of our conversation.
The larvae eventually make their way to the heart and associated blood vessels by migrating through the body. Inside the heart they mature and begin producing microfilariae, completing the lifecycle. These new microfilariae are then ready to be passed on to another dog or cat. Is My Dog (or Cat) At Risk? Heartworm infections are possible anywhere in the country (including Wisconsin) and are most prevalent in areas of heavy mosquito populations. Heartworm disease is a health consideration no matter where you live or how much your pet stays inside. As we all know, mosquitoes follow us indoors and can gain access to our pets inside our house too. How do I know if my pet has Heartworms? Most dogs and cats do not have any outward signs of disease during the early stages of heartworm disease. A simple blood test is run at a veterinary clinic to determine if your pet has adult heartworms.
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WILT from page 14. AQUARIUM MAINTENANCE
“Besides oaks, pruning deciduous trees in general should be avoided in the spring, as this is the time when tree buds and leaves are growing and food reserves are low,” according to Don Kissinger, a DNR urban forester. “The There are many factors involved in this best time to prune any deciduous tree is type of problem solving but one thing winter, followed by mid-summer -- after we absolutely have to remember…medi- leaves have completed their growth.” cal problems can cause or contribute to behavior problems. If there are medical Anyone interested in learning more issues, we need to address those, too. about oak wilt and other forest pests as And, on occasion, some kitties need a well as tree pruning should visit the Wislittle help from medication to help them consin DNR Forest Health Web pages for relearn the right way to behave. more information. Additional information about proper pruning techniques is availIf this article has rung a bell with you, able from your community forester, a I may be your go-to person. So, give University of Wisconsin-Extension agent, me a call and let’s get started working or DNR urban forestry coordinators. on your problem.
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In memory of all the bunnies we couldn’t save. I remember Easter Sunday It was colorful and fun The new life that I’d begun In my new cage. I was just a little thing When they brought me from the store And they put me on the floor In my cage. They would take me out to play Love and pet me all the time Then at day’s end I would climb In my cage.
But as days and weeks went by I saw less of them it seemed Of their loving touch I dreamed In my cage. In the night outside their house I felt sad and so neglected Often scared and unprotected In my cage. In the dry or rainy weather Sometimes hotter sometimes colder I just sat there growing older In my cage. The cat and dog raced by me Playing with each other only While I sat there feeling lonely In my cage.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF HAVING A PET: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE by Linda Ledbeter, Pet Journal Columnist lledbeter@petjournalmidwest.com Healthy pets love us in abundance, and we willingly give love back to them. It doesn’t matter how much money we make, what clothing we wear, or if wr’re having a bad hair day, they still love us. We do not have to prove anything or even accomplish great acts of heroism; they ask nothing of us other than food, water, shelter and our attention. When we have the love of our pets, it affects our emotional and physical well being. Our recovery from illness and injuries are shorter; soldiers returning from war have found their pets to help with their recovery as well. Countless pets are becoming certified to work in therapy at nursing homes, hospice, with children with autism, with paraplegics and the list goes on. Over the years, I personally have found that my pets have taught me how to be a better person; they were by far, my life savers. When you become aware of your pets presence and move into their world, setting the chaos of the human existence aside, amazing things can and will happen. Your health can and will improve with and through the love of an animal, because they love unconditionally. Look into the eyes of an animal. What do you see? I see unconditional love gazing back at me, even For centuries, people have placed in- when she may not be ready to stop playvisible strings on love. The invisible ing Frisbee. string is not so invisible when experiIn upcoming articles, I will cover the enced by a hand or harsh critical words. Our pets simply love us, and if they snarl healing affects that all animals have on and bite at us, they, like humans, are us. If you would like to share your story, afraid and want control in the only man- contact me at lledbeter@petjournalmidwest.com. or they know how to get it. Those who do not have pets or have no connection to animals in general, frequently question the bond we have with our pets. They question the logic, and even our sanity, the money spent on medical care, and the money spent on luxury items: such as toys, clothing, holistic foods, treats, and grooming. Several people have suggested that we are withholding from our communities’ needs. We have been accused of neglecting the human race and families for our selfish need to “coddle” a simple minded animal. Sounds harsh but this how many people feel about animal lovers. The sad fact is, at least in my perception, those who have not felt the unconditional love of an animal is missing a precious element of living. I have found animal lovers give readily to children’s charities and are the first in line to purchase a benefit raffle ticket. It has been documented that those who cause harm to animals cause harm to others, even in the work place. That subject is for another time. But the question is, “What affects do the love of animal have on us?” The list is endless, and will be discussed in great length in future columns. This month is on unconditional love.
