Pet Sitting by Marisa

02/28/2025

02/25/2025

Focus on Forsyth
Southern Wildlife Management

(EDITED FOR CLARITY) Coyote Pup Season is Approaching – What You Need to Know!

I’ve been posting in this group for a while, and it made me reflect on how, in a group that I do admin, I always encourage businesses to contribute more than they take. We are all experts in our own fields, and sharing valuable insights is what makes a community strong. With that in mind, I realized I haven’t been giving as much as I should here—so I have been trying to change that.

The other day, I posted about habitat modifications to keep rats out of your yard. Today, I want to address another frequent concern—coyotes.

Coyotes are frequently the topic of our wildlife calls this time of the year. We’ve been providing Nuisance Wildlife Trapping (squirrels, rats, bats, snakes etc) for over 15 years, and coyote calls always prompt a "real conversation" which more than not usually ends with me encouraging behavior modification versus trapping for their specific situation. By no means will it work in all situations.

THE ISSUE: A homeowner sees a coyote in their yard for the first time and immediately wants it trapped, fearing for their pets’ safety. Here’s where the conversation begins.

Seeing a coyote in daylight does not mean it has rabies. I hear this all the time. Coyotes are naturally crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk, but daytime sightings are normal and can be caused by several factors.

• Adapting to urban environments. More human activity at night may push them to be active during the day.

• Food availability. If there’s easy access to food during daylight, they’ll take advantage of it.

• Mating and pup season. Parents are hunting more often to feed their young.

• Weather and seasonal changes. In colder months, they adjust their activity based on temperature.

• Lack of threats. If they don’t feel pressured, they become more comfortable roaming.

• Illness or injury. While rare, a sick or injured coyote may behave differently.

What should you do if you see a coyote in your yard?

Do not just go inside and peek out the curtains. If you don’t react, the coyote assumes it’s safe there.

• Make a lot of noise. Yell, clap, bang pots together.

• Use deterrents. Airhorns, hoses, or anything that startles them.

• Be consistent. If we all scare them away, they’ll learn to avoid human spaces.

The goal is behavior modification - if it is not too late! (As long as they are not already taking cats and dogs.) If we make them unwelcomed & uncomfortable in our yards, they’ll learn to stay in the woods... HOPEFULLY.

Small Dog Owners – A Word of Caution

Believe me when I give this information that I have insight more than most. We get the calls and hear the horror stories. I have to comfort the screaming & crying person on the other side of the line that just witnessed their dog being sn**ched. That is when we take action. However, here are some words of advice:

• Never, ever let your small dog outside alone at night—even in a fenced yard. Contrary to your thoughts, Coyotes can scale fences in seconds. They can sn**ch a dog before you have time to even react.

• Always accompany your dog outside AT NIGHT and always use a leash. If a coyote appears, you have control of your dog and can sn**ch it up instantly. Amazing the stories I hear of little 8 pound dogs chasing a coyote to protect its owner only to have met its demise.

Cat Owners – Keep Them Inside at Night!

I don’t care if your cat “wants” to go outside—do not let it out at night. A cat outside after dark is an easy target. I get upset when someone says they have an outdoor cat yet expected it to be immune to being attacked by a coyote. A coyote does what coyotes do! Cats are domestic and do not stand a chance against a wild animal.

Feral Cats and Feeding Wildlife

Coyotes are thinning the feral cat population—that’s just reality. But what makes it worse? Leaving food outside at night. If you feed feral cats and leave food out overnight, here’s what happens.

• Rats and mice come for the food.

• Stray cats gather.

This leads to the inevitable situation where Coyotes are drawn in—because now they have multiple meals waiting. Apex predators like coyotes are drawn to food sources for the food & the prey. By feeding feral cats at night, you’re unintentionally inviting coyotes into your yard. Always bring food inside at night.

Why Trapping May Not Be the Answer

Here’s something to think about—if we trap and remove a WELL-BEHAVED coyote just because you saw it, OR HEARD IT, removing this one may make room for a more aggressive coyote to move in.

First line of defense, is an attempt to modify their behavior as long as they are still fearful and not coming on your property often.... then there is hope through hazing measures to keep them wary of humans.

However, if they are past "that point" and they have become a nuisance then that needs to be addressed.

Stay safe out there!

02/21/2025

ATTN PET OWNERS! These are good to know when dealing with your vet.

02/10/2025

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02/04/2025

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02/03/2025

Vaccination injury is real!

I have treated significant numbers of pets over my 30 years in practice who have 'never been the same since' a vaccination.

The fact that many of these vaccinations were completely unnecessary, as the animals had strong protection from previous vaccinations, is salt in the wound.

The fact that more than a few of the human guardians of these vaccine-injured pets were pressured into re-vaccinating their pets by vets (who, let's be kind, have never been taught the truth about vaccinations in pets), is frankly disturbing.

Before I dig into what vaccination injury is, how vaccines cause it, and what you can do to prevent and treat it - a little refresher is necessary.

C3 and F3 (core) pet vaccines give a LONG-LASTING immunity - at least 5-7 years, and often longer.

Titer testing your pets is how you tell if they have immunity (and therefore do not need a so-called booster). This is the most effective way to AVOID VACCINATION INJURY (never give unnecessary vaccinations).

Vaccination injury happens when the vaccine, which is a modified live virus, is INJECTED into the body.

Your pet has evolved over millions of years to respond to infection of viruses coming in through the mucus membranes of the mouth and nose. There is a complex, highly efficient immune response here.

When you inject a virus under the skin, you are sidestepping the body's wisdom. Suddenly there is a virus where the body has NOT evolved to deal with it.

And not only one virus, but THREE, all at the same time. (It's incredibly rare to have wild infection with two of these viruses at the same time, let alone three.)

In some pets, this shock, this unnatural infection, causes dysregulation (confusion, over-activation) of the immune system. This is the INJURY.

Sometimes you have symptoms develop relatively soon after vaccination (days-weeks) - Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia is a particularly deadly vaccine injury that tends to be more acute.

Sometimes the shock to your pets immune system can take time to develop into illness. Allergies, IBD, Autoimmune disease, behavioural issues, all sorts of chronic illnesses can be triggered by a vaccination, but not become symptomatic until months later.

Any animal that develops chronic illness within 6 months of a vaccination, I will have a high index of suspicion for a vaccine injury.

With NECESSARY, UNAVOIDABLE VACCINATIONS, you should use homeopathy, flower essences, energy healing, and supplements to support peak vitality and a strong, balanced immune system.

To repair vaccination injury (not always possible, but often helpful) I use homeopathy, energy healing, diet, faecal transplants, flower essences, and so on. I have had some great successes in turning vaccination injuries around, healing them.

If you need help with a vaccine-injured pet, message me here!



I help animals all over the world heal and be well + happy with holistic veterinary care, kind training, and energy healing. If you want me to help your pets, message me! Zoom and in person appts available.

01/21/2025

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