May/June 2015 Issue of Pet Me! Magazine

May/June 2015

Your Guide To All Things Pets

Dual-Purpose

Police Dogs PLUS: Kids Talk Pet Care Deadly Virus on the Rise in L.A. County Kittens vs Cats: Which one is right for you? & Much More!

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Contents 4 Dual-Purpose Police Dogs 10 Shelter Hope Pet Shop Now Open 12 Kids Talk Pet Care 14 Kittens vs Cats: Which one is right for you?

16 Furever Purr Rescue 18 Deadly Virus on the Rise in L.A. County – Keep Your Puppy Safe 22 Cat Adoptables 23 Directory for All Things Pets

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PetMe! received some help this issue from some local second graders whose teachers asked them to explain how responsible pet owners should take care of their pets.

Their responses are genuine and heartfelt; hopefully you enjoy reading them as much as we did.

Deputy Feder, was proud to talk about his partner, Fury, in our feature story, “Dual-Purpose Police Dogs.” This article spotlights a new program within the L.A. County Sheriff ’s Department, which trains their K9s in two different fields in order to make them more versatile. These well-trained dogs demonstrate their remarkable abilities on a daily basis and play a vital role in helping to make our community safer.

Spring usually means litters of puppies become available for adoption, but remember to keep your puppy safe by not exposing it to harmful diseases by letting it out in public too soon. Our article, “Deadly Virus on the Rise in L.A. County— Keep Your Puppy Safe,” is an informational article aimed at providing pet owners with the knowledge they need to help keep the new addition to their family healthy.

Furever Purr Rescue is also featured – a local rescue group dedicated to helping cats and kittens in need. With kitten season here, they need help more than ever. Becoming a foster parent means saving a life…just by opening up your home! You will change a pet’s life by giving it the chance to find its furever home.

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Police Dogs

By Caroline Squires

Photos: This Page: Police dog, Fury.

Facing Page: Deputy Feder and Fury.

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t’s always been my goal since I was a little kid,” answered Deputy Brad Feder when I asked him why he wanted to work with a K9 police dog. However, going to work every day with a four-legged partner isn’t the easiest goal to accomplish.

Feder has been a deputy for 10 years. He started as a reserve officer, worked search and rescue, was a patrol officer, and then became a full-time L.A. County deputy sheriff. With 9,000 sworn deputies and only 60 dogs in the L.A. County Sheriff ’s Department, it’s tough competition to become a member of the select group of deputies who work with a police dog.

However, for Feder, his hard work and patience paid off because last year he was selected to be a handler in the County Service Wide Division and became one of the first handlers in the department to work with a dual-purpose dog.

Feder’s partner, Fury, was brought to the U.S. when he was 8 weeks old from the Czech Republic. The Belgian Malinois was trained in South Carolina until he was 15 months old. Belgian Malinois are bred primarily as a working dog, for personal protection, detection, police work, and search and rescue. The breed is smart, active, alert, and protective, which makes them ideal working dogs.

Last year, Feder traveled to South Carolina, where Fury received his foundation training, and spent two weeks there in order to meet and train with his new partner.

In addition to the two weeks Feder spent across the country, he trained another five weeks with Fury once he was brought to California. Currently, Fury has four certifications from different training facilities that verify his qualifications.

“I’m his first handler, and he is my first dog;” said Feder, “he’s been great with scents and great with tracking.” Since Fury is trained in both detecting explosives and trailing scents, he is considered a dualpurpose dog. Feder explained that sheriff departments usually have single-purpose dogs that are trained in one area of expertise such as working in the narcotics (narco) unit, apprehension unit, explosives unit, or the cell phone and alcohol unit at the jails. Fury is part of a trial program that trains and specializes police dogs in two areas.

Feder explained, “Our unit consists of a sergeant who is in charge and four depu-

ties. My sergeant has two dogs, one trained to trail and one trained in narcotics, one of the deputies has a dog trained to detect explosives and another dog trained to detect narcotics.

The other deputy, like me, has a dog cross-trained with explosives and trailing.”

