The Daily Bark: Pleas From the Pound and Other Happenings Volume5,Issue2,May1,2013

Mange-Free and Happy Puglets Find HomesBy Antinea Ascione

Inside: Puglets Update 1 Contact Info 4 Pet First Aid 3 Upcoming Events 5Contribution Form 4 Dear Miss Molly 5

OnJan.5,2013,4LuvofDogRescuewasintroducedtofivenewfriends—Mohawk,Spike,Gizmo,GladysandIvy.Thesefivelittlepugpuppies(puglets,ifwemay)wereallsufferingfromdemo-decticmange,andunfortunatelytheirbreedercouldnotaffordthecostsoftheirtreatment.Theywerebroughtto4LuvofDogRescue,andwewerehappytotakecareofthem.

Asmanydogloversmayalreadyknow,mangeisaskindiseasebroughtonbytheoverpopulationofparasiticmites.Thepresenceofsuchmitesonahouseholdpetis

extremelycommon–theyliveinthehairfolliclesofmostdogswithoutanyissues.Itishowever,whenadog’simmunesystembecomescompromised,duetoillness,un-healthylivingsituations,stressorthelike,thatthesemitesareabletomultiplyinlargenumbers,result-inginmange.Symptomstypicallyappearaboutaweekafteronsetandcanincludehairloss,baldspots,scabbing,sores,intenseitch-ingandevenlossofappetite.Leftuntreated,mangecanevenbecomelifethreatening.Whenthepugletscametous,mostoftheirfurwasmissing.LuckilyforMohawk,Ivyandtheirsiblings,wewereable

totreattheirmangeandgettheirglossycoatsback.

Tobegin,itwasofftothevet.Thepupswerethenprescribedadailyoralmedicine,specialshampooandfrequentbaths.Soonafterwebegantheirtreatmentplan,theyre-spondedandhavebeenimprovinginleapsandboundssince.Resultswereseeninaslittleasaweek’stime!They’vebeentakentothevetforcheckupsevery30daystomarktheirprogress.

Allthiscouldnothavebeendonewithoutthehelpofalltheirfans, Continued on page 2

GizmoGladysIvy

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“Mange can be eas-

ily treated—it just takes time, patience and sometimes a little expense.”

Spike

Continued from page 1ofcourse.Assoonastheirstorywasmadepublicandtheirpicturespostedtotherescue’sFacebookpage,supportcamerushingin!TheBarktasticFour,agroupdevotedtoorganizingcharityauctionstobenefitrescuepets,heldanauc-tioninhonorofthepuglets,rais-ingmorethan$900tohelpwiththeirtreatment.Andofcoursenoonecouldresisttheurgetotakethemhomeafteronelookattheir(mange-free)faces.They’veallbeenadoptednowandarejusttakingtimetogetadjustedtotheirnewhomes.Thepugsarestilltak-ingtheirmedication,justtostayonthesafeside,butshouldallbedonewithitquitesoon.

Itisimportanttoknowthatmangecanbeeasilytreated—itjusttakes

time,patienceandsometimesalittleexpense.Forthosewhosebelovedpetmayhavemange,butknowthecostoftreatmentwouldbechallenging,thereareafewhomeremediesthatcanbetried.Butwealwaysrecommendgoingtothevetfirsttodeterminetheskincondition.Thefollowinghometreatmentsarethosewithwhichpeoplehaveseenmostsuccess:

•Bathethepupwithamixtureofhydrogenperoxideandborax.Use1to2tablespoonsofboraxforev-ery500ccof1%hydrogenperox-ide,makingsurethatitthoroughlydissolves.Coverthedog’sfurwiththesolution(donotgetitintheeyesormouth).Letitdrynaturallysothatitcanbeabsorbedbytheskin.Trythisonceaweek,butfornolongerthanatwo-monthperiod.-Intheearlystagesofmitesafewdropsofoliveoilappliedtothemangypatchescanhelpsoothetheirritationandkillthemites.•Washyourdog’sbeddingfre-quentlyandkeephis/herlivingareaassterileaspossibleuntilhe/sherecovers.•Bathandbrushyourdogregular-lytohelpremovescalesandscabs.•Dietarysupplementscanassistwithhealing.SupplementsthatcanhelpimproveskinconditionsincludevitaminE,vitaminCandfishoil.

