high desert pets august 2014
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hoosing a pet isn’t about choosing the breed that is the "in" pet of the moment. Instead, the right pet
should be a companion who will be com-fortable in your household and amenable to your lifestyle. While there are plenty of people who envision romps in the park with their pooches or an active game of fetch, some people would prefer a dog that is happier lounging on the sofa.
While some dogs may be boisterous animals full of unending stores of energy, there are plenty of placid breeds that fit better in a laid-back environment. Dogs with low energy still exercise, but this exercise may mean a short walk or some time spent playing indoors.
Here are some breeds that require less daily energy expenditure and may be happy spending most of their time lounging around.
• Basset hound: Placid and slow-moving, basset hounds are direct de-
scendants of blood-h o u n d s . They were raised to hunt vari-ous game, but they can be good with children and other animals. Their stubbornness can make them difficult to train. However, they are food-motivated, and this could be their
inspiration to learn.• Bulldog: The English bulldog is
a medium-sized, compact dog with a pushed-in face full of skin folds. It is one of the most gentle dogs and is generally well behaved with children and other household pets. Because of their short muzzles, they may have breathing prob-lems and intolerance to extreme tem-peratures.
• Bullmastiff: Said to be a cross be-tween the mastiff and the bulldog, a bull-mastiff is an excellent choice for a guard dog. Bullmastiffs crave human attention and like to be indoors.
• Clumber Spaniel: One of the least known members of the spaniel group, this heavy-boned pooch will romp out-side but is generally inactive indoors. Keep in mind that they tend to shed and drool.
• Great Dane: This breed is known for its giant size and gentle personality. Danes take to training well and are fairly low-maintenance. They need less exer-cise than their size might indicate. One
thing to note is that their large size con-tributes to their shorter life expectancy.
• Great Pyrenees: A large, white dog that has a reputation of being calm and patient. A pyrenees may be low energy, but it needs daily grooming attention to keep fur from matting.
• Italian Greyhound: Although they are known as racing dogs, greyhounds do not need constant exercise to remain happy. Daily, moderate walks will be ef-fective, and these dogs prefer a quiet household.
• Irish Wolfhound: Known for their height, Irish wolfhounds are tall as well as rugged and heroic. Though powerful, Irish wolfhounds have a docile tempera-ment and are family-friendly.
• Pug: This little, stocky dog rarely seem to be in a bad mood. They love to follow their owners around and crave at-tention. Because of their short snouts, pugs also may have breathing issues and tend to snore. Owners must make efforts to keep them cool in the summer.
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High Desert Pets Gallery
“Oscar” B. of Apple Valley“Mini-Foot” and Hayley S. “Martini” N. of Apple Valley
“Wilfred” L. of Apple Valley“Toby” and “Taffy” B. of Hesperia
“Samantha Belle” D.of Apple Valley
“Dodger” D. of Victorville “Layla” B. of Apple Valley“Coco” J. of Oak Hills“Blue” S. of Victorville
“Rosie” H.
I n a perfect horse world, foals are born healthy and strong. From their first breath, they are tended to by their dams, protected, fed and
taught how to survive. Foals learn by watching other horses. They eat pasture greens, to enjoy the hay they get in their feeders, and to look forward to special treats like carrots, apples, and grooming.
After foaling, the mare’s first milk is thick and rich. Called co-lostrum, it contains vital antibod-ies that help the newborn ward off infection. A healthy foal’s immune system is not equipped to fight bac-teria from the start, so getting this first milk is very important.
Rowdy, the star of our story, did not get off to a perfect start, and his foster mom, Lalainia Ann Kline of Mea Ola’s Place in Baldy Mesa, has had to learn the ups and downs of caring for a newborn foal.
Unable to get up right away af-ter his birth on May 23, a few weeks earlier than planned, Rowdy, a reg-istered Morgan colt, was rejected by his dam. Usually the afterbirth breaks away at the navel. Then the foal stands and nurses. An at-tendant applies iodine to the area to prevent infection. However, Rowdy’s umbilical cord was several inches long, and because he was on the ground for the first few hours, dirt and bacteria had an open door to his body.
