BARKS AND MEWS

Summer has arrived in South Central Texas! Please keep in mind that although you may only be running into the store for ‘just a minute’, leaving your pet in the car is not only illegal, it is cruel and can be deadly to your pet.

Most people don't realize how hot it can get in a parked car on a balmy day. However, on a 78 degree day, temperatures in a car parked in the shade can exceed 90 degrees -- and hit a scorching 160 degrees if parked in the sun!

Even when the outside air temperature is in the 60s, temperatures inside some vehicles can reach the danger zone on bright, sunny days. So many experts recommend not to leave pets or children in parked cars even for short periods if the temperature is in the 60s or higher.

Rolling down a window or parking in the shade doesn't guarantee protection either, since temperatures can still climb into the danger zone.

The chart below explains how hot it can get in a parked vehicle.

Volume 1 Issue 2 April—June 2014

IN THS ISSUE:

HOT, HOT, HOT 1

NEED A REASON? 2

HCAL FEES 2

ANNUAL VACCINES? 3

NEED VACCINATIONS? 3

T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE 4

THRIFT STORE 4

CONTACT HCAL 4

DONATION SOLUTIONS 4

Pictured above is “Oliver” the

adopted rescue pup of Jackie

Palmer, Executive Director of

HCAL. You can see Oliver on

our Facebook page and at the

clinic during most work days.

He has quite the personality as

you can see by the photo.

Why spay and neuter?

A few reasons for sterilizing your pets:

Reduce the number of homeless pets killed—nationwide, more than 2.7 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters annually. Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100 percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats.

Improve your pet's health—A USA Today (May 7, 2013) article cites that pets who live in the states with the highest rates of spaying/neutering also live the longest. According to the report, neutered male dogs live 18% longer than un-neutered male dogs and spayed female dogs live 23% longer than un-spayed female dogs.

Reduce unruly behavior—In both cats and dogs, sterilization can reduce:

• Roaming, especially when females are "in heat."

• Aggression: Studies show that most dog bites involve dogs who are unaltered. Unaltered cats will continually fight for an unaltered female “in heat”.

• Excessive barking, mounting and other dominance related behaviors.

• Marking through urination. The male cat urine odor is one of the worst odors in a home and is very hard to get removed from furniture, carpets, clothing, etc.

Hill Country

Animal League

Spay and Neuter

Rates:

Dogs - $100.00

Cats - $60.00

Includes: Surgery, pain medi-

cation, rabies vaccination and

microchip.

Feral Cats

Trap / Neuter / Return

[TNR]

$25.00 per kitten/cat

Includes: Surgery, pain medi-

cation, rabies vaccination and

ear notch.

Contact us for an

appointment today!

appointmentdesk@hcaltx.org

(830) 249-2341

Low income rates available.

All prices subject to change with-

out notice. Additional fees will be

incurred for pets in heat, pregnant

or crypt orchid and dogs over 80

pounds. Appointments are not

required for feral or TNR kittens or

cats ~ walk-ins Monday through

Wednesday only.

Please don’t add to the homeless population, spay and neuter today!

One unaltered female can produce thousands of homeless babies!

Does my pet really need annual

vaccinations?

Many pet owners ques-tion if vaccinations are truly required for their pet every year.

Keep in mind that most dogs will hold protec-tive immunity longer than a year when given vaccines (but there are variables). So when a veterinarian sees a dog in the office and the owner asks "Does my dog need that Distem-per or Parvo vaccine this year?" the veteri-narian has no way of knowing what the dog's immune status is for those diseases. You and the doctor can only guess.

Because of this, it is suggested that your pets have a standard set of annual vaccina-tions.

The State of Texas does allow for a 1-year or a 3-year Rabies Vaccination and each County has an option of which vaccine they require. You can verify which one your pet will require by checking with your veterinarian.

What are all those vaccines for?

Do you ever wonder about the vaccinations that veterinarians suggest

you get for your pet but never asked? Here are some of the most

common vaccines and the diseases that they help prevent:

CATS:

FVRCP = Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis / Calicivirus / Panleukopenia

This vaccine is used to prevent severe upper respiratory infections

(FVR), for caliciviruses (C) that can cause a range of diseases, from a

mild almost asymptomatic infection, to life-threatening pneumonia and

Panleukopenia (P) disease is caused by a parvovirus similar to the

parvovirus seen in dogs and is a highly contagious disease character-

ized by a short course and high mortality rate.

FeLV = Feline Leukemia Virus

Second only to trauma as the leading cause of death in cats, killing

85% of persistently infected felines within three years of diagnosis.

The virus commonly causes anemia or lymphoma, but because it

suppresses the immune system, it can also predispose cats to deadly

infections.

DOGS:

DHLP = Distemper, Hepatitis (CAV-2), Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza,

Parvovirus

This vaccine is used to prevent distemper, which is a similar to

measles in humans (D), a severe cough (H), chills, fever and head-

ache (L), respiratory infection (P).

Bordatella = Kennel Cough

A severe and contagious cough usually transmitted while kenneled.

Need Vaccinations?

Contact Us

HCAL

924 North Main Street

Boerne, TX 78006

(820) 249-2341

appointmentdesk@hcaltx.org

www.facebook.com/hcalclinic

HCAL Thrift Store

115 Bandera Road

Boerne, TX 78006

(830) 249-8040

thriftstore@hcaltx.org

www.facebook.com/hcalthriftstore

Show your support for HCAL! Donate $20 and get a Hill Country Animal League T-Shirt!

FRONT BACK

Please note; t-shirts will be Heather Gray instead of white (shown).

Make your $20 donation online at www.hcaltx.org, call us at

(830) 249-2341 and pay by telephone or mail your donation to

HCAL, 924 N Main, Boerne, TX 78006. Don’t forget to tell us

what size you need and where to send the t-shirt!

Downsizing, moving, clearing out a storage unit or just need to donate used items to make room for new ones, we are here for you! HCAL Thrift Store offers multiple levels of service to make donating large items or large quantities of items easy! Let us customize our services to suit your needs.

We can provide:

• Large item pick up

• Storage Units

• Single Room

• Entire House

… and more!

Service areas include the Hill Country, San Antonio and surrounding areas

Contact Us: You can contact us via telephone, email or come by the HCAL Thrift Store and visit with Beth, our onsite manager. Beth and her team look forward to discussing your donation decisions:

HCAL Thrift Store

115 W. Bandera Road

Boerne, TX 78006

Phone: (830) 249-8040 Email: thriftstore@hcaltx.org

Our Services:

• Professional service

• We come to you

• Free in-home consultation

• Express clean out of entire home available

• Donation receipt (all donated items are tax deductible)

• All proceeds support the Hill Country Animal League