Ms. Ears! I could go on for HOURS about this little spitfire and the antics her and Bolillo got up to at my friend Rebeccas house. There wasn’t a dog or pup she didn’t try to make friends with but wow, could she go. She has little dog syndrome for sure haha! She was brought to me by her owner who had her locked up in a bathroom for MONTHS. She was too much for him and his dog according to him. I did make sure he understood that walking her and lots of toys was the solution so she wasn’t always all over his other dog who could not stand Ears energy, also, sterilizing her… but he did not want this girl anymore. Education is so needed down here.  I do what I can, but more needs to be done! Ms. Ears is one of the MOST unique pups I have ever seen.  She has the fur and markings very similar to a sheppard pup, but she’s a fully grown little chihuahua cross. What she is crossed with is any ones guess but wow. She is stunning. Ms. Ears, along with a lot of the pups and dogs that are rescued here are taken into foster through one of my rescue partners, Save Our Scruff in Toronto, Ontario. They are placed into foster care, until the perfect home is found! Ms. Ears was of course, a foster fail and she is now officially the Princess Pooch of Michael and Jim!  Congratulations to Ms. Ears (now Bella) and her new Dads. I could not be happier for them or her! She has settled in well, adjusted to the snow, is all over them (literally) for cuddles and snuggles and entertains them daily with her silly girl antics. Since the owner lied to me about her age, we had to guess based on her teeth and she was about 8 months of age upon intake.  Her parents have chosen TODAY as her official birthday so please join me in wishing her a Happy Birthday with many, MANY, happy years to come. I am so glad to be connected to her new family and be able to watch her as she grows into the amazing dog she will be.  If you want to watch her with me, you can follow her on instagram @bellabellacoachella Thank you to EVERYONE who helped me to help Bella.  From rides to the airport, fostering, donations for food and vetting.  Together, we helped the world because we have one less dog in need. Ears, my little stinker, I am so proud of you and happy for you.  I love you always! ~ Momma Pam

I am finally finished the website editing (I do still have a few success stories to fill in) but otherwise, I am SO HAPPY and GRATEFUL for the new website! 

It looks AMAZING. Heidi A great friend of mine, did ALL this work in such a short time I am blown away!  You can find her info at the very bottom of the home page.  If you need a website, she is your woman!  It has all the info you could need about our projects, our animals, volunteering… if there is anything you think I should add please let me know! 

There are so many things being worked on right now to prepare for the mobile clinic!  As I write this, I am making up pamphlets for adults on basic dog care, simple signs to know when your animal needs help and of course, HOW to get that help! 

It will talk about the importance of spaying and neutering, common illnesses and what the signs and symptoms are, preventing diseases and simple cures for things like fungus and yeast infections.  I cannot wait to get this pamphlet into the hands of the people! 

Basic things will help them better help their pets and keep their animals healthy and happy for years to come!  When the animals are healthy, they are a lot less likely to get dumped in the streets. 

Now for the CONTEST! 

It’s 50/50 CONTEST TIME! ANYONE from ANYWHERE can participate and the MORE you share, the more cashola can be won!!! 50/50

Rules!

1. Visit my new page and click LIKE. Once you click like, make sure you hover over it and click on “get notifications” to ensure you don’t miss out on any updates!!!

https://m.facebook.com/allpetsdeservevets/

2. Pick a NAME for the ADORABLE puppy in the picture above,

Make a $5USD PayPal contribution to donations@allpetsdeservevets.org via “send money to friends and family” and post the name for the puppy in the comments section. I will add the names that were already submitted to the bottom of THIS post, so there aren’t duplicates. If by accident you do submit a duplicate name, I will email you so you can submit another one but please check the list!

3. The name submission part of the contest will run from today, February 21, 2016 until 10pm EST Facebook time next Sunday, February 28, 2016 10pm EST.

4. By 10:30pm EST, there will be a Facebook post featuring a survey on the “All Pets Deserve Vets” facebook page with ALL the names entered via PayPal and voting will commence! Voting will run for one week’s time until March 6th, 2016 10pm EST Facebook time! The name with the MOST VOTES wins half the pot and gets to name THIS ADORABLE PUPPY! So, make sure you share it LOTS and get your friends and family to vote for your name choice! (If they aren’t participating themselves that is, hehe!) 

5. The winner will receive half of the pot via PayPal within minutes after the winner is announced! To help you with your name choices, here is the history of the sweet pup!

Age: 5 months

Colour:  Black and Tan

Description: Short stubby legs with gigantic paws

Personality:  SWEET and playful!

Fur: Wire haired rough coat, yet sleek and it SHINES!

His Story: This pup was brought to me only 2 or 3 days after Christmas by caring members of the community. They found him alone and scared in the street. At first, we thought he may be lost, so they were going to ask around if anyone had lost their puppy, and they did!  But no one claimed to own him.

After he got a good meal in him and started pooping… I knew he was a Christmas present gone wrong. For 2 days he pooped diaper jelly. That’s right, he ate baby diapers. Gross, right? Not to these dogs… I still waited for 2 weeks… now almost 2 months and no one has come claim him so he is now a part of “All Pets Deserve Vets” and will be placed for adoption soon!

This is why pets given as presents is a BAD idea! He didn’t know he was doing anything wrong… he just knew he wanted to eat diapers and probably made a big mess doing it.  I am grateful he was brought here because ANYTHING horrible could have happened to this happy guy on the street. 