Ifyourpupdoesnotrespondtotreatment,youshouldtakehimtothevettogetmedicationthatcanhelpgetridofthemangeandputthatpepbackinyourpup’sstep.

Mohawk

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April is Pet First Aid Awareness MonthBy Tracy LeeSpringishere…orthat’swhatthecalendarsaysanyway.Withwarmertemperaturesit’snaturaltothinkaboutthefunjustaroundthecorner.Soontheboatswillbeoutonthelakes,andfamilieswillbecampingoutintentsandtravelingacrossthecountryforvacations.Morethanlikelyyouwillhaveyourbestfourleggedpalwithyouforallthosememories.Sowhilewewaitforthosewarmertempera-turestofinallyarrive,weshouldtakeafewminutestoeducateour-selvesduringPetFirstAidAware-nessMonththisApril.Nowisanexcellenttimetothinkofpreparingyourselfforanemergency.Wouldyoubereadytotakeactionifyourpetwasunabletoswimbacktotheboatandsinksbelowthewater?WouldyouknowhowtoperformCPR?Whatifyouwerehikingtrailstogetherandhehadasharpobjectstuckinhispaw?Wouldyoubepreparedwithtoolstoalleviatehispain?Aperson’sinitialreac-tionistocontacttheirvetinanemergency,butbeingonthesceneandfamiliarwiththesetechniques,couldkeepyourfurryfriendalive!

AccordingtotheAmericanRedCross,petCPRisaseasyasA,BandC.

A-AirwayIfyourpetisunconsciousforunknownreasons(andwasn’tinanaccident)hemayhavechokedonsomething.Openhismouth,lookforanobstructionandtrytore-moveit.(Donotplaceyourfingersinsidethemouthifyourpetiscon-scious;hemaybite.)Youmayhavetouseabdominalthrustsorbackblowstodislodgeit.

B-BreathingIfyouhaveacatoradogwithasnoutsmallenoughtocompletelyfitinyourmouth,enclosetheentiremouthandnoseareawithinyourmouth.Ifyourdog’ssnoutwon’tfitinyourmouth,holdhismouthclosedandputyourmouthoverhisnose.Exhaleandwatchforthechesttorise.

C-Circulation Feelforyourpet’sheartbeat.Youwillwanttofeelaroundwheretheleftelbowtouchesthechest.Don’tassumethathishearthasstoppedwhenhe’snotbreathing.Ifyourpetisconsciousandrespondingtoyou,hisheartisbeating.Performchestcompressionsonlywhenthereisnoheartbeat.

CutoutthereferenceguidebelowforCPRandincludeitinyour

emergencyfirstaidkitalongsideacurrentpictureofyourpetandvaccinationrecords.Othervaluableitemstohaveinyourpetfirstaidkitinclude:•Veterinarian’sofficeandafter-hoursnumbers•Muzzlethatfitsyourpet•Plentyofsterilebandages,gauzepads,gauzerolls•Coldcompress•Non-latexgloves•Bluntendscissors(bandagescis-sors)•Stypticpowdertostoptoenailsfrombleeding•Tweezers•Sterileeyewashandeyelubricant•Sterilewater-basedlubricant(suchasKY®Jelly)•Syringe,babydosesize•Medsorotheritemsforyourpet’sspecificmedicalconditions

Togethands-onexperi-encewithanimalCPRandmoresuggestionsofwhattoincludeinpetemergencykits,youcancontactyourlocalAmericanRedCrossforupcomingcourses.AmyKracht,4LuvofDogRescue’svicepresident,remindsuswhenitcomestofirstaidkitstoremembertoactuallytakeitwithyouwhileontrips,camping,etc.Anev-erydayprecautionapetownercantakeispro-vidingaccesstofreshwaterandventilation. Continued on page 4

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Contact Information 4LuvofDogRescuePOBox9283Fargo,ND58106-9283

Phone:(701)205-0190

Pleaseunderstandthatourphoneismonitoredbyvolunteers.Ifnooneanswers,leaveusamessagethatincludes:

•Yourname•Phonenumber•E-mailaddress•Whyyouarecalling•Thebesttimetoreachyou

Wewillmakeeveryattempttorespondtoyourinquirywithin48hours.Ourpreferredmethodofcontactise-mail.E-mailusat:

info@4luvofdog.org—generalquestions

foster@4luvofdog.org—informationonfostering

volunteer@4luvofdog.org—tofindouthowyoucanhelp

donate@4luvofdog.org—informationondonationsofmoneyand/orsupplies.