Trailing dogs follow one specific scent such as tracking a missing child or a patient who has walked away from a hospital. Explosive unit dogs identify various scents associated with the manufacturing of explosive devices.

Each county is divided up into different divisions, and Feder’s assigned area covers L.A. County buildings, community colleges, parks, and patrol services with Fury by his side.

“We will search unattended packages. If a deputy can’t de-

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continued from page 5 termine where a package came from, we will run the dog on it.

I have run Fury on 6-7 unattended packages; we’ve also done sweeps of buildings and gun searches for the cop’s teams. He

hasn’t located any guns yet, but he has found ammunition, which helped our gang unit.”

Being new to the K9 unit, Feder was impressed by how little scent the dogs need to pick up what they’re looking for.

He explained, “We use focus aids, such as an article like a small piece of paper that’s been sitting in less than an inch of gunpowder, and you can hide it—and the dog is on it.”

The duo drive around L.A. County and visit their patrol areas, but they are also on-call. Feder commented, “We have 3 goals on a daily basis. We need to train, randomly patrol buildings and hospitals, and respond to calls.”

As far as daily training goes, Feder said, “We might go to a location and use an area not being used by the public and set some training aids and do a search of the area. We also get together as a team and do different scenarios like a bomb scare, so the whole team can train.”

Dogs work for a reward, and Fury is no different. His favorite toy is a suede tug-toy, and he only gets it when he finds an explosive training aid. “It’s his favorite thing in the world.

Due to a strong hunt and prey drive, the dogs respond well when they get a pay-off in the end.”

Even though Fury is already certified, he has to continue to prove he has what it takes to keep his job. Two times a year,

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Left: Fury’s favorite toy – a suede tug-toy.

Below: Deputy Feder and Fury working.

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Right: Fury’s badge.

Below: Fury at work.

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continued from page 6 police dogs must run certifications (not through the department) in order to demonstrate they are still performing at the top of their class.

Fury and Feder have only been working together since December, but it is clear they already have a strong bond. Fury lives with Feder along with two of his own dogs. As long as Feder is in the K9 unit, Fury will be his partner until he retires at around 7-10 years old. When asked if he plans on keeping Fury after he retires, Feder responded, “I’m a dog person; I couldn’t give him up.”

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Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita owner, Danielle Caouette, pictured with from left to right, Kim Sill, owner Shelter Hope Pet Shop Thousand Oaks, Mayor Marsha McLean, along with animal activists Actress Katie Cleary and actress Kira Reed Lorsche helped cut the grand opening ribbon.

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helter Hope Pet shop is Santa Clarita’s newest pet shop, open 7 days a week for in-store adoptions!

Shelter Hope Pet Shop was created to aid shelter pet adoptions, promote pet education and bring awareness to the communities they serve. Shelter Hope Pet Shop is a unique, large scale business model, which aims to eliminate puppy mill pet shops in our malls across the nation!

The 3rd location recently opened in the Westfield Valencia Town Center with Mayor Marsha McLean helping cut the grand opening ribbon! Located inside the mall, near the Red Robbin entrance, you will find adorable adoptable pets looking for their loving forever homes. The non-profit pet shop is all volunteer run, and the pets available for adoption have been rescued from local shelters.

Shelter Hope Pet Shop provides a fun, friendly place where visitors and volunteers can meet and interact with animals

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needing adoption.

You can also visit Shelter Hope Pet Shop for pet merchandise and know your dollars are going directly back to help save the lives of homeless pets. Volunteers and donations are always needed! Check them out on Facebook and on their website! www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

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Kids Talk Pet Care Second graders from Emblem Academy sent their paragraphs explaining how responsible pet owners should take care of their pets along with their original artwork.

Ariana – Age 8 Emblem Academy Responsible dog owners should visit the veterinarian, give them food, water, and exercise. They should visit the veterinarian for shots and medical care. Also, they should feed them healthy food. Finally, they should give them walks and run with them in the backyard. These are a few ways to be a responsible pet owner.

