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Good dog dental advice here. One additional note: do not use your own toothpaste on a dog. It may contain Xylitol and that is toxic for dogs.

Rehoming a semi-feral stray? Over and over, the CCC receives requests for help in finding somewhere for an aggressive tomcat to go. He’s beating up our cats, w...e can’t have him around. He’s spraying everything, and getting into fights we don’t want him here. He’s all over the neighborhood, no one claims him, we want him gone. This was the situation with Stumpy. Stumpy was seen sporadically in the neighborhood, but had started hanging around more often. When he attacked a docile spayed female cat, the owner was angry and began looking for someone to take him. As it turned out, another neighbor had started to feed him, and wanted to keep him and there were tensions because of this conflict. A third neighbor, with trapping experience, convinced both to let him be TNR’d explaining that most of the time, aggression in the male cats is diminished if not totally eliminated though it can take several weeks. Stumpy was trapped, neutered and vaccinated, and returned to the neighbor who wanted him. She had experience with feral cats, and planned to hold him inside until he knew her and I’ll have him tame by tomorrow :D Tomorrow came, she had multiple scratches by evening she felt unable to deal with him and took him to a friend’s house because he’s good with this type of cat!!!! The only good thing about this is her friend’s home was within mile of her home and that was good, because Stumpy really was a feral cat. He had no intention of letting someone touch him, and since they let him loose in the house he slipped out at the first chance he got. The next day, Stumpy was waiting for food in his own territory! Both neighbors understand it is now a question of time let Stumpy’s hormones diminish, feed him at the home where he is wanted and work gradually on socializing him. The neighbor who wanted him gone is working on aversion tactics in her own yard, and so far so good. While tomcats roam all year long, during the spring and summer they are especially noticeable. Drawn to new territories by female cats in heat, the boys aggressively work to claim their spots, and often are the cause of neighborhood complaints. When people understand that neutering and a little time usually take care of the problem, they are often willing to postpone removing them. But it is critical to the well being of the cat that people understand ferals are NOT tame cats, that you cannot simply let them come out of a carrier and be petted. That they will climb the walls, do anything to escape and if you are trying to restrain them, they can hurt you. And if you feel the answer is give them away, understand without good preparation that new home is not likely going to be a good answer for the cat. Stumpy was lucky, he lived close to his new home. Most cats given away to unprepared owners will be lost basically dumped in unfamiliar areas, unlikely to survive. TNR is a very effective solution to these problem cats work to help people understand, these behaviors WILL pass!

We are taking adoption applications for Adoptable Massa 3-4yrs old, Adoptable Bruno 7yrs old & looking for a Long Term only Compassionate Palliative Foster Toni...c 11yrs old. If you would like to complete an application for any of our Bulldogs please head to www.VictoriaBulldogSociety.com Please Share

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Keep your babies safe! Remove foxtails from your yard and avoid walking in areas where foxtails grow! FOXTAILS: They are beautiful and appear harmless, but they... can be lethal. SAFETY TIPS: If your pet is exposed to foxtails, do a thorough inspection afterwards: Brush coat, feel every part of body with hands. Look closely at ears, nose, eyes, underbelly, tail, behind, between toe pads, and underneath collar (foxtails burrow quickly & are hard to see). Check inside mouth & around lips. Leave NO body part unexamined! FOXTAIL SYMPTOMS: Continuous sneezing, pawing at & licking an infected area, violent shaking of head, frequently tilting head to the side, scratching at an ear incessantly, sores or abscesses, swelling, discharge, coughing, and limping. WHAT ARE FOXTAILS? Foxtail grass (also known as Wall Barley, Spear Grass & other names across the globe). is a type of grass with lethal seed awns (the fox tail- shaped tip of a grass blade containing seeds). Foxtails also refer to the tip of ANY grass going to seed that resembles a fox tail, many of these are a nuisance, but not lethal like Foxtail Grass. WHERE DO THEY GROW? "Foxtail is common all up and down the West Coast but has also spread across the country, according to the U.S. Forest Service, populating all but seven states: Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. It’s also found throughout most of Canada, as well as in some areas of Mexico. The weed tends to grow in grassland areas and is common along roadsides, trails, and areas that include human disturbance, such as dumps. It also grows well along the edges of salt marshes, on flatlands and Western prairies, and in irrigated meadows."WHOLE DOG JOURNAL