Becoming a foster home is one of the most important things you can do to help our organization. Please consider becoming a foster today!

Applyonlineat:www.4luvofdog.org

Tear-off reply form for contributions via mail: Fillinyournameanddonationamount.----------------------------------------------------------------------------I,_____________________________wouldliketocontributeto4LuvofDogRescue.

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Continued from page 3Petfinder’ssectionondog’shealthexplainsthatsincedogscompletelyrelyonpantingtocoolthemselvestheycanoverheatveryquickly.

“Peopledon’tthinkabouthoweasyitisfordogstogetoverheated,evennowsincewinterdoesn’twanttoleaveFargoanytimesoon,”SueAnnHornerof4LuvofDogsaid.

Thereisnocriticaltemperaturetoavoid,sinceheatstrokecanoc-curatevenlowerenvironmentaltemperaturesifthehumidityisveryhigh.Itisespeciallyimportanttobecautiouswithshort-nosedbreedssuchasPugs,ShiTzusandBoxers,whohaveshorterfacesornoses.Thesebreedsareespeciallypronetosufferingfromheatstrokeastheyaren’tabletopantasefficientlyasdogswithlongerfaces.

Youcanneverbetoopreparedforanemergency.Justthinkofitasthebesttoolsandinformationyouhopefullywillneverneedtouse.

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Dear Miss Molly ...

Have a question for Dear Miss Molly? Please e-mail dearmissmolly@4luvofdog.org.

QWhatis4Dxtesting?

AAhh,4DxtestingisusuallythoughtofasHeartworm

testing,butactuallyitisacombi-nationoftests.OfcourseittestsforHeartworm,butalsoErluichia,LymeandAnaplasma.Huh,yousay?Well,letmeexplain…HeartwormDiseaseiscarriedbymosquitoesandtransmittedthroughbites.Apositiveheart-wormtestindicatesthepres-enceofwormswithinthedog’sheart.Heartwormdiseaseisverydangerous,withthewormscaus-ingseriouscardiovascularandpulmonarydisease.Treatmentistypicallyabout$400to$600-plusandmustbecarriedoutoverasix-monthperiodtodecreasetheriskofcomplicationsfromkillingtheworms.Preventivedrugsarehighlyeffective,andwhenregularlyad-ministered,willprotectmorethan99percentofdogsandcatsfromheartworm.Mostcompromisesinprotectionresultfromfailuretoproperlyadministerthedrugsdur-

ingseasonaltransmissionperiods.Inregionswherethetemperatureisconsistentlyabove57°Fyear-round,acontinuouspreventionscheduleisrecommended.Annualheartwormtestingishighlyrecom-mendedforpetownerswhochoosetouseminimaldosingschedules.

LymeDiseaseiscausedbyabacteriathatistransmittedbyadeertickbite.Thediseasetypicallycausesjointstiffness,feverandlossofappetite,butinrarecasescanalsoleadtorenalfailure.

AnaplasmaPhagocytophilumisarickettsialdiseasethat,likeLymeDisease,istransmittedviadeertickbites.ThesymptomsarealmostidenticaltoLymeDisease,thoughitcanalsocauseplateletlossandsubsequentbleedingdisorders.

ErluichiaCanisisanothertick-bornerickettsialdisease,likeLymeDisease.Itsprimarysymptomsarebleedingdisorders.Thebestwaytotrytopreventitistotestearlyinthespring(needtomakesurenotinfected)andthengiveusthose

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Upcoming EventsMeet the Dogs: Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart

Meet the Dogs: Tuesday, May 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart

Meet the Dogs: Tuesday, June 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart

Meet the Dogs: Tuesday, July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart

*Save the Date: Brat Stand at Fargo Cash Wise, July 26 and 27*

yummy(Heartgard)tabsasOK’dbyourvetsforourweight!

OK,I’masmartdog;Ireadwww.grandavevetclinic.com/assets/library/4dx.pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirofilaria_immitis.