Mia– Age 8 Emblem Academy Responsible dog owners should care, love, and respect their dogs. I think that owners need to give lots of food and water to their dogs to take care of them. To help your dog, you should train it, exercise it, and treat it kindly.

If you love your pet, be kind to your pet! Those are reasons why you should take good care of your pet!

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Bella – Age 8 Emblem Academy You should properly take care of your dog! First, you should make sure your dog has enough dog food and fresh water. Second, exercise your dog and give it attention.

Next, train your dog to be a good dog. Fourth, give him or her a bath. Then, give your dog the shelter it needs.

Most dogs are afraid of lightning or fireworks. If your dog is, then find somewhere your dog can stay and not hear the lightning or fireworks. Next, if your dog does something you want it to do, give it a treat or give it love.

Last, give your dog lots of love and care for it. This is how you should be a responsible dog owner.

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Kittens vs Cats:

Which one is right for you?

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By Larissa Barnes

s kitten season kicks in, shelters, rescues, and neighbors are all showcasing gorgeous, little fluff balls that are hard to resist. Big eyed, playful and with the cutest little meows, but is a kitten what you are really after?

The average cat lives to 15 years, which means if you are 50 or over, you need to seriously consider what you will be doing in 15 years. Will you be moving into an apartment? Traveling the world? Are you able to pay for a senior kitty when you retire?

You will get less sleep. That’s right. Kittens want to play all night. Be prepared to have the sheets ripped off of you as that ball of fluff makes 3am their “get the lump under the blanket” moment.

Accidents happen. Kittens are like little potty training children. They will have accidents as they work out where they are supposed to go and not go.

Kitty proofing is a must. You will not be able to leave the toilet seat up for the next year! Bringing home a kitten means kitten proofing your house from common household dangers - electrical and computer cords, knick-knacks, household cleaners, drawers, window screens, and your feet!

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Everything is a toy. Curtains are to be climbed, dresses, suits, ties, couches - everything is play and scratch worthy in a kitten’s world.

Know what you’re getting into. It is hard to know the personality of a kitten. An older cat tends to be ‘what you see is what you get,’ and you can find your soul mate based on their personality. You will also know the size, energy level, tolerance of children, and quirks.

When the owner’s away, the kitten will play. If you are at work or out for long periods of the day, you really need two kittens. They get bored and lonely without anyone to play with. If you are only prepared to bring home one animal, an adult cat is always the best option.

Bonding. Adopters regularly express the need to bond with a pet from baby onwards. Rescued adult cats know their life has been saved, and they will pay you back with enormous love. The bond between people and their pets has nothing to do with the length of time they have owned them but about the love you give them.

So when considering adopting, spend some time reviewing the pros and cons of both kittens and adult cats. That 2-month-old ball of fluff might be adorable, but is a kitten really what you are looking for?

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Furever Purr Rescue

By Caroline Squires

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ridget Alves and her dedicated, small group of women are the force behind Furever Purr Rescue based in Santa Clarita. Their tireless effort has helped to save many stray and abandoned cats from our local shelters. Alves began volunteering at the Los Angeles County shelters 2010. In 2012, she started independently rescuing cats from her local shelter. It was just two years later that she founded Furever Purr Rescue and achieved non-profit status.

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Furever Purr has primarily rescued cats from the Castaic Animal Shelter, but recently, at the encouragement of one of their team members, they have been saving them from the Lancaster Shelter, which has the highest euthanasia rate of all six LA County shelters.

Every day this dedicated group looks through the online database of adoptable cats on the Lancaster Shelter’s website.

Since they review the website daily, they are very familiar with which cats need their help the most.

Lancaster is a large shelter and at times can have over 80 cats available. If a cat has been there past its hold period, which may be only a few days, depending on if it was turned in as stray or surrendered by its owner, it is in danger of being euthanized. Therefore, when reviewing the website, the group gathers information about the ages of the cats and how long they have been at the shelter; this background allows them to decide which cats they want to evaluate.

