Jaltemba Bay Animal Rescue

Jaltemba Bay Animal Rescue Newsletter July 2010

Sunday, 08 August 2010 09:09 Lin Chimes

Jaltemba Bay Animal Rescue

Advocating humane and healthy practices for animals in the Jaltemba Bay area by promoting health, education, sterilization, adoptions, foster care and positive relationships with animals and their owners.

December 2006 to July 2010: During this time, there were 8 clinics and more than 1,558 animals spayed or neutered in the Jaltemba Bay area!

JBAR UPDATE:

Many thanks to Mary Dobman for taking 15 animals to the Sayulita Clinic where 13 additional animals were sterilized!!

A special thanks to the Sayulita Clinic as well!

Mary also wrote:

“We had a litter of kittens dropped off here and they were only about 3 - 4 wks old. So we ended up getting 4 of the 5 up and on their feet and off to new homes with in 3 weeks. So that was fun with my dogs, but they ended up all getting along towards the end.”

All the help that Mary gives to help JBAR and the street animals is so appreciated!

"How Many Is Too Many?"

"...this assumes the male dogs are not responsible for any unwanted
litters. One male dog can sire 750 offspring in his lifetime. Add that
to the numbers below, which are conservative, and one easily sees the
enormous problem resulting from non-sterilization of cats and dogs.
One male dog can sire 750 offspring in his lifetime. Add that to the
numbers below (which are VERY conservative) and the problem is
unbelievable. This is why spaying/neutering your pets (dogs AND cats)
is critical."

One Cute Little Puppy for Christmas... 1
6 Months later 4 Puppies (2 Male, 2 Female) 5
6 Months later 8 Puppies (4 Male, 4 Female) 13
6 Months later 16 Puppies (8 Male, 8 Female) 29
6 Months later 32 Puppies (16 Male, 16 Female) 61
6 Months later 64 Puppies (32 Male, 32 Female) 125
6 Months later 128 Puppies (64 Male, 64 Female) 253
6 Months later 256 Puppies (128 Male, 128 Female) 509
6 Months later 512 Puppies (256 Male, 256 Female) 1021
6 Months later 1024 Puppies (512 Male, 512 Female) 2045
6 Months later 2048 Puppies (1024 Male, 1024 Female) 4093
6 Months later 4096 Puppies (2048 Male, 2048 Female) 8189
6 Months later 8192 Puppies (4096 Male, 4096 Female) 16381
6 Months later 16384 Puppies (8192 Male, 8192 Female) 32765
6 Months later 32768 Puppies (16384 Male, 16384 Female) 65533

From the PEACE Newsletter written by Gretchen DeWitt

FOR ADOPTION

Male, 8 week old puppy,dewormed, sterilized, and looking for a home.

ADOPTED!!

Manchas, meaning spots! 1 year old

A beautiful Chihuahua/Terrier Cross

Very sweet, sterilized. ADOPTED!

Pimiento: female and sterilized. Labrador Cross ADOPTED!

Puppies for Adoption!

Kittens for adoption as well! ADOPTED!

Many thanks to Celia and her daughter, Zaida for fostering these

animals and for facilitating their adoptions!!

Many thanks for the following donations!!

Regine Zakaib $50.00 CDN

Marsha Stanek $30.00 CAD

Robin Leferink and Andrew $100.00 USD

Elaine Gordon & Kelly Glomlien $100.00 USD

Heather Shepard for Isabelle $50.00 CAD

Dori Maher and Morgan Point Saturday YOGA $135.00 USD

DON”T FORGET TO CLICK ON THESE LINKS

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com

http://hopeanimalnetwork.ning.com/

TO MAKE A DONATION:

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Donations may be made through mail, direct deposit, email money transfer or in person.

Visa, Master Card and cash are also accepted via PayPal at the following website:

http://www.tomplattenberger.com/JBAR/Welcome.html

Newsletters

If you wish to view past newsletters, please go to:

http://jaltembatimes.com/people-and-events/community-organizations/jaltemba-bay-animal-rescue

Jaltemba Bay Animal Rescue Newsletter June 2010

Monday, 28 June 2010 17:14 Lin Chimes

JaltembaBay Animal Rescue

Advocating humane and healthy practices for animals in the JaltembaBay area by promoting health, education, sterilization,

adoptions, foster care and positive relationships with animals and their owners.

December 2006 to March 2010: Four years and a half years, 8 clinics and more than 1,545 animals spayed or neutered in the JaltembaBay area!