Don’t forget! Participants CAN enter more than once! There is no limit! Just remember to include all your name choices in the comments section so they can be included in the voting survey.

Example: Jane Doe sends $25 and gets 5 name choices! It not only helps the project, but also increases your chances of winning and naming this adorable pup!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE and remember to follow the page! Our 50% share of the donations will go towards the registration fees of “All Pets Deserve Vets” here in Mexico so we can be one step closer to getting the mobile outreach program on its feet!! There is a LOT of exciting stuff coming up soon and I CAN’T wait to share it all!! Thank you in advance for all your support and remember to… SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!!

Ticks cause a lot of damage to animals down here.  Because of the humid tropic temps, they flourish all year round – attacking pets and animals of all kind and some humans too!  They carry diseases like anaplamosis and ehrlichia that can kill an animal easily.

 

As I was spraying today, (I fumigate once a week to fight the battle against the ticks) I got really excited.  I remembered one of the things I used to do for the community I lived in.  I would save up all my plastic bottles.  I would mix it with mostly water and a half a cap full of this product called Bovitraz.  

 

Bovitraz has a wide range of uses, but what I like it for most of all is spray for ticks.  Ticks like to climb up the walls and burrow into little holes, lay eggs and get hungry.  By spraying the walls once a week, I have barely any ticks, and no real need to put flea and tick meds on the dogs here at my home.  When I was operating a shelter, it was really important to spray because having up to 45 dogs and puppies can equal a HECK of a lot of ticks if you’re not careful.  The disapointing thing about flea and tick meds is, they dont really repel anything.  Sure, once the liquid has soaked into the system of the dog, they can kill off what ever ticks are feeding on the animal, but… they still need to feed and the dogs can still get sick.  Now, on those cases where they have tons of ticks, yes!  Get those meds on them.  But for locals here, those meds are expensive and it does not get to the root of the problem and get rid of the ticks and their nests.  They keep coming and coming.  

 

 Bovitraz has a wide range of uses.  It can be used as a dip for mange and fleas and ticks.  It does need to be done carefully as Bovitraz is a strong pesticide, but it is great to treat those severe cases.  A half a capful of bovitraz, costs about 5 or 6 pesos.  It can kill all the ticks currently on the animal, kill the mange mites and with proper fumigation and care, the animal can live comfy and tick/mange free!  Bovitraz is SUCH a cheap, efficient option for the locals but many dont know how to effectively use it.  With the mobile clinic we will be able to teach them, provide them with their first few bottle mixes, help show them how to safely use it on their animal in the severe cases, and encourage them to do a good wall, property line spray – even if bi weekly or monthly, it will STILL have an impact!  One bottle of Bovitraz can last a household easily 6 weeks to 3 months depending on how often they choose to spray.  A bottle costs 120 pesos at the feed stores.  Its easily accessable!  The owners will know where to get it in their community.  And an even happier outcome for the animals?  Pet owners are a LOT more likely to allow their animals to come inside the home IF they are not covered in parasites and pesky bugs!  

 

I really cant wait to get the wheels turning on the mobile clinic.  It is going to make a world of difference to both the animals and the people!  Please keep an eye out for a special fundraiser coming soon to get the clinic on the road or you can visit the site under donations and I will put those donations aside for the mobile vet clinic fundraiser!  Please say in the comments section “mobile” to be sure it goes towards that specific fundraiser.  🙂

I am a little sad today.  I went to check on the momma and pups after picking up my daughter from school.  I saw them on the way to her school, but they seem to have vanished by the time I came back 15 minutes later.  A really nice neighbour has been helping me to locate the owner, explain about sterilization and keeping her and the pups indoors.  I have even offered to take all 3 of them in, have them sterilized and vaccinated and can help find good, responsible homes for the pups.  The sad part… we went to the apartment in the front that has a big fenced in area. 

The people there have 3 dogs, including one of the pups from the momma dog.  Well, her male who I photographed a month ago WITH the momma dog (who she claims she NEVER lets run the street) has TVT.  He is dripping blood so badly now, they have a shirt on him to try and contain it.  I confronted the woman when she said she never lets him out, and showed her the photos.  I told her he contracted the cancer because he is not fixed and because she let him run in the street.  But now we KNOW, momma dog will have it too as they know, he was the one mating with her. 

TVT is a contagious cancer that is curable, but really expensive for the locals.  When I found out today, he is the father of the pups, my heart broke.  Momma dog will grow tumors soon enough, she will spread it to other males as she comes into heat and the other dogs and pups living in this small apartment, can all get it too.  This is why spay and neuter is SO important. 

I am going to try and convince the owner to let me take her as soon as possible for her spay, and we will try to raise the funds to have her chemo treatment done at another vet clinic.  The cost, I do not know at this point.  The owner of the male dog, well she has plans to take her male dog to the pererra (the local dog pound) to put him to sleep because they cannot afford the treatment. 

TVT IS curable.  But without affordable access, they can not help their animals.  This is why we desperately need the mobile vet clinic.  We will be able to deliver these services at cost!  This will save countless lives, avoid unwanted puppies from being born, educate families about proper animal care and greatly increase the quality of life for everyone! 

We are organizing a spay and neuter campaign for this spring in the Cancun area! We need 3 to 4 realllly good peeps here that can help me get the things we need locally. Please inbox me if you or someone you know may be interested! 🙂