Fur Kids Foundation board member, and founder, Felicia is hosting her first Pint & Pilates class with Felicia Jane Pilates to benefit the Foundation on Monday, June 21 at Pizza Carrello in Gillette, Wyoming.
Felicia plans to teach for 30-40 minutes on the patio at Pizza Carrello, 601 S. Douglas Highway. Afterwards, participants can indulge in a pint of Wyoming brewed beer (or just your favorite frothy pint). Tickets are $25; registration is required, as there is only room for 15 people. Movement starts at 5:30 pm, so Felicia encourages you to plan to be there a few minutes early. You are also encouraged to bring your own mat, but there will be a few on hand in case you forget. Register here for Pints & Pilates Felicia has been teaching Pilates since 2016, and in November created Felicia Jane Pilates to help build a community of body loving movers in Gillette, Wyoming! Felicia Jane Pilates is currently offering Group Pilates Classes five days a week, virtual mat Pilates classes, and private and duet sessions. You can learn more about the Pilates studio at www.fjpilates.com.
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This handsome old man is Bentley, a 10-year-old black lab/hound mixed breed dog. His mom noticed that he had a lump on his head, so she decided to keep an eye on it. While she was keeping an eye on the bump, she then noticed his nose bleeding. Bentley’s mom says, “Bentley is my third child, I got him at 6-weeks-old and he goes everywhere with us. He is our everything!” Seeing that bump, and now the nose bleed, Bentley’s mom decided her fur kid needed to go to the veterinarian. At the vet, they noticed that Bentley had a very infected tooth that was causing swelling and his nose bleeds. Dogs can get all kinds of lumps and bumps, some serious, some not. The one that was causing Bentley’s discomfort was the tooth root abscess, caused by periodontal disease or a fractured tooth. An abscess is a pocket of infection that forms a hot, firm swelling anywhere in the body. A tooth root abscess in dogs has very specific signs:
Signs of periodontal disease include:
If your pet is exhibiting some of these symptoms, they may need some dental work done. Please make an appointment with your veterinarian. Periodontal disease is the most common clinical condition in cats and dogs, yet it's completely preventable by keeping your fur kids’ teeth clean—aka, brush their teeth! Bentley’s mom is a single mom who owns her own business, that has not been busy since COVID-19 hit, so she applied to Fur Kids Foundation to help pay for Bentley’s emergency vet visit. Bentley had a handful of teeth removed, was put on some medication, and is expected to make a full recovery! Fur Kids Foundation also encourages all pet parents to do annual dental exams with their dogs. Dental disease can impact your dog's heart, kidney, liver, lungs and even bladder; and poor dental health can lead to horrible infections. Not to mention pain for your dog. You can read more about this in this Dog Quality blog, Dental Health in Older Dogs. About Fur Kids Foundation Fur Kids Foundation is 100% run by dedicated volunteers who give their time to help the Foundation raise money with events, take applications, and spread the word about the good work the Foundation does in Campbell County, Wyoming. If you would like to help Fur Kids Foundation continue to help local families with animals afford emergency veterinary care, please consider making a tax-deductible donation via PayPal or signing up to become a volunteer. Read more Success Stories. JUNE 1, 2021—GILLETTE, WYOMING--Sixteen Campbell County community nonprofits invite the community to a Block Party at 5 pm on Wednesday, July 14 to help raise money for WyoGives. The nonprofits have a goal to raise $20,000 during the event to be split equally among them. A match of $5,000 has already been pledged by Kissack Water and Oil. Every nonprofit has their own goal to reach the day of the event; please contact them for more information.
The Block Party takes place at the Big Lost Meadery and Brewery parking lot at 105 Warren Avenue. Local country music performer Kellen Smith provides entertainment from 5-7 pm; those interested in the performance are encouraged to bring a chair. Entrance is free, but donations to nonprofits participating in WyoGives are encouraged. Food will be available to purchase from Ranch & Roost, which offers delicious, high quality smash burgers, fried chicken sandos, fresh cut fries and loaded tots. Big Lost and Ranch & Roost have pledged to give 10% of sales from that evening to the nonprofits for WyoGives. WyoGives, an initiative of the Wyoming Nonprofit Network, is designed to bring the state together as one community to raise money and awareness for Wyoming’s nonprofits virtually at wyogives.org. This is the second year this online fundraising day has been hosted in the state. The event is held on GiveGab, an online fundraising platform where individuals can search and donate to nonprofits across the state. The platform also allows smaller nonprofits a chance to fundraise alongside more well-known organizations, broadening their reach to a larger audience to help raise more money. Thanks to GiveGab, each nonprofit that participates in WyoGives can create a separate and customizable web page for secure donations the day of the event. Donors can also choose to cover the money processing fee of their contributions in the platform. GiveGab provides the Wyoming Nonprofit Network a way to thoroughly vet the charities that participate to ensure donations go to worthwhile causes and good stewards of funds. Campbell County nonprofits participating in the WyoGives Block Party include:
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