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Companion Connection |
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By Jack Sommars
Benjamin Hart, DVM, PhD, who has studied animal behavior for almost 50 years, says that one of the questions he hears most frequently from pet owners is: “Why does my dog eat grass?” |
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Questions People Often Ask |
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What does it mean to declaw a cat?
Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Professor of Behavioral Pharmacology and Director of the Behavior Clinic at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and internationally known specialist in domestic animal behavioral research, explains declawing:
Another informative website: What it means to declaw.
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What do I do when my companion animal is lost? There are many things to do. First, contact the pet amber alert! Follow suggestions provided by Best Friends Animal sanctuary. Read the suggestions by Pet Rescue. Check the links at www.austinrescue.com for assistance.
Don’t ever give up! |
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Contact Information: |
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Companion Connection P.O. Box 875 Elgin, TX 78621-0875 |
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Phone: 512-285-5620 Fax: 512-285-5614 E-mail: VillageRescue@gmail.com |
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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated... I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man." -Mahatma Gandhi- |
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What do I do—my dog is afraid of thunderstorms! Picture this: As the skies darken overhead, an otherwise amiable dog is panting and pacing around the house with his tail tucked between his legs. When the first crash of thunder hits, he bolts into the bathroom and curls up tightly in the tub, where he remains, panting and trembling, until the storm passes. Sound familiar? Does your dog behave this way during storms? Not to worry, pet parents, the ASPCA has some advice for helping your pooch overcome his fear. |
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What do I do when I have found an animal? Most stray animals are someone's companion—don’t keep an animal that you find without making a real effort to locate the guardian. Talk to neighbors and post signs all around the neighborhood as well as nearby veterinary clinics.
· Take the animal to a local veterinary clinic to be scanned for a microchip. If the animal has a microchip, the guardian can usually be contacted. · If you can keep the found pet temporarily, please call or contact 311 (for Austin) online to submit a Found Animal report. · Check the links at www.austinrescue.com for assistance. · Contact local animal shelters and animal control agencies. File a found pet report with every shelter within a 60-mile radius of your home and visit the nearest shelters daily, if possible. · Post signs in the neighborhood. Post signs and hand out flyers of the pet and information on how you can be reached. · Advertise. Post notices at grocery stores, community centers, veterinary offices, traffic intersections, at pet supply stores and other locations. Also, place advertisements in newspapers and with radio stations. Include the pet's sex, age, weight, breed, color and any special markings. When describing the pet, leave out one identifying characteristic and ask the person claiming the pet to describe it. · Be wary of pet-recovery scams. When talking to a stranger who claims to be the guardian of the pet, ask him to describe the pet thoroughly before you offer any information. If he does not include the identifying characteristic you left out of the advertisements, he may not really be the guardian. |
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Has Your Dog Ever Been Sprayed by a Skunk? Here’s How To Get That Smell Out!Skunks, skunks, skunks! Half a dozen of my friends have reported skunk/dog encounters in the past WEEK! These usually happen late at night, when the dog goes out for his last potty of the night before bedtime . . . and suddenly the whole family is wide, wide awake and facing an odoriferous emergency. What to do? |
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Why did my cat stop using the litter box? (Revival Animal Health) Cats who start to house-soil after having been reliably using their litter box may do so because of a litter box aversion, a surface or location preference, or to mark territory. Determining the reason that you cat is house-soiling is the first step toward solving the problem. |