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I don’t know what went wrong At the home I did inhabit I just grew to be a rabbit In my cage. But they’ve brought me to the pound I was once loved and enjoyed Now I wait to be destroyed In my cage.
Editor Note: The House Rabbit Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that rescues abandoned rabbits and educates the public on rabbit care. For more information, please visit their website: www.rabbit.org.
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PINS from page 15.
FUZZY from page 10.
Furry Bottoms Rescue is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based out of Plymouth, WI. The volunteers rescue and re-home displaced dogs through their adoption program. Founded in 2005, over 800 dogs have found forever homes through Furry Bottoms Rescue since its incorporation.
Fuzzy will require regular tooth trimmings in the future to prevent such extreme overgrowth and secondary problems.
“Events like this help to keep our rescue running,” says Ledbeter, “the income helps pay for vet care for the dogs.” A display at the event pictured some of the dogs currently housed with their foster families. Among them were some special needs dogs, like Suzy, an Australian Shepherd mix that needed extensive dental work and Samm, a Viszla mix that had surgery to remove a portion of her tail to reduce pressure on her damaged spine. “We are so happy to see these dogs being helped,” commented Patt, “This is such a fun way to do it!”
Rabbits are an increasingly popular pet. Proper husbandry (diet, housing, and preventive care) is essential for keeping pet bunnies happy and healthy. The Rabbit House Society offers useful information on the care and enjoyment of pet bunnies. Regular preventive care by your veterinarian is also recommended. Immediate veterinary examination is essential for pet rabbits that have not eaten in 24 hours, have diarrhea or are not defecating at all. Injury to the spine or legs, infections and parasites are also important problems. Use caution and consult your veterinarian before using any over-the-counter medications or parasite treatments because certain common antibiotics and flea treatments, for example, can be deadly to rabbits.
Editors Note: The Practical Pet Vet is If you are interested in learning more a blog written by Dr. Kim Everson of St. about Furry Bottoms Rescue, check Bernard’s Animal Medical Center, Van www.furrybottomsrescue.com or call Dyne, WI. Reprinted with permission. 920-449-5084.
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GROOMING YOUR PET by Diana Schmidt, Happy Tails Pet Grooming and Boarding Grooming Your Pet Columnist groomingyourpet@petjournalmidwest.com Double-Coated Dogs
short, which means that the coat may not grow back normally or may grow Often in the spring and summer back in patches. months, people ask if they should have their double-coated dog clipped. They A better solution to shedding and are worried about the dog being too hot, overheating concerns is brushing and because the dogs shed more than in combing double coated dogs thoroughly the colder months. Double coated dogs and having them bathed and groomed are breeds or mixes which have a lot of frequently. The best way to keep shedundercoat, such as a Golden Retriever, ding to a minimum and keep the dog American Eskimo, Pomeranian, Border cool is to brush out the dead undercoat Collie, Sheltie, Newfoundland, Samoyed, to keep the hair from becoming too thick to name a few. It is probably best not or matted during the warmer seasons. to clip double coated dogs, unless they are severely matted. Clipper blades clip all hair indiscriminately, both the softer Editors Notes: Diana welcomes your undercoat that provides warmth, and questions on general on grooming, coarse guard hairs that provide the skin please email using the email address with protection from underbrush and above or by mail: from direct sunlight. Clipping a double Pet Journal coated dog can change both the texture Attn: Grooming You Pet and the color of the coat. Double coated 3120 S Business Dr. Suite 270 dogs sometimes experience post - clipSheboygan, WI 53081-6524 ping alopecia (hair loss) when clipped
