Erie's Lost & Found Pets

29/12/2022

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19/11/2022

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15/11/2022

Reminder : Cold season is starting and cows seek heat on car hoods, do not forget to tap on the hood to give the cow enough time to get off before you drive away!

07/11/2022

11-29-2022: Chase is still missing. Please continue to share and keep an eye out for Chase.

11-07-2022, Chase is still missing. Please continue to keep an eye out for Chase.

MISSING- Chase is missing from Sturgis/Old Meadville Rd in Union City.
If you have seen Chase, please message us with case # 10-25-3253, or look for Melanie in comments.

04/11/2022

They are 15 years commitment ..

15/10/2022

13/10/2022

Temperature is starting to drop! Always check your engines. ❤️

25/09/2022

22/08/2022

09/08/2022

Fire Millcreek Animal Control Officer Lyall.

15/07/2022

LOOSE CAT ALERT- 32nd and McClelland area
Networker Larissa reports this cat has been showing up around the area of 32nd and McClelland, Connecto electric area. Appears to possibly be injured. Please check this area if this could be your cat.

09/07/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/04/why-i-will-never-live-without-dog-love-again/?fbclid=IwAR3LsTa1dF-L5wtySUt7i-p2C5mQXB6QcyntBS9_tqsGY0TdEvEda2HKVos

For most of my life I lived in dogless ignorance and would have mocked sentiments about intense cross-species friendships. How wrong I was.

05/07/2022

A good friend just told me that she almost lost her dog because a foxtail had made its way into the lung. It took 5 hours of exploratory surgery and a partial removal of one lung to save her pup. Be vigilant around foxtails and avoid them all together if you can!

Foxtails are the barbed seed heads of wild grasses (the foxtail- shaped tip of the grass blade containing the seeds). Foxtails have razor-sharp needles that are extremely dangerous to our fur kids. Nature designed them to move in one direction—burrowing relentlessly forward.

Foxtails easily attach themselves to adventurous and curious fur kids, digging deeper and deeper inside with each movement. Foxtails love paws and can easily become embedded (and hidden) between toes. They can work their way into ANY part of the body, from the nose to the ears, eyes, and mouth.

Foxtails that go up the nose can migrate to the brain. Inhaled foxtails can puncture a lung. Foxtails that go unnoticed can require surgery to be removed. Embedded foxtails can cause discharge, abscesses, swelling, pain, and death.

SAFETY TIPS: Stay away from areas with foxtails and make sure you remove them from your yard. If your pet has mingled with foxtails, make sure to do a thorough inspection afterward: Brush coat, feel every part of the body with your hands, and look closely at ears, nose, eyes, underbelly, between toe pads, underneath collars and don't forget those private areas! Also check inside mouth and around lips. Any pet can get assaulted by foxtails, but animals with long fur, long ears, and curly fur can be especially prone to foxtail problems.

BE AWARE OF THESE FOXTAIL SYMPTOMS: Continuous sneezing, pawing at and licking an infected area, violent shaking of head, frequently tilting head to the side, scratching at an ear incessantly, sores or abscesses, swelling, discharge, coughing, and limping.

Foxtail Facts you should know:

Foxtails tends to grow in grassland areas, prairies, meadows, and are common along roadsides and trails. I have them right next to my sidewalk in West Hollywood!

As foxtails dry they become brittle and more dangerous. They break off easily into tiny segments. Each segment is loaded with infinite tiny barbs that dig into hair/skin and float their way into openings.

Once attached to your pet foxtails can disappear into the body QUICKLY, so checking them over immediately is key.

“If foxtails get deep into the nasal passages, they can continue to travel into the brain and cause seizures or death,” Randy Acker, DVM, author of Field Guide to Dog First Aid: Emergency Care for the Outdoor Dog

Once a foxtails is inside your pet, they continue to burrow inward. If not found and removed quickly, they can literally disappear, because they won’t show up on an x-ray.

Most common foxtail issues vets see: a foxtail in the nose, ear, or paw.

"Foxtails cannot be absorbed by the body, nor can they be broken down or digested", says Catherine Dyer, DVM, "although if an awn is swallowed and reaches the stomach, it will probably just pass through."