Once the volunteers know of specific cats they want to evaluate, they drive to the Lancaster shelter and spend time getting to know the felines. Overall, the cats are friendly and adoptable. But unfortunately, they are often times mislabeled as feral simply because cats are difficult to properly evaluate at the shelter. Cats hate change so they can hiss, swat, back up in their cage, and exhibit other behaviors that make them appear feral to shelter staff. However, once the volunteers spend some time with the cats it is quickly determined they were just scared and not feral.

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Alves said, “The manager and staff at the Lancaster shelter have been cooperative and really great to work with.” In order to lend even more help to the shelter, Alves started a Facebook group named Help Save the Lancaster Cats in order to network cats with the community and other rescues.

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Deadly Virus on the Rise in L.A. County—Keep Your Puppy Safe

By Caroline Squires

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cringe every time I see dog owners let their obviously young puppy walk on public ground. Just the other day I was at a pet store, and a woman was walking her 8-weekold Maltese around the store on a leash. Chances are when I visit a local park, I will see a young puppy walking on the grass. Instances like these occur far too often. I wonder, is the person just not aware that they shouldn’t let their puppy walk on public ground, or do they know of the risks, but they think nothing will happen to their pet?

So, why do I cringe? It’s obvious to me that those young puppies haven’t had their full round of vaccinations yet. Generally, the first vaccine is given at 6-8 weeks of age, and a booster is given at four-week intervals until the puppy is 16-20 weeks of age and then again at one year of age. A puppy’s vaccination program is not complete before four months of age.

What are the risks for an unvaccinated puppy walking on public ground?

Canine parvovirus, commonly known as parvo, is a highly

contagious viral disease that can produce a life-threatening illness. The virus attacks rapidly dividing cells in a dog’s body, most severely affecting the intestinal tract.

Because parvovirus is extremely contagious and can be transmitted by any person, animal, or object that comes in contact with an infected dog’s feces, puppies and adolescent dogs who are not vaccinated are most susceptible to the virus.

Highly resistant, the virus can live in the environment for months and may survive on inanimate objects such as food bowls, shoes, clothes, carpet, and floors. It is common for an unvaccinated dog to contract parvovirus from the streets, especially in urban areas where there are many dogs.

Every year, hundreds of dogs in our own county are diagnosed with canine parvovirus, and the number of cases reported by local veterinarians has been increasing. Even older dogs who have not received full puppy vaccination series may be susceptible to parvovirus and should also receive at least one immunization.

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continued from page 19 According to the County of Los Angeles Public Health’s website, in 2013, 740 parvo cases were reported to L.A. County by veterinarians. This is the highest number reported

since 2010 and because most cases are not reported, the actual number of parvo cases is higher. In the majority of these cases, the dog had not been vaccinated or had received only one vaccine, and in most cases, the illness could have been prevented. The public health website also reveals that spring and fall are the two highest producing parvo seasons.

Because parvovirus can live in an environment for months and because it is resistant to many typical disinfectants, a pet owner should not allow their unvaccinated puppy to walk on public ground where dogs have been known to walk and relieve themselves.

Pet owners can protect their puppy from this potential killer by making sure their pet is up-to-date on vaccinations.

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It is usually recommended that puppies be vaccinated with combination vaccines that take into account the risk factors for exposure to various diseases. One common vaccine, called a “5-in-1,” protects the puppy from distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, and parainfluenza.

If a puppy or dog contracts the virus, the general symptoms include: lethargy, severe vomiting, loss of appetite, and bloody, foul-smelling diarrhea that can lead to life-threatening dehydration.

Veterinarians diagnose parvovirus on the basis of clinical signs and laboratory testing. The Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbant Assay (ELISA) test has become a common test for parvovirus. The ELISA test kit is used to detect parvovirus in a dog’s stools and is performed in the vet’s office in about 15 minutes. Because this test is not 100% sensitive or specific, your veterinarian may recommend additional tests.