You may have seen, or have, an older dog with teeth that are yellow or decayed. This can be the result of many things, but could have been prevented by regular dental hygiene when the dog was younger. Cleaning your dog’s teeth is not only important for his health, but for his appearance. Cleaning will remove plaque, making his gums healthier, teeth whiter, and it will curb his bad breath. How to clean his teeth? A regular toothbrush will work; for small dogs an infant brush will work better. Specialized dog toothbrushes will work best. These range from three headed brushes , to get left, top, and right sides of the tooth at the same time, to brushes that slip on your finger, for ease of cleaning. I found the latter to be easier, especially for small or squirmy dogs that won’t stay still. You must be careful though not to use human toothpaste. Human toothpaste contains fluoride, plus many other chemicals that are harmful or fatal if swallowed. Canine toothpaste is readily available in “delicious” flavors, namely chicken and beef. It is safe for dogs to swallow, and the meat flavor will probably keep your dog much happier. As an aid to brushing, scrapers and oral pads can be purchased, providing a more thorough cleaning. If your dog
won’t tolerate you poking around in his mouth, there are other products that reduce plaque, and freshen breath. These are also readily available and range from sprays solutions, tablets, and dental chewies, edible or otherwise. These are usually very effective at reducing tarter and plaque. Doggie dental care kits are also on the market, which can contain all or some of mentioned above, in one convenient package. All of these products should be stocked at your local pet store, some in different sizes for the size of your dog. If they don’t have what you’re looking for, you can always shop online! Happy Spring!
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OUTDOOR ENCLOSURES from catsinternational.org Aside from leash-training, there is another way to let your cat enjoy the stimulation of being outdoors without the risk of being lost, stolen, or injured-build an outdoor enclosure. It can be any size, but a 6’ x 6’ x 6’ area is sufficient. The vertical space can be utilized by attaching perches to the sides of the
structure. If the enclosure is against the side of the house, then only three sides plus a wire roof (cats are great climbers!) are necessary. A pet door will allow the cat free access to the enclosure and eliminate your job as doorman or taxi (if the pen is further out in the yard). Solid redwood two-by-fours and 2” x 3” galvanized wire makes a very attractive play area, but you can choose the materials that best suit your budget. The primary requirements are that the structure be sturdy and escape-proof. A wire door will provide you with access to the inside to clean it and to rearrange the decor from time-to-time.
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Wooden cat trees, logs and other natural items placed inside the pen will give Kitty choices for perching and scratching. If the enclosure is not attached to the house, there should be a solid wooden box, or “dog house” inside to provide Kitty with a safe, dry, place in which to hide, take refuge from a sudden rain shower, or just take a catnap.
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There are heartworm positive dogs diagnosed in Northeastern Wisconsin every Early detection and prevention programs year. Do not let your pet become a vicare vital to managing your pet’s health. tim to this devastating disease.
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Area Humane Society of Green Bay, WI looking for: Bleach Paper Towels Clay Cat Litter (non-clumping) Rawhides Kongs Dog Toys Canned Cat Food Small Litter Boxes Cat Toys Chew Blocks & Treats for Small Animals Carefresh Bedding (no pine or cedar) Liquid Laundry Detergent Powder-free Exam Gloves Scratching Posts, Towers or Cat Trees or consider these as a way to recycle: Blankets Bath Towels Leashes
To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Bay Area Humane Society at: 920.469.3110 or visit their website: www.bayareahumanesociety.com. Door County Humane Society of Sturgeon Bay, WI is looking for: • Animal Supplies • Purina Pro Plan Adult Chicken and Rice Formula • Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken and Rice Formula • Purina Dog Chow (green bag) • Purina Beneful • Dog Toys • Rawhide bones • Cat Litter (scoopable, any brand) • Office Supplies • Copy Paper • Postage Stamps
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To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact Door County Humane Society at: 920.746.1111, by email at: nail@dooranimals.com or you may visit their website: www.doorcountyhumanesociety.org. Eastshore Humane Association of Chilton, WI is looking for: • Non-scoopable Cat Litter • Purina Cat Chow -or• Purina Complete • Purina Dog Chow • Laundry Detergent To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact Eastshore Humane Association at: 920.849.2390, by email at: ehashelter@gmail.com or you may visit their website: www.eastshoreha.org.
