Help Your Pets Enjoy a Safe Thanksgiving

It may seem cruel not to share your Thanksgiving Day meal with your pets, particularly if they’re eagerly waiting by your side as you eat, just hoping to catch a stray piece of food if it falls from your fork. While a few samples may not harm your pet, treating your pet to turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and the rest of your menu can result in upset stomachs and even more serious problems. Pets aren’t used to eating seasoned foods and may develop diarrhea or other gastrointestinal problems if you give them these foods. Other foods, such as onions and chocolate, can actually be toxic or even deadly to your pets.

 Keep in mind that an unattended trash can full of holiday meal remnants is very tempt­ing to your dog or cat.  Swallowing turkey bones can puncture your pet’s diges­tive tract, resulting in a serious and potentially fatal internal injury.  Discarded plastic wrap and string can strangle a pet.  If your pet swallows string, it can wrap around the intestines.  Should this happen, your pet will need immediate emergency surgery.

 To avoid problems, put everything you are throwing away in a sealed plastic bag before placing it in the trash can.  Take the trash outside as soon as possible to eliminate any trash can foraging by your pet while you are watching the football game.  

Photo courtesy of davidlat: sxc.hu

Food Needed

You may remember a few months ago that our food storage area was so full that we ran out of room to store food donations. Since then, the animals have been busy eating and now Brian, our kennel supervisor, has informed us that we can once again need unopened bags and cans of dog and cat food and cat litter.

Meet Cat 4375

He’s already neutered and declawed and just waiting for you to take him home.  Cat 4375 is a friendly three year old eager for a family of his own. If you would like to visit cat 4375, stop by the Society on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. or on Wednesday from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Visit our website for more details on adoptions

Kittens Need New Home

These two 4-month-old kittens are patiently passing the days in their cage, waiting for a new family.  If you would like to visit these kittens (tag numbers 4443 and 4444), stop by the Society on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. or on Wednesday from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Visit our website for more details on adoptions.

Meet Chopper

Chopper’s family’s home is in foreclosure and now this friendly 3-year-old cat needs a new home.  If you would like to visit him (tag number 4187), stop by the Society on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. or on Wednesday from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Visit our website for more details on adoptions.

Help Your Pets Enjoy a Safe Halloween

Imagine waking up from your afternoon nap and finding that your family has been replaced by aliens, witches, and monsters.  Pretty scary, right? Well, that’s how your pet may view Halloween.  Pets can become confused when they hear a familiar voice that doesn’t match the face and may become aggressive if they are frightened.  Below are some tips from Karen Webb, our Adoption Supervisor, on enjoying a safe Halloween this year.

 

* Put animals in a quiet secure room away from Halloween activities.

 *Ask family members to wait until they leave your home before putting on masks. Explain to your children that family pets won’t necessarily recognize them in a mask.

 *Never leave pets outdoors, even in a fenced backyard.  Pets have been stolen from porches and backyards by pranksters and groups that use animals in ceremonies.  Take special care if you own a black cat.

 *Think long and hard before taking your dog trick-or-treating with you.  While people wearing mask are one concern, you pet may also be frightened by the spooky sights or sounds of Halloween displays.

 *If your children go trick or treating, make sure they know the signs that a dog could attack:  ears held back, teeth bared, fur standing on end or growling.

Photo courtesy of Logan Thiebaud/Parium: sxc.hu

“Can’t Afford”

That’s the reason this friendly cat, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 years old, was given up. If you would like to visit him (tag number 3973), stop by the Society on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. or on Wednesday from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Visit our website for more details on adoptions.

Pizza and Football!

Is there a better combination?!  We don’t think so! On Sunday, November 1, you can enjoy a tasty meal from Uno Chicago Grill before or during the game and support the Women’s Humane Society at the same time. The Society will receive up to 20 percent of the restaurant’s proceeds on November 1. In order for the Society to benefit from your order, you must present the Society’s Dough Raiser flier for either take-out or dine-in orders at the Uno Chicago Grill Neshaminy Mall location. You can get a copy of the flier here. (You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to opent this PDF file.)

Meet Fred

Someone in Fred’s family was allergic to him and now this three-year-old cat needs a new home. Fred likes children and needs a home with no other animals. If you would like to visit him (tag number 3859), stop by the Society on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. or on Wednesday from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Visit our website for more details on adoptions.

Fire Leaves Cats Homeless

Bandit

Fire damaged the home of Gizmo and Bandit and now these 1 1/2-year-old male cats are in need of a new home. If you would like to visit Gizmo (tag number 3757) or Bandit (tag number 3756), stop by the Society on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. or on Wednesday from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Visit our website for more details on adoptions.

Gizmo