01/07/2022

29/06/2022

This hurts my heart. What is the matter with people??? WHY??? 💔
https://www.yourerie.com/news/crime/nine-dogs-shot-in-the-head-in-springboro/

The ANNA Shelter is currently investigating a gruesome case of animal cruelty where several dogs were shot and killed in Springboro. Here’s more on this case. Investigators did find shell cas…

23/06/2022

UPDATE! Baby is home! Thank you, everyone. SO much. :)

REWARD! MISSING CAT ALERT (Erie/Wesleyville) 'Baby' is missing. She got out through a ripped screen last night or this morning. She's an indoor only kitty. I’m worried sick. I’ve looked everywhere. Inside the house and out. East 32nd Street - McClelland Park area. Please call with ANY info: 814-873-3967 Thank you. Additional pics in comments. 😿

REWARD! MISSING CAT ALERT (Erie/Wesleyville) 'Baby' is missing. She got out through a ripped screen last night or this morning. She's an indoor only kitty. I’m worried sick. I’ve looked everywhere. Inside the house and out. East 32nd Street - McClelland Park area. Please call with ANY info: 814-873-3967 Thank you. Additional pics in comments. 😿

16/06/2022

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The bill is aimed at fighting puppy mills and encouraging animal adoption.

27/05/2022

About one in every 10 cases of severe disease caused by Powassan virus is deadly, and half of those who survive develop long-term health problems.

20/05/2022

09/04/2022

URGENT! HIT BY CAR (LOOSE AND INJURED)
W 26th & BROWN AVE ERIE PA
A few minutes ago, some networkers were gathered around a cat who was hit by a car in the area of 26th & Brown Ave. They called EAN and we were going to assist with the ER but the kitty was upset and spooked and ran off before he could be contained. One of our volunteers is out looking for him now.
If this is your missing kitty, or if you have info, please contact us.
If you see this kitty, please contact us.
Please be on the lookout for him in the area.
Thank you!

08/04/2022

Another grieving pet owner is crushed after losing her beloved American Pocket Bully named Zeus yesterday when he suffocated in a chip bag. Renae Siegfried writes, “My sweet boy 😭🥺. I came home about 5:15 this evening (4/6/22) Couldn’t find him in the house. Walked out back found him unresponsive. His head was stuck inside a Doritos bag. He was still very warm, but his tongue was purple. I worked on him (CPR) for about 20 minutes. I was by myself. Preston (husband) was at work. I could not get him back. I cannot even describe the pain I am going through right now. The image of him laying there with the bag around his head will forever be burnt in my eyes. This boy had saved me so many times mentally and I couldn’t save him. I’m so angry and heartbroken at the same time. It can’t even be real. God help me please. Willow (his sister) is so upset also. They were two peas in a pod. I’m just completely lost right now. The sight of him laying with the bag is the only thing I can see. It’s devastating. I’m an ER nurse and I could not save him. My healthy 4.5 year old boy is gone because of a Doritos bag.
I woke up this morning and the house is so quiet. He is everywhere I turn. Pictures, nose smudges, scratches on the door frame, blankets, and his hoodies. This pain is unbearable.”

So many of us know this visceral pain of losing our cherished dog to suffocation. Help us prevent this from happening to other pets and
families by sharing. It’s our best defense against pet suffocation. Thank you.

26/03/2022

Today, we meet Howard! Howard is a 1-year-old miniature pinscher/beagle mix…. he’s very mischievous! While his owners were away, he was able to knock down his brother’s prescription bottle of gabapentin, chewed up the bottle, exposing the capsules and he consumed around 30-40 of them. Howard is just a little guy, so that’s about 500 times a typical dose for a dog his size. Howard came to the hospital, and we induced vomiting to help get out whatever medication we could quickly, and then followed that with some charcoal -he LOVED the charcoal- drank it right up! (Usually there’s some pushback here and it takes some coaxing!) After close monitoring and a few days of some GI upset, he lucked out and was back to normal! Prior to this mishap, Howard also got a hold of a container of table salt – something we typically all have in our kitchens! He ingested a large amount of the salt, and this can cause shriveling of the brain, seizures and can be fatal. It dehydrates them but administering fluids too quickly can cause brain swelling – so with careful monitoring he improved, and eventually was himself again.
Fortunately, the few stories we’ve shared this week have all had happy endings, but we all know that’s not always the case. Make sure to always call your veterinarian or a pet poison hotline if you think your pet ingested something that could potentially be harmful!

28/02/2022

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