EASTSHORE HUMANE ASSOCIATION COLLECTS WEIGHT CIRCLES FROM PURINA CAT AND DOG FOOD PRODUCTS Please help out by sending us the weight circles. The Purina products include: Purina dog and cat food products such as Pro Plan, Purina One, Purina Cat Chow & Kitten Chow, Kit ‘N Kaboodle, Happy Cat, Purina Veterinary Diets. These weight circles enable Eastshore to earn points toward the purchase of Purina products for the shelter animals. As an added bonus, the weight circles from Purina dog food products can also be used to help Eastshore Humane pay the veterinarian bills! Fond Du Lac Humane Society of Fond Du Lac, WI is looking for: • Dog Needs • Kong’s and kong rubber balls • Dog toys • Peanut butter • Cheese whiz • Plain yogurt • Dog Treats • Easy-walk Harnesses (all sizes) • Durable Leashes • Kuranda dog beds (check our website) • Any dog related items • new or used • Cat Needs • Kitty Litter (non-clumping) • Purina Cat and Kitten Chow • Chicken or Turkey baby food (human) • Toys and Cat trees • Kitten milk replacer • Any cat or kitten related items - new or used • Small Animal Needs • Pellet rabbit food • Timothy Hay • Bedding & Litter (no pine or cedar please) • Any small animal related items - new or used • Other Needs • Bleach • Q-tips • Band-aids • First Aid & Medical supplies • Rubbing Alcohol • Laundry Detergent
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To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Fond Du Lac Humane Society at: 920.922.8873 or visit their website: www.fonddulachumanesociety.org. Fox Valley Humane Association of Appleton, WI is looking for: • Pet Supplies • Purina or Iams cat food and dog food • Purina Kitten Chow • Purina Puppy Chow • Canned cat, kitten and dog food • Pine or aspen shavings • Timothy hay • Cleaning Supplies • Lemon Pine-sol • Dish Soap • Tall Kitchen Garbage bags • Febreeze air freshener • Bleach • Liquid laundry detergent • Garbage bags (33-gallon) • Miscellaneous • Gas gift cards to local gas stations • X-large wire and plastic crates • Cash sponsorships • One months’s supply of pain medication for cats and kittens after surgery - $40/ per mo. • One month’s supply of pain medication for dog s and puppies after surgery - $75/per mo. • Surgical packs, 12 needed - $850 each • Sponsorship to spay or neuter a cat, 800 needed - $18.50 each • Sponsorship to spay or neuter a dog, 650 needed - $30.50 each To donate any of the items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Fox Valley Humane Association at: 920.733.1717, by email at: shelter@foxvalleypets.org or visit their website: www.foxvalleypets.org. Lakeshore Humane Society of Manitowoc, WI is looking for: • Purina Dry Dog and Cat Food • Dog and Cat Treats (especially dog biscuits) • Clay Cat Litter • Hard to destroy Dog Toys • Cat Toys • Creamy Peanut Butter • Small Animal Bedding • Small Animal Water Bottles • Small Animal Supplies (Hay, Feed, Treats and Toys) • 8.5” x 11” Copy Paper • Post-It-Notes • Stamps (First Class and Pst Card) • Bleach • Tall Kitchen Bags & 39 Gallon Garbage Bags • Hand Sanitizer • Paper Towels • Toilet Paper • Dawn Dishwashing Soap To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Lakeshore Humane Society at: 920.684.5401 or visit their website at: www.lakeshorehumae.com. Neenah Animal Shelter of Neenah, WI is looking for: Most Needed items: • Pig Ears/Rawhides • Dog Treats/Biscuits • Stamps • Dry Kitten Food • Wand Type Cat Toys • Pet Same Ice Melt • Pooper Scooper with Rake
