Charlie Grace is a 1-year-old kitten who was not feeling very well—he had diarrhea, was vomiting and not acting quite like his usual self, which rightfully worried his parents. Charlie was brought to the vet and given some medication to help his tummy settle down.
Charlie Grace's dad was laid off from his previous job and had just found a new job, and his mom just had a baby less than a month before Charlie Grace got sick, so she was not working. They aren’t quite sure if he got into something he wasn't supposed to or if he caught a bug, but Charlie is feeling much better. At one time or another, we are sure that nearly every cat owner has experienced a bout of vomiting or diarrhea with their cat. Typically, this is from a cat eating something disagreeable, eating too much or too fast, are overly excited or nervous, have hairballs, or their body is reacting to any of a number of other non-serious conditions. One thing to do when your cat is vomiting or experiencing diarrhea is to take all food and water away from her so whatever has irritated her tummy (and intestines) can settle down. (Now, you may allow the cat to drink very small amounts so you don't worry about dehydration, too.) If the diarrhea or vomiting resolves after 24 hours, give your cat very small amounts of a bland food, such as drained, cooked hamburger or chicken mixed with an equal amount of cooked rice. While you are doing this test for those 24 hours, be sure to watch your cat closely. Dr. Foster’s and Smith Pet Education center encourages you to ask yourself some of the following questions:
Now, the next few recommendations may be a tad gross for you to do, but it will help your vet diagnose what could be wrong with your pet:
Now, the vomiting or diarrhea don’t resolve within 24 hours, if you see blood in either sample, or your cat is vomiting and has diarrhea together, it’s time to take your pet into the vet. Fur Kids Foundation is grateful for the dedication of our volunteers and supporters who have helped local families stay happy and healthy, and together! If you would like to help Fur Kids Foundation continue to help families in Campbell County, Wyoming with animals, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. The money helps families during a time when they may not be able to afford adequate veterinary care. Check out more Success Stories.
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This adorable little nugget is Labeaux, a 4 ½-month-old Alaskan Malamute.
While his parents were gone one day, Labeaux had been chained outside on a porch/deck area. Being a puppy who likes to explore and learn, he got the chain tangled around some other items near him. Fur Kids Foundation can only imagine that Labeaux wasn't ok with staying in one place for long, and tried to go exploring further when he fell off of the deck. Labeaux was found dangling about one inch from the ground when his dad returned. Once freed from his situation, Labeaux was drooling, puking, coughing and very tired, so his dad rushed him to the vet where he had some fluids pumped into Labeaux, and was given some medication to help with the pain he was in. Labeaux's human sister was very sick and had to go to the children's hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. While she was there, her dad lost his job. Labeaux's parents had been looking to purchase a puppy for their daughter, but when she was admitted into the hospital, that plan was put on hold. Labeaux’s breeder knew what was going on, and when the little girl returned home from the hospital, they gave her the puppy as a Christmas gift. We hear that Labeaux is making a full recovery. Fur Kids Foundation is grateful for the dedication of our volunteers and supporters who have helped local families stay happy and healthy, and together! If you would like to help Fur Kids Foundation continue to help families in Campbell County, Wyoming with animals, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. The money helps families during a time when they may not be able to afford adequate veterinary care. Check out more Success Stories. Fur Kids Foundation believes that dogs should be a part of a pet owner’s family. Dogs are very social animals, and love being part of a pack—in this case, part of your family. In a perfect world, all dogs would live inside with their owners. However, we understand that this isn’t always a possibility—a family member may have allergies, or you may just want your dog to be outside when you are not home with them. Dogs who need to spend some or most of their time outside should be provided with a safe, escape-proof enclosure with proper shelter (adequate shelter includes three walls, a floor, and a ceiling), water (that isn’t frozen in the winter) and food at all times. Please note: If you see any pets left outside with no shelter in cold weather, and you are not comfortable speaking with your neighbor about your concerns (or have in the past with no action) please contact the City of Gillette-Campbell Co Animal Shelter, (307) 686-5249. It does help the Animal Control officer if you document how often you see the pets outside, if you’ve spoken with the pet owner, and take pictures and/or video of the situations. This beautiful kitty is Nikki, a 6-year-old domestic long hair who was vomiting and had diarrhea for a few days. Not knowing why their feline friend wasn’t feeling well, Nikki’s parents brought her into the vet where bloodwork was done. The test showed that she had high liver enzyme values, and the vet also noticed that Nikki was dehydrated, which means that she had to stay overnight to get some extra fluids pumped into her system. (You can read a bit about what to do if your pet has high liver enzyme values in this Healthy Pets article by Dr. Karen Becker.)