JBAR UPDATE:

Many thanks to Heather from the SunshineCoast who is

Adopting Isablle! Also thanks to Janice Jacobson-Vye for all her help!

Poisoning with Painkillers

A vet Jeff Grognet, from Mid Island Animal hospital on Vancouver Islan is the author of the following article of interest. Thanks to Hans and Elisabeth for sending it to me.

Acetaminophen

Several people, over the years, have given acetaminophen tablets to their
cats to help bring down fevers. Acetaminophen is commonly sold as Tylenol®.
This is dangerous. It causes liver damage and methemoglobinemia (damage to
the red blood cells). A single tablet given to a cat can cause death within
forty eight hours.

For dogs, it can be used, but overdosing is an issue. A regular strength
tablet (325 mg) can seriously harm a 14 pound dog. Intensive treatment and
specialized medications are required to counteract the toxic effects of this
drug.

Ibuprofen

The number one hazard for dogs is the human anti-inflammatory ibuprofen,
often sold as Advil®. Though widely used in people, this medication has a
very narrow safety margin in dogs. A single 200 milligram tablet given to a
17 pound dog can trigger severe gastrointestinal ulceration which causes
inappetance, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

At slightly higher doses, ibuprofen shuts down the blood supply to the
kidneys, causing acute renal failure and death. At even higher doses, dogs
develop nervous signs including depression, seizures and coma.

In cases of accidental exposure, dogs find ibuprofen's sugar coating so
attractive that they don't usually stop after eating one tablet; they
consume an entire bottle. Ibuprofen toxicity is treated by: inducing
vomiting; giving activated charcoal to absorb the toxin; and providing
intravenous fluids to maintain blood supply to the kidneys. If dogs are
treated early enough, with appropriate therapy, most can survive poisoning.

Ibuprofen should never be given to dogs (or cats).

Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA)

Most often referred to as Aspirin, it is a weak painkiller that is
considered to be relatively safe in dogs. It can, however, cause depression,
vomiting, and anorexia if too much is given. It can also trigger significant
gastrointestinal bleeding. ASA toxicity is treated with intravenous fluids
to maintain kidney function and activated charcoal to absorb the medication.

Cats metabolize ASA differently. We do use it in certain circumstances (to
reduce blood clotting), but it is every third or fourth day. It is not
effective as a painkiller at this low dose.

Mixing Drugs

When you give medication such as ASA or acetaminophen, you must follow
certain precautions. First of all, these products are not designed for
daily, long-term use. They should only be given intermittently for short
periods.

Second, they should not be given with steroids (e.g. prednisone). If these
drugs are combined, the risk of gastrointestinal ulceration and bleeding
significantly increases.

Third, these medications should only be given to healthy dogs. They are
contraindicated in dogs with kidney or liver disease, and in dehydrated
dogs.

And lastly, if you give a medication such as ASA, it stops us from using
effective painkillers such as Metacam. We need a wash-out period of a week
before we can switch medication. This means that we may not be able to
control the pain in the interim.

The Best Thing to Do

If you have a pet in pain, do not give medication without speaking to us.
Dogs and cats are not people. Their bodies handle medications very
differently than ours. We can tell you if a certain medication is safe. We
also have effective, safe painkillers and anti-inflammatories for dogs and
cats.

FOR ADOPTION:

Manchas, meaning spots! 1 year old

A beautiful Chihuahua/Terrier Cross

Very sweet, sterilized.

Pimiento: female and sterilized. Labrador Cross

Puppies for Adoption!

Kittens for adoption as well!

ADOPTED AND FLYING TO CANADA June 1^st!

Isabelle, a beautiful terrier, female, approximately 9 months old. She is

sterilized and just finishing chemo treatments for cancer and is

recovering well.

ADOPTED!

Three Puppies, approximately 6 weeks old.

ADOPTED!

ADOPTED…back to his family as he has now recovered from mange

Male Dachshund approximately 1 year old. He is receiving treatments for mange his skin condition is greatly

improved and should be fully recovered soon. Sterilized.

Peaches….ADOPTED!!

Many thanks for the following donations!!

Mildred and Brian Alford $50.00

Regine Zakaib                                                                $50.00

Tina Krause                                                                    $50.00

Mildred Klassen & Brian Alford, in memory of Al Pushee $50.00

Diane & Jim Thomson $50.00

Dianne Schwestak $20.00