Vets were called to euthanize him, but they opted to contact Ann, whom they knew possessed the skills and the willingness to work with such a challenge. At the time, the extent of the infection Rowdy was harboring was not immediate-ly noticeable.
Ann, who is a vet tech “in her
spare time,” drove with her friend Chris Wright to rescue Rowdy. The foal’s body temperature was 95 degrees. (According to TheHorse.com, a newborn foal’s temperature is 99.5 to 102.1 degrees).
Rowdy rode home with Ann in the backseat of her truck, covered with a blanket, his head resting in her lap. Chris was at the wheel.
Ann and Chris set up a tempo-rary stall in the portion of the barn that stored their straw. Heat lamps were installed, and the adventure began.
Of course, he needed a name, so Ann decided to call him Kikeona, which means “Strong Fighter” in Hawaiian. Chris, on the other hand, watched the foal gain confidence and develop a personality that he thought he looked like a “Rowdy.”
At first, things were going well.
Rowdy got milk replacement for-mula from a bottle. Ann and Chris and a number of dependable volun-teers took turns feeding every few hours, round the clock. Then Row-dy began stomping his left hind leg and biting at his right hock. Ann called the vets, and they diagnosed “joint ill,” infection probably from the untended navel.
Joint ill, also called “septic ar-thritis” in older foals and horses, can destroy cartilage and if it gains entry into the foal’s body can lead to septicemia and death. The treat-ment is administration of a broad spectrum antibiotic as well as joint flushing or “perfusion,” but the prognosis is usually guarded.
Rowdy’s antibiotics came with another set of issues. He had to be kept in a cool environment, which meant the outside pen was going to
be unsuitable in summer heat. He also required constant monitoring on turnout because he would eat sand.
Ann contacted Dr. Sam Wittlin from Orange County. Dr. Sam spe-cializes in sporthorses and lame-ness and had worked on the paint
Rowdy — from reject to rescue to rascal
be unsuitable in summer heat. He also required constant monitoring on turnout because he would eat
Ann contacted Dr. Sam Wittlin --
ness and had worked on the paint
mare and namesake of Mea Ola’s Place. She had many soundness problems, but Dr. Sam helped get her comfortable enough to keep up with her foal (a filly Ann named Sassy).
At first, Dr. Sam was hesitant to treat Rowdy. Typically, rejected
or orphaned foals are difficult to handle because they don’t know they are horses. More often than not, their human connections are “softies” and do not insist on man-ners from Day One. Ann, a self-de-scribed “softie,” began to work on his manners from the first day.
Dr. Sam’s digital x-rays showed the extent of the infection — Row-dy’s back left fetlock and right hock were involved, the fetlock a definite worry. The infection was in the growth plate and is actually “septic physitis.” Under sedation, Rowdy began receiving perfusions to flush the joints and help in the cleansing of infection. The hock cleared up quickly, but the fetlock required many treatments. Dr. Sam came up the hill regularly and also consulted with a veterinarian in Florida who thought Rowdy had a very good chance of beating the infection based on the images Dr. Sam had sent her and the outline of his treatment protocol.
Meanwhile Ann did her own re-search and discovered that the first milk replacement powder she was
using was really not ideal, especial-ly for a foal battling other issues. She found a better product that must be shipped and is, of course, more costly.
Dr. Sam also said Rowdy needed a companion. Different species can be companions to horses — goats, chickens, and cats, to name a few. Ann thought an orphan foal might be perfect. She called the Bureau of Land Management’s mustang adoption program in Ridgecrest and spoke to CJ who said there were no orphan foals available but suggested a burro. She put Ann in touch with Family Horses, a BLM mustang and burro gentling pro-gram located in Littlerock. (See the sidebar). Ann called the trainer, April Lee, who said she had one burro ready for adoption. Gasston, a four-year-old gelded standard burro, had proved to be a stellar fel-low in every way. Ann met him and decided Gasston would be perfect. He was sturdy and kind and could handle a growing foal with patience and a calm reserve.
Gasston arrived at Mea Ola’s
Place on July 2. He seemed to grav-itate to Chris because his gentler at Family Horses had been a man. They set up a pen next to Rowdy’s turnout so the two could get to know each other slowly and under supervision.