At one time or another, we are sure that nearly every cat owner has experienced a bout of vomiting or diarrhea with their cat. Typically, this is from a cat eating something disagreeable, eating too much or too fast, are overly excited or nervous, have hairballs, or their body is reacting to any of a number of other non-serious conditions. One thing to do when your cat is vomiting or experiencing diarrhea is to take all food and water away from her so whatever has irritated her tummy (and intestines) can settle down. (Now, you may allow the cat to drink very small amounts so you don't worry about dehydration, too.) If the diarrhea or vomiting resolves after 24 hours, give your cat very small amounts of a bland food, such as drained, cooked hamburger or chicken mixed with an equal amount of cooked rice. While you are doing this test for those 24 hours, be sure to watch your cat closely. Dr. Foster’s and Smith Pet Education center encourages you to ask yourself some of the following questions:
Now, the next few recommendations may be a tad gross for you to do, but it will help your vet diagnose what could be wrong with your pet:
Now, the vomiting or diarrhea don’t resolve within 24 hours, if you see blood in either sample, or your cat is vomiting and has diarrhea together, it’s time to take your pet into the vet. Nikki’s family was going through some hard times—their income was limited because one member of the family had been laid off work and they other was only receiving Social Security income. So, they reached out to Fur Kids Foundation for help. We hear that Nikki is making a full recovery! Fur Kids Foundation is grateful for the dedication of our volunteers and supporters who have helped local families stay happy and healthy, and together! If you would like to help Fur Kids Foundation continue to help families in Campbell County, Wyoming with animals, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. The money helps families during a time when they may not be able to afford adequate veterinary care. Check out more Success Stories. In January 2017, Fur Kids Foundation had 11 families apply for assistance, and we were able to help seven of those families—for a total of $1,240.75 given in aid. Below is a rundown of the cases we provided assistance to in January:
This month shows that we are not always able to provide assistance to every family who requests help. This happens for many reasons. Sometimes the vet bill doesn’t end up being as costly as expected so the family tells us that they can pay the bill, sometimes the applicant doesn’t complete the entire application process, or sometimes the applicant exceeds our income guidelines. To learn more about our application process, please check out our Application for Assistance, and be sure to check out our Terms of Assistance near the bottom of the application. You may also call and speak with any of our Case Managers about the process at 307.363.1131 or email [email protected]. We are grateful for the dedication of Fur Kids Foundation volunteers and supporters who have helped these families stay happy and healthy, and together! When you volunteer, attend an event, or help us raise money by supporting the businesses who support us with promotions, these families are who you are helping. Thank you again for all that you do for the Foundation, and for families with pets in Campbell County, Wyoming. Please take a minute to check out our Success Stories and read more about the families with pets that we help. The Fur Kids Foundation board of directors works very hard to make sure that the majority of the money we raise helps local families; in 2016, more than 75% of the money we have raised was spent on emergency veterinary care. Please consider a donation to help Fur Kids Foundation continue to help families stay healthy and happy in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Fur Kids Foundation board of directors wants to give a huge shout out to Laura Miller as the January 2017 Volunteer of the Month!
Laura is no stranger to the Volunteer of the Month nod – she was our March 2016 Volunteer of the Month, and is frequently spending hours of time volunteering at our many events or helping us at booths; she is also on our grants committee. Most recently, Laura worked with Cancer Crochet, a very crafty group that crochets products (gloves, hats, blankets, etc) to be sold to benefit a variety of organizations. In December 2016, Laura arranged with Cancer Crochet to sell products that benefit Fur Kids Foundation throughout 2017, and we’re starting to see funds come in from their efforts. We’re very thankful that Laura reached out to Cancer Crochet on our behalf to help the Foundation raise money to keep families with pets health and happy in our community. If you’re interested in ordering a crocheted item, please check out our page about Cancer Crochet. The board would also like to give a shout out to Donna Crippen and Tiffany Sylvester for coming to the planning meeting with great ideas that will help raise money throughout the year. This dynamic duo are also on the grants committee and have hit the ground running with helping the Foundation find more grant money in 2017. We’re sure to see great things out of these two this year as well! Thank you, Laura, Donna and Tiffany for supporting our pack! We’re so happy to have you as a volunteer. We’re always posting how paw-some our volunteers are, and we sincerely mean it. If you have seen a volunteer go above and beyond, please contact us. Did you know that Fur Kids Foundation is a 100% volunteer ran organization? We're able to help sweet animals and their families because of the dedication of our volunteers who plan and work fundraisers, promote the organization and support our community. Our volunteers are our heroes. If you are interested in learning how you can help us help more animals in Campbell County, Wyoming, please complete our application online or email Fur Kids Foundation at [email protected]. Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 16!
The Gillette College Student Senate is hosting "Dashing Dinner Dates" a bachelor auction! Money raised from the auction will be donated to Fur kids Foundation. Head over to the Gillette College (300 W. Sinclair) at 5 p.m. and get ready to bid. Highest bidders win a dinner, games and a wonderful date. |
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