Over the counter flea and Tick topicals.

I learned this week how important it is to only use DVM recommended flea treatments.  I had to take my two beloved French Bulldogs in for poisoning from a Sergeant Flea and Tick topical.  Both dogs became very ill, one was vomiting and the other became crazy hyper active.  Luckily I instinctively bathed them scrubbing off what was left of the topical I had applied around their ears and tail area.  Then took them to my personal Veterinarian, and they did a 24 hour IV drip recommended by poison control to detoxify their organs. This is truly the best measure for no further problems that could occur by the poisoning.  When the Vet Tech looked on line she found many warnings by all kinds of cat and dog owners who had horrible experiences as well. I am usually so pro active with products and foods before I use them.  I am fortunate that this experience didn’t end badly.  I learned A VERY SCARY lesson this week, I will never to give my pets anything but Frontline or Advantage products, Bio is also approved by my Veterinarian. Beware and take care.  ~Melissa

Rattle Snakes.

Because of our lack of rain this year most likely we will see more snakes nearer to our homes.  Unfortunately this will include Rattlesnakes, in our neck of the desert Mojave’s are most common and the up most care should be taken when you encounter any kind of Rattlesnake.  We are huge fans of getting your dog trained to avoid these venomous reptiles.  Natural Solutions Rattlesnake avoidance training by Erick and Erin Brigg is our only choice as our experience with them is top notch.  They are also humane to the muzzled snakes they use.  All my personal dogs have had this training and not one has been bitten by a Mojave.  I have at least one visit in or near my large dog area a year so I can attest to the success of this training.  Here is a direct Link to Erick’s site http://socalrattlesnakeavoidancetraining.com/   Have a safe and fun Spring with your beloved companions.

Melissa

This year has been filled with many successes.  We had our 2nd annual Valentine’s Day in June and it was even better than last years.  We thought it would be nice to get the children in our community to participate in our event.  So we had a coloring and a poster contest that we took to Lucerne Valley Elementary School a month before the event.  It was a wonderful success.  Our goal with this particular event is to educate our community on how to prevent animal abuse.  We invite neighboring animal rescues, and other animal advocates to come and participate at our event.   Sam was our Master of Ceremonies again and he did a fabulous job.  And of course Valentine and her Tortoise friends were a main attraction.  We had special guests District Attorney’s Office come and speak about reporting animal abuse with there new anonymous program, we-tip;  and Animal Action League came and talked about the importance of spay and neuter for dogs and cats.

Our Tortoise news:  Our natural habitat enclosures are doing really well with all the natural plants thriving, providing shade, vegetation, and protection.  The enclosures are segregated by sex so no procreation can occur.  We now have over two acres in total enclosure space and hope to add another half acre solely for our Sulcata Tortoise enclosure we hope to have built by the end of February.  We currently have a fund raiser for this enclosure at Indigogo  http://igg.me/p/611559/x/5659501  thank you Margy and Sam for your diligence and dedication to getting that up and running.

We are still transforming our barn into an awesome aviary for our fine feathered rescue friends.  This Aviary will be divided for species.  The new heights will allow them to actually fly, this will be awesome for our Macaws and other large birds.

Our reptile room is also slatted for expansion but funding for this project is still needed.  This room will have more area for our lizards, snakes, turtles.

Any contributions are welcomed, and easily done with our paypal icon.  You can specify where you want your donation to go.  May your Holidays and New Year be filled with love and Joy.

Sincerely,

Melissa

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Check out this wonderful article written by James Shanklin about our Valentine.

http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/valley-40434-day-lucerne.html

As of this saturday morning Layla this beloved boxer is still missing can you help? See info below and please repost or pass along. This family is still actively looking and any leads would be appreciated.  ~Thank You.

PLEASE CALL 760-912-8508,,,,,760-912-8503…760-240-0209..WAYNE AND CHERI HOWARD