As of the last visit from Dr. Sam, Rowdy’s fetlock infection is practi-cally gone. He will require contin-ued antibiotics and perhaps an-other shockwave treatment on the right hock, but he’s very nearly “out of the woods.”
He and Gasston are quite the pair. Gasston is patient, but he takes just so much and then lets Rowdy know enough is enough by pinning his ears, threatening to bite or chasing him into his outside stall.
Rowdy spends the cool morn-ings and evenings outside. His pen is now sod, which prevents his eat-ing sand, and he’s learning to graze. Gasston is happy to eat carrots and mostly ignores Rowdy’s tugging and playful nips.
Rowdy will soon be three months old. He is sturdy, strong, and full of himself but learning his manners around people. His diet includes vanilla yogurt to replace the flora in his system after prolonged anti-biotic treatment. He gets aloe vera juice, oatmeal and Gatorade along with 1 percent cow’s milk to supple-ment the milk replacement powder and to ward off possible ulcers. And he thinks his antibiotics are candy.
A barbecue fundraiser to “Meet Rowdy and Gasston” is planned for Aug. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mea Ola’s Place. (See the sidebar). There will be a silent auction and visitors will get the chance to see Mea Ola’s Place and sign up to vol-unteer to help on a regular basis or to sponsor a horse or two.
Rowdy — from reject to rescue to rascal
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Rowdy’s antics as well as those of several other horses at Mea Ola’s Place are available on www.marestare.com, too. Click on the “M” and scroll down to Mea Ola’s Place and then sit back and watch the show.
The future is looking very bright, indeed. Ann is going to coordinate some lameness and wellness clinics for Dr. Sam here in the High Desert. Plans are to open a Dropbox online for owners to submit vid-eos of horses at work pri-or to the clinic day so Sam can assess possible causes and treatments before he actually sees the horses.
Ann is taking care of this in her spare time, too.
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• Apple Valley AnimalControl & Shelter
22131 Powhatan Rd., Apple ValleyPh: 760-240-7000; Ext. 7555for animal control/licenses;Ext. 7510 for the shelter.View adoptable animals atWebsite: www.applevalley.org
• Barstow Humane Society2480 E. Main St., BarstowPh: 760-252-4800Adoptions at the shelterand on weekends at Victorville PetSmart.
• Hesperia Animal Control Shelter 11011 Santa Fe Avenue East, HesperiaPh: 760-947-1700View adoptable animals atWebsite: www.highdesertinsider.com
• Victor Valley Animal Protective League (VVAPL) (The original
Shelter on Zuni Road) 21779 Zuni Road, Apple ValleyPh: 760-247-2102View adoptable animals atWebsite: www.vvapl.com
• San Bernardino CountyDevore Shelter
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• San Bernardino CountyShelter — High Desert
19575 Bear Valley Road,Apple Valley (next to Dog’s Day Inn boarding and grooming facility)Ph: 760-961-7535Website: www.sbcounty.gov/acc
ADOPTION/ RESCUE GROUPS
• German Shepherd Rescueof the High Desertwww.gsrhd.com
E-mail: [email protected]: 760-565-8012.
• Mustang-Spirit Equine Rescue P.O. Box 290640Phelan, CA 92329E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mustang-spirit.orgPh: 888-267-0196
• North Star Pet Assistance E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.localrescue.orgPh: 760-953-3557
• PAL Humane Society P.O. Box 3298,WrightwoodPh: 760-249-1237Fax: www.palhumanesociety.org
• Pets Forever Found Ph: 760-953-7140www.PetsForeverFound.orgAdoptions on Saturdays at Apple Valley PetSmart
• Tanya’s Adoption Network 4 Young Animals, Inc.
Ph: 909-522-3333P.O. Box 290254, Phelan, CA 92329
• Wee Bar None Ranch Pet Placement, Apple Valley Ph: 760-961-1859E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wee-bar-none- ranch.petfinder.com
AFTER-HOURSEMERGENCY CLINICS
• Animal Emergency Clinic12180 Ridgecrest Road, Ste. 122, VictorvillePh: 760-962-1122Hours: Weekdays 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.; weekends noon Saturday through 8 a.m. Monday; holidays 24 hours
• Animal Medical Center15013 Main St., HesperiaPh: 760-947-6000Open seven days 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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