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To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Neenah Animal Shelter, 951 Country Rd G, Neenah, WI. Oshkosh Area Humane Society of Oshkosh, WI is looking for: • Purina Kitten Chow • Purina Cat Chow • Purina Puppy Chow - regular flavor • Purina Dog Chow • Caned Cat Food - pate type only (please no shredded or sliced in gravy) • Canned dog food • Canned kitten food • Romaine Lettuce (for rabbits) • Rolled Raw Hide Chews - Larger sizes only, please • Soft Dog Treats • Scoopable cat litter • Bleach • Tall Kitchen garbage bags • Dryer Sheets • Paper Toweling • Swiffer Dry Mops • Small paper plates • Degreaser - like Jungle Jake • Micro Fiber Cloths • Cotton Swabs & Cotton Balls • Copy Paper To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Oshkosh Area Humane Society at: 920.424.2128 or visit their website: www.oahs.org. Ozaukee Humane Society of Saukville, WI is looking for: • Digital Camera with rechargeable battery, at least 7 megapixel preferred • Dish Soap • Small Dog Training Treats • Laundry Detergent (for High Efficiency Washers) • Postage stamps • Kongs • Fabric - large, colorful solid material • 8 oz. - 12 oz. disposable cups • 45-gallon garbage bags • Aspen Bedding • Bleach • Bottle Brushes • Cardstock paper • Cat-nail clippers (scissor type) • Cat toys • Copy paper, white & color, 8.5” x 11” • Dog toys (Nylabones, squeaky toys, ropes, hard rubber balls, ect.) • Hand Sanitizer • Highlighters • Kitchen scrub brushes with handles • LaserJet mailing labels (Avery 5160) • Lingerie bags (for washing small toys) • Mailing envelopes, 9 x 12 or 10 x 13 • Manila folders (letter size only) • Paper towels • Peanut butter • Pens • Post-it-notes • Printer ink cartridges ◊ Canon (5PGBK, 8C, 8M, 8Y) ◊ HP (23, 45, 92, 94, 95) • Rabbit pellets (no fruit or seed mix) • Rechargeable AA batteries, with charger • Scissors
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To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Ozaukee Humane Society at: 262.377.7580, by email at: info@ozaukeehumane.org or you may visit their website: www.ozaukeehumane.org. The Sheboygan County Humane Society of Sheboygan, WI is looking for: • Monetary donations • Gift cards for gas Gift cards for pet supplies &• • Gift cards from retail stores • Cat toys • Canned cat food • Kitty litter (non-clumping) • Litter pans • Litter scoops • Laundry soap • Non-clorox bleach • Dish detergent • Paper towel • Scotch scrubbing pads • Rawhide chews for dogs • Dog toys and tennis balls • Science diet pet foods • Copy paper • Office supplies • Foster Homes • Volunteers To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Sheboygan County Humane Society at: 920.458.2012 or visit their website at: www.mySCHS.com. Washington County Humane Society of Slinger, WI is looking for: Items marked with a * are priority needs. • Animal Needs ◊ Dog Needs ● “Natures Variety Instinct” or Grain free Dog Food* (for dogs with special dietary needs) ● Purina Puppy chow ● Liver Sausage (to hide medication for dogs) ◊ Cat Needs ● Non-scoopable cat litter* (we always need litter) ● “Before Grain” dry food* (for cats with special dietary needs) ● Septic Swaps* (can get at Walgreens) ● Baby Food* ● Feliway Spray ◊ Small Animal Needs ● Hamster/Gerbil food* ● Aspen bedding* (can get at Fleet Farm - called Horse Cubes) ● Timothy Hay* ● Carefresh pet bedding* (any color) ● Vita drops* ● Ferret Vite* ● Guinea Pig food ● Toys/Treats ● Plastic Slinkys ● Rat pellets ● Ferret food • Shelter Needs ◊ Nurtical* ◊ Paper plates ◊ Toilet Paper ◊ Oster shaver blades - #40 ◊ Fabuloso floor cleaner ◊ Plastic clipboards - 9” x 12” ◊ 75 to 100 ft. Industrial strength hoses
