Concern For Animals

12/30/2024

The perfect way to start the week - peeking at a cute piggy! Check out this guinea pig, Reed (short hair), from Tiny Tails and Scales Rescue. Looks like Reed is still searching for his forever home! ❤️

12/30/2024

You can still take part in Mountain View Veterinary Hospital's Unleash Joy Charitable Giving Program! Contributions will go to CFA to help continue our operation. Learn more in the shared post! ⬇️

Thank you Mountain View Veterinary Hospital for supporting our life-saving work and the communities we share. 🐾❤️

12/28/2024

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ❤🐾

𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐏𝐚𝐥: https://bit.ly/cfa_paypal
𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞: https://www.concernforanimals.org/donate

For 44 years, our mission has been to improve the welfare of both people and pets in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, and Grays Harbor counties. This year, your support has been more crucial than ever. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.

Please consider making a year-end gift to Concern for Animals. Your contribution, no matter the size, will make a significant difference in the lives of many. Together, we can continue to create a compassionate and caring community for all.

12/27/2024

Did you know? It's ! 📝💌

Today's the perfect day to write something appreciative and meaningful for someone who means a lot to you. (Or maybe someone who means a lot to your pet!)

It's no secret that expressing gratitude has a positive effect on both sides, whether you're exchanging the sentiment with a friend, a coworker, a loved one, someone you simply crossed paths with, or even a furry pal. 🐶♥

We at CFA would like to take this special day to thank you for all your support and involvement this year. To everyone in our community, just by being a part of what we do, you yourself have played a huge role in the help we can provide. From our team, every individual we serve, and all the animals in need - we are so grateful to have you in our corner! 🐾

12/26/2024

Thank you so much to everyone that took part in and helped raise an incredible amount for so many wonderful causes in the community! 🙌

And a huge shout-out to the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound for putting this event on. Your support for local nonprofits is admirable and inspiring! Read the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound's Give Local 2024 Community Report here: https://ow.ly/qnJ750UuClV

We want to thank everyone who participated in Give Local 2024. We are thrilled to announce that this year's event raised $1,184,435 for 142 participating nonprofits. 🧡 Our community truly came together this year, setting new records and making it our best year yet!

🌟We invite everyone to read this year's Community Report to see the impact our communities made by supporting the local causes they love at https://ow.ly/qnJ750UuClV.

12/26/2024

Check out the special visitor that stopped by Yelm Veterinary Hospital to spread cheer! 👀

12/26/2024

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦!✨

We hope that everyone stays warm and cozy while enjoying festivities during the winter holidays - we know we will! Give your pets an extra pat from us, and don't forget the extra treat too!

Yesterday the amazing CFA Pet Food Bank team ended 2024 strong with the last pet food bank of the year. We had stations available in Olympia, McCleary, and Elma to make sure pets in need had access to necessities for the winter break.

𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 🙌

Thank you to the CFA Pet Food Bank team for working on Christmas Eve to help local animals in need, and a huge thank you to all of you for supporting our programs and making this work possible. 🐾❤

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓:

𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐏𝐚𝐥: https://bit.ly/cfa_paypal

𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞: https://www.concernforanimals.org/donate

12/22/2024

𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 - 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦.

While we know this closure is inconvenient, we must recognize the break of the holidays and get our entire team trained on our new client management technology. This technology is the only way we will be able to help the 55,000+ people that qualify for our programs in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, and Grays Harbor counties. We are so excited to open the new year with more capacity to serve!

**𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐒**

• CFA Pet Food Bank on 12/24 will run from 10AM - 1PM. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟐/𝟐𝟎. 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐦𝐚 & 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐲.

• 𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟐/𝟑𝟏/𝟐𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝.

• Phone calls to the CFA office will not be returned during this closure and there will be a temporary program pause as we train our dedicated staff, volunteers, and board members on how to use the new technology system. 𝐕𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 (www.concernforanimals.org/fundraise-vet-bills) & 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 (https://www.concernforanimals.org/local-organizations) - 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬.

We will continue to post on social media during the closure and promote the resource pages while our programs are paused. We will keep you up to date on the training and continue to promote our community partners that serve you, the community, and animals in need.

12/22/2024

Devastating news from Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington. Our hearts are with them during this unimaginable time of loss and grief. Please join us in showing support for a local group that has lost 20 beloved wild cats to HPAI in an incredibly short timeframe. 🐾🤍

We encourage our supporters & fellow animal shelters, rescues, and advocacy organizations to read their post and review resources available. ⬇️

U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance on reducing risk of HPAI for cats: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/cvm-updates/fda-outlines-ways-reduce-risk-hpai-cats

CDC considerations for veterinarians: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/hcp/animals/index.html

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) guidance & information: https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-health/avian-influenza/avian-influenza-companion-animals

12/21/2024

This week CFA had a wonderful visit from Washington Courts! Robin & Jean from the Administrative Office of the Courts team came to drop off a MASSIVE car load of pet supplies that the agency collected! 🙌

Huge thank you to the Washington Courts team for running a month long donation drive that brought in so many goods for the CFA Pet Food Bank! What we do would be impossible without your support, and these supplies will help enrich the lives of many local pets in need. ✨

The Washington Courts team is full of folks that love animals and their community. This year their team ran a CFA Pet Food Bank donation drive AND supported Thurston County Food Bank. We continue to be inspired by those that support our shared communities so strongly - thank you! 🐾❤

12/21/2024

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤? 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐅𝐀’𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱! 📩

Tail Talk is full of exciting updates from the CFA team, sneak peeks at upcoming events, and even seasonal tips and tricks to help keep animals in your household and neighborhood safe.

𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/cfa-newsletter-signup

12/20/2024

An important reminder about annual blood work from CFA Veterinary Partner Brady Veterinary Hospital. 👀

Getting annual check-ins with blood work for your pet can provide your veterinarian with important health info about your animal pal. These annual appointments can be used to find diseases, and they allow you and your vet to monitor internal changes and/or disease progression.

You can read more about the ins and outs of annual check-ins and blood work in these PetMD articles! ⬇️

𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬: https://www.petmd.com/dog/procedure/blood-work-for-dogs-and-cats

𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐬 - 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞: https://www.petmd.com/general-health/pet-wellness-exams-how-prepare

Routine physical exams are great for checking your pet’s heart, lungs, eyes, and ears, but what about their internal health?

Annual blood panels help us assess internal health including liver and kidney function, metabolic disease, and blood counts. Diagnostic tests provide valuable insight into changes in their health over time and allow us to identify illnesses early which can lead to faster treatment and often a better prognosis

💉 Schedule your pet’s wellness exam with us so we can run blood panels and help keep your pet healthy as can be!

12/19/2024

𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐏𝐄𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑: 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝! ⬇️

⚠️ 𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟐/𝟐𝟒 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝐀𝐌 - 𝟏𝐏𝐌. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟐/𝟐𝟎. 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐦𝐚 & 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐲.

If you need help providing food or supplies for your pet, call us by 12PM on Friday to see if you qualify for a Tuesday appointment at the CFA Pet Food Bank: 360-456-8176

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 - 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

*Supplies for non-exotic small mammals and birds are also available upon request! 🐹🐦

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞. 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞!

12/19/2024

Yesterday CFA had a special visit from Cynthia with 4legz who donated 140 lbs of dog treats to help stock the CFA Pet Food Bank through the winter and spring season! 🙌

Cynthia and her partner founded 4Legz All Natural Dog Treats in 2004. They were inspired to develop all-natural dog treats after adopting Cynthia's hearing service dog, Odie, who had severe food allergies. Cynthia couldn't find any safe treats for Odie, so as any of us animal lovers would, Cynthia took matters into her own hands. The rest is 4legz history!

But, the love Cynthia and the 4Legz team have for animals doesn't stop with their own pets. 4Legz has consistently supported many animal shelters, rescues, and welfare organizations. This month alone, Cynthia has traveled across the Puget Sound and beyond delivering HUNDREDS of pounds of treats to local animal groups! 😲

Thank you 4legz for supporting the CFA Pet Food Bank, contributing to the CFA Toast for Tails event, and helping animals throughout the region! We are so grateful to have you in our corner. If you have a dog and are looking to try a new treat that helps support local animals, ask your local pet supply store if they carry 4Legz All Natural Dog Treats! 🐾❤

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝟒𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐳: https://4legz.com/

12/18/2024

Just in time for the holidays, December 18th is ! ❄️🐾

Today is the day to admire the beauty of snowflakes. You won't ever find two different snowflakes that look the same, and that's pretty amazing! The wonders of nature are always here to surprise us, every season of the year.

Snow is eye-catching, gorgeous, and something our pets can have a whole lot of fun with - even if they're just staring out the window and watching it fall.

It may not snow too often here in the rainy Pacific Northwest, but if you have any cute photos of your pets playing in the snow, today is a great day to share them! We'll start it off - here are two pictures of CFA Board Member Alison D.'s dog River having a blast in a flurry of flakes! 🌨

12/18/2024

Check out Frank - he recently got his ears cleaned by CFA Veterinary Partner West Olympia Pet Hospital! 👀

Keeping your pup's ears clean is important for their health and happiness. Those ears are critical for navigating the world around them, and clean ears can help prevent potential health issues!

It can be intimidating to start cleaning your dog's ears - especially if you haven't done it before or if your dog has A LOT of ear, like Frank! Your vet can give you advice on how frequently your dog's ears should be cleaned, and since they know your pet they can usually guide you on how to do it and what products to use.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 PetMD 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: www.petmd.com/dog/general-health/how-to-keep-dog-ears-clean

12/17/2024

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆! With a new year around the corner, loud parties and celebrations are on the way. Whether you have a new or established pet in your home, preparation is key to making sure your pet stays safe and happy. ⬇

-Make a safe place for your pet to hide
-Check your yard for gaps/holes in the fencing
-Go for your walks earlier in the day
-Don't leave your pet unsupervised in the yard at night
-If your pet is anxious, consider using a harness instead of a standard collar
-Take up-to-date photos of your pet for identification if they get lost
-Update your pet's microchip information so they can be reunited with you if lost
-𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬/𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬/𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐠𝐬/𝐞𝐭𝐜., 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰:
Thurston: Joint Animal Services
Mason: Humane Society of Mason County - Washington State
Lewis: Lewis County Animal Shelter/Official site for the shelter in Chehalis, WA
Grays Harbor: PAWS of Grays Harbor

12/16/2024

Check out this informative PetMD article shared by our pals at Feline Friends! 👀

Across all four counties we serve the weather over the next week will barely reach 50°F and is predicted to drop below 39°F. And, as winter continues, we all know those temps will get even colder! 😬

While this article focuses on cats, whether you have a feline friend, a dog, livestock, or even an outdoor aquatic ecosystem with underwater buddies, make sure that you're prepared for the weather changes and have emergency plans in place for snow/wind storms, floods, and power-outages.

As winter nears, how do you know what temperature is too cold for cats? Dr. Sandra Mitchell talks about everything you need to know when keeping your fur baby at a good, comfortable, and healthy temperature.