All Fixed Up ICAS. More good stuff JUNE ADOPT DONATE. In Just One Day

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1 Volunteer ADOPT ICAS DONATE All Fixed Up In Just One Day Hundreds of cats and their owners showed up early on a Saturday for the first Feline Fix It Day. It was an opportunity for low income Ingham County residents to spay or neuter their cats for pocket change. Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter teamed up with Michigan State University Veterinary Medical Hospital for the event. Spay surgery were only $10 and neuter surgery $5. Numerous JUNE 2009 veterinarians, veterinary Technicians, and other volunteers worked from sun up to sundown to make it happen. At the end of the day 254 surgeries were complete. More good stuff Feline Fix It Day 2 Ask Bobble 4 Mobile Adoption Schedule 4 Adopt A Thon 6 Mark your calendars 7 Newsletter ideas, stories, or questions for Bobble, contact Deb Allen at debmydeb@aol.com. Ingham County Animal Shelter 600 Curtis Street Mason, MI

2 The owners and their kitties waited patiently outside, sometimes for hours, for their turn. Everyone perked up when a person in scrubs emerged from the clinic. Number 76 is next. And off 76 would go to get checked over and weighed. The cat carriers lined the hallway and were stacked up to 3 high waiting for the surgeons. Ten to twelve operating tables were up and running in the OR. It was a sea of blue and green scrubs. People were everywhere preparing instruments for surgery, drawing vaccinations, preparing cats for surgery and checking on them afterward. And at the end of the day 254 cats were all fixed up. Walk a shelter dog in the Lansing and Mason 4th of July Parades Contact Sally to help beebes@cablespeed.com

3 Presents...Chicks with Sticks Fundraiser for the Ingham County Animal Shelter When: Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Time: 5:00 PM 9:00 PM Volunteers of the Ingham County Animal Shelter will be grilling your food for you in an effort to raise money for the Animal Care Fund. Come in for dinner the night of June 11th and $1 will be donated to the shelter in your honor. There will also be an on-site pet adoption set up right outside the restaurant, and any tips raised at the grill will be donated as well! RSVP now to Sally Beebe at Reservations appreciated, but not required.

4 Ask Bobble Mobile Adoptions Contact Sally to volunteer Dear Bobble, What is heartworm? It sounds scary. Thanks, Allie Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the lungs and occasionally in the right side of the heart of dogs, cats and other species of mammals, including wolves, foxes, ferrets, sea lions and (in rare instances) humans. Dogs and cats of any age or breed are susceptible to infection. Heartworm disease has been reported in all 50 states. First, adult female heartworms release their young, called microfilariae, into an animal's bloodstream. Then, mosquitoes become infected with microfilariae while taking blood meal from the infected animal. During the next 10 to 14 days, the microfilariae mature to the infective larval stage within the mosquito. After that, the mosquito bites another dog, cat or other susceptible animal, and the infective larvae enter through the bite wound. It then takes a little over 6 months for the infective larvae to mature into adult worms. In dogs, the worms may live for up to 7 years. Microfilariae cannot mature into adult heartworms without first passing through a mosquito. Recently infected dogs may exhibit no signs of the disease, while heavily infected dogs may eventually show clinical signs, including a mild, persistent cough, reluctance to move or exercise, fatigue after only moderate exercise, reduced appetite and weight loss. Petsmart, Okemos June 6 noon - 4 Mongolian BBQ June 11 5pm - 9pm Okemos Best Friends Pet Care June 14 noon - 3 Near Airport, Lansing Petco, Frandor June 19 5:30-8:30 Stockbridge June 20 noon - 5 Soldan s Okemos June 21 noon - 4 Schuler Books Eastwood Town Center June 27 noon - 4

5 Cats may exhibit clinical signs that are very non-specific, mimicking many other feline diseases. Chronic clinical signs include vomiting, gagging, difficulty or rapid breathing, lethargy and weight loss. Because heartworm disease is preventable, the AHS recommends that pet owners take steps now to talk to their veterinarian about how to best protect their pets from this dangerous disease. Heartworm prevention is safe, easy and inexpensive. While treatment for heartworm disease in dogs is possible, it is a complicated and expensive process, taking weeks for infected animals to recover. There is no effective treatment for heartworm disease in cats, so it is imperative that disease prevention measures be taken for cats. There are a variety of options for preventing heartworm infection in both dogs and cats, including daily and monthly tablets and chewables, monthly topicals and a six-month injectable product available only for dogs. All of these methods are extremely effective, and when administered properly on a timely schedule, heartworm infection can be completely prevented. These medications interrupt heartworm development before adult worms reach the lungs and cause disease. Sniff y" later, Bobble

6 Shelter Another 30 Hour Success Jelly Bean (Jack Russell Terrier mix) was jumping for joy! He was the first to find a new home at the 2009 Adopt-A-Thon. Families came to the adoption table clutching their applications with smiles from ear to ear. They had all found the perfect pet. Buster, a shelter favorite, found a home early in the day. We were all trilled. Wanda stopped by the adoption tent with Roman s clipboard in hand. Roman (lab mix ) had apparently eaten half of his paperwork. Wanda asked Can he be half price? One of the happiest moments for the cat volunteers was seeing Sideways the Siamese, get adopted. Sideways was born with severe back leg deformities, so that he was only able to move his front paws to get around, dragging his useless hind legs behind. He had been featured in a couple of "Adopt Me" ads in the State Journal, but so far, no takers. He was adopted by a woman who had experiences with special needs animals and who felt confident that Sideways would fit in well with her family. She had actually been looking at another cat initially, but then Sideways caught her eye. Due to his "special needs" status, we allowed her to take him out of his cage right in the cat area instead of going to Meet and Greet, and it was love at first sight! Sideways seemed to know that she was the one for him, and cuddled and purred in her arms, pushing backwards to look into her eyes. We encouraged her to ask questions, take her time, and get to know him. Our volunteers made suggestions for modifying the home so that Sideways would be able to get around, how to care for his

7 Mark your Calendars We need you! June July I Need a Home 11 Mongolian BBQ fundraiser & adoptions 5 PM - 9 PM 20 A day in the village noon - 5 Stockbridge adoptions 4 4th of July Parade in Lansing 11 AM 4 4th of July Parade in Mason 7 PM Contact Teresa to volunteer ac_carter@ingham.org 27 Schuler Books Eastwood Town Center noon - 4 adoptions back legs, and how to introduce him to the other cat. We really liked this adopter for Sideways because she was thoughtful and considered all the needs of the animal before committing to him. Finally, she returned with the final paperwork complete and we gently lifted him into his cardboard carrier, and handed him off to his new mom. We all felt so satisfied with the new home for our sweetie!. Numerous low cost vaccinations were given thanks to the help of Dr. Valerie Chadwick DVM. And on Saturday night we had a doggie drive-in movie with popcorn and a dog PJ contest. It was a cold evening but people still came with blankets and sleeping bags to watch Beverly Hills Chihuahua. The winner of the PJ contest wore a muscle shirt and boxer shorts with a special cut out for his tail. Second went to a pair of dogs in matching PJs with booties and glitter on their muzzles. The third place contestant wore PJs and a sleep mask. A lady in a flannel nightgown and stocking cap was seen wandering around. We think she was lost. Fifty animals found new homes over the two day event thanks to our wonderful volunteers, shelter staff and sponsors.

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