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New or working Dehumidifiers New or working Chest Freezers Postage stamps Thick “Welding” leather gloves (should go to the elbow) ◊ Eraser board markers ◊ Heating Pads with temp adjustment ◊ Gift Cards (Walmart, Office Max, Fleet Farm, Menards, Gas Cards) ◊ Toner for printers: ● HP DeskJet 990cse #78 - color ● HP DeskJet 990cse #45 - black ● HP #28 - Tricolor ● HP #27 - Black ● HP LaserJet 2200d #96A - black To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Washington County Humane Society at: 262.677.0388, by email at: wchs@washingtoncountyhumane.org or visit there website at: www.washingtoncountyhumane.org.
Section 2.2: Animal Rescues & Shelters All Animal Rescue Center project of the Eastern Wisconsin Herpetological Society & Rescue of Plymouth, WI is looking for: • Reptile Cage Thermostats • Storage Space • Cargo Tailers • Livestock Trailers • Tow behind RV • Mini Van or Full Size Van • Kennel Fencing • Commercial/Large Capacity Washers/Dryers • Chest Freezers/Walk-in Coolers • Animal Control Equipment • Office Furniture • Gift Cards for Hardware or Home Improvment Stores • Lumber and 3/4” Plywood • Cash Donations To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the EWHSR at: 920.207.5642, by email at: info@allanimalresourcecenter.com or visit their website: www.allanimalrescuecenter.com. Care (Center for Avian Rehabilitation & Education) of Hubertus, WI is looking for: • 1/2” or 3/4” Plexiglass (10 4’ x 8’ panels) • First Class Postage Stamps • Hefty 39 Gallon Garbage Bags • Tall Kitchen Garbage Bags • Gloves for cleaning, doing dishes, ect. • Large Rubbermaid or equivalent containers • Used towels, hand towels and wash cloths in good condition • 1cc syringes, vet wrap, 2x2’s, 4x4’s (veterinary supplies) • Cheerios, especially Honey Nut • Fresh Fruits and Veggies (no Avocados) • Frozen Mixed Vegetables • Mixed Nuts (Unsalted in Shells) • Ground Walnuts (found in the bakers section of your local grocery store) • Paper Towels, Kleenex, Toilet Paper • Laundry Detergent (free and clear of dyes and smells) • No. 10 Grip-seal Security Envelopes • Printer Paper • Gasoline Cards • Lexmark Pro901 ink cartridges ° 105 (Black Ink) ° 1000 (Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta Ink) • Van (Now or Used - needs to be reliable) • 100% Cotton Material and/or 100% Fleece Material • Gift Cards for WE Energy, Piggly Wiggly, Pick ‘N Save, Walmart, Menards, Home Depot, Sendiks, and Woodman’s • Cash Donations • Cash Donations for Vet bills - made payable to Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital
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Volunteers to help with cleaning and feeding - more than 5 hours a month, mornings, afternoons and weekends Pressure Washer Volunteer - to pressure wash cages in the Summer Handyman Volunteer - for Maintenance projects at the Shelter, preferably Weekends