Although there are no drugs available that can kill the virus yet, treatment is generally straightforward and consists of aggressive supportive care to control the symptoms and boost a dog’s immune system to help win the battle against this dangerous disease. Dogs infected with parvovirus need intensive treatment in a veterinary hospital, where they receive antibiotics, drugs to control the vomiting, intravenous fluids, and other supportive therapies. Should a dog undergo this treatment, the average hospital stay is about 5-7 days, which is a considerable expense. So, for less than $20 per vaccine, a pet owner can help keep their dog from contracting a life-threatening disease and keep our community of pets safer.

Be sure to keep unvaccinated puppies away from possibly infectious dogs or environments until vaccinations are finished at four or five months old. If we are all responsible, our pets will benefit and hopefully live long, healthy lives.

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Furever Purr Rescue To adopt one of these pets, please contact us at (661) 255-9979 or (818) 635-6473. All of our kitties are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots, micro-chipped, de-wormed, treated for fleas, and have been tested for FeLV/FIV.

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would love to have his own family. We don’t know why he was dumped at the shelter at only 2 years old. He is so very sweet. He loves his feline companions and loves to be close to his human.

He has a stunning coat that will require brushing. He has the cutest little beard and wonderful markings.

Sarah – Everyone loves Sarah! She is a petite Persian mix with personality plus. She loves to be held and cuddled. Currently, she is sporting a cute lion cut because her previous owner neglected her beautiful coat.

Sarah is 8 years old and acts like a kitten. She gets along well with other cats.

Sweetie – Sweetie was rescued from the Lancaster shelter where she was scheduled to be put to sleep because she was sick. We called her Sweetie because that is exactly what she is!

If you are looking for a cat to follow you around, sleep with you, and sit on your lap, then Sweetie is your girl!

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All Creatures Veterinary Center 22722 Lyons Ave # 5 Newhall, 91321-2876 (661) 291-1121 www.wecarevets.com Animal Medical Center 25848 McBean Parkway Valencia, 91355 (661) 255-5555 www.amcvalencia.com Canyon Country Veterinary Hospital 18840 Soledad Canyon Road Canyon Country, 91351-3772 (661) 424-9900 www.wecarevets.com Cinema Veterinary Centre 23460 Cinema Drive, Unit L Valencia, 91355 (661) 253-9300 www.cinemavet.com Happy Pets Veterinary Center 27550 Newhall Ranch Road Valencia, CA 91355 (661) 295-9972 www.happypetsveterinary.com Peaceful Pets In-Home Euthanasia Services (661) 621-3750 peacefulpetsinhome@gmail.com www.peacefulpetsservices.com Valencia Veterinary Center 24036 Summerhill Ln. Santa Clarita, 91354 (661) 263-9000 www.bestvalenciavet.com

Castaic Canine Camp 36975 Ridge Route Road Castaic, 91384 (661) 257-0957 www.castaiccaninecamp.com Santa Clarita’s Premier Dog Lodge Trish Cohen (661) 618-6628 honestgalpal@att.net www.hasshaus.com Pampering Pet Sitters Dogone-it Marlee (661) 251-3873 Dogone-it@hotmail.com Pacific Pet Sitters 661-505-6615 www.pacificpetsitters.com Spoiled Rotten Pet Sitting & More Julie Lynne 661-254-2780 www.spoiledrottenpetsitter.com Alternative Medicines & Healing Sylvia Nahale Hathaway Acupressurist & Reiki Master (661) 378-8612 josephinesplace@msn.com Lyons Pharmacy & Compounding Lab (661) 777-7770 www.MyLyonsPharmacy.com Canine Rehabilitation Happy Pets Veterinary Center 27550 Newhall Ranch Rd. Valencia, CA 91355 Valencia Veterinary Center 24036 Summerhill Ln. Valencia, CA 91354

VIP Veterinary Services 26111 Bouquet Cyn. Rd. Suite D-5, Saugus, CA 91350 (661) 222-PETS www.VIPVeterinaryServices.com Best Boarding Facilities Canine Country Club 20341 Blue Cloud Road Santa Clarita, 91390-1259 (661) 296-0566 www.cccofscv.com

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