To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact CARE at: 262.628.3719 or by email at: cntrforavianrehab@ sbcglobal.net. Furry Bottoms Rescue of Plymouth, WI is looking for: • 4 - 4-shelve storage units on wheels To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Furry Bottoms Rescue at: 920.449.5084, by email at: info@ furrybottomsrescue.com or visit their website: www.furrybottomsrescue.com. Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary, Inc. of Marion and Green Bay is looking for: • Liquid Laundry Detergent • Anti-bacterial Liquid Dish Soap • Garbage Bags • Bleach • Anti-bacterial Hand Soap • Blankets (new or used) • Sheets (used) • Bath Towels (new or used) • White Multipurpose Printer Paper (8.5 x 11) • Purina Kitten Chow • Caned Cat Food (Friskie’s Plate) • Purina Cat Chow Original • Rubbermaid Pets High Sided Litter Pan (can be found at PetSmart) • Metal Litter Scoops (Durascoop Large Cat Litter Scoop, found at PetSmart) • Large Ceramic Dog Food Dishes • The Loops 2 Leashes (can be found at Fleetfarm or PetSmart) • Canned Dog Food (Lamb and Rice, cans with pop tops only, please) • Dog Treats (Snausages, Liver Treats, Beggiin’ Strips, T’ Bonz, ect.) • Dog Chewies (Rawhides, Dingo Bones, Pressed Bones, ect.) • Dog Toys • Tuffies Ultimate Dog Toys • The Almost Indestructible Ball • Air Kong Squeeker Dog Toys • Jolly Pets Tug and Toss Ball • JW Pet Good Cuz/Bad Cuz Dog Toys • Kong Wubba Dog Toys • Kong Rubber Balls • Kongs • Gift Cards to PetSmart, PetCo, Fleet Farm, Menards • Energy Star Washer and Dryer • Large Van • Cash Donation To donate any of the items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary, Inc. at: 920634-9701 or visit their website: www.happilyeverafterinfo.org.
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Small Animal Sanctuary is looking for: Baby Blankets Fleece Blankets Stuffed Animals Hard Plastic Baby Toys or Rattles Bunny/Guinea Pig Toys Natural Small & Large Wicker Baskets Natural Wicker Craft Wreaths PLAIN Rabbit Pellets (no seeds or treats mixed in!) Bagged Hay 16oz or 32oz Water Bottles Ceramic Dishes Treats
To donate any of the items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the K&R Animal Sanctuary by email: kr_small_animal_sanctuary@yahoo.com or visit their website at: www.krsmallanimalsanctuary.vpweb.com. Mecca’s Pit Bull Rescue of Sheboygan, WI is looking for: • Paper towels • Lysol Spray • Dog toys • Puppy food - moist and dry • Bowls • Leashes • Collars • Volunteers • Wisconsin Foster Homes To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact Mecca’s Pit Bull Rescue at: 920.627.6727, by email at: mecca@ meccapitbullrescue.com or visit there website at: www.meccapitbullrescue.com. Saving Paws Animal Rescue, Inc. of Appleton is looking for: • Cat Litter • Dry Cat Food (Please no Ol’Roy) • Dry Kitten Food (Please no Ol’Roy) • Canned Cat and Kitten Food • Dog Toys • Dog Rawhides/Chews/Bones • Bleach • Laundry Detergent • Paper Towels • Fly Traps • Any Cleaning Supplies • Bug Spay • Metal or Ceramic Bowls • Styrofoam Bowls • Folders (Red and Blue) • Any Pet Supplies To donate any of the items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact the Saving Paws Animal Rescue, Inc. at: (920) 209-PAWS (7297) or visit their website at: www.savingpaws. com. Two Left Paws of Sheboygan, WI is looking for: • Dog/Cat food (Evo, Fromm, Wellnes, Feliade, Canide) • Canned wet food (any kind) • Clumping litter (any kind, non-sented) • Litter scoops • Puppy pads • Dog/Cat treats • Dog/Cat toys • Dog/Cat beds • Towels • Paper towels • Disposable gloves • Kennels • Cages • Live traps for Small Animals • Fleet Farm gift cards To donate any items on this list or if you have any questions, please contact Two Left Paws Animal Sanctuary at: 920.331.0100 or via their website at: www.twoleftpaws.org.
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