Northern New Mexico Animal Protection Society
Española Animal Shelter
Spring 2003
News
An ounce of prevention . . .
Regular health exams are not just for shots!
abdomen, your vet can feel for tumors
catch. When the vet checks the pet’s
OK, all you old dogs out there: we’ve
and other abnormalities. Checking
mouth (when was the last time you
got to learn a new trick! Pet owners
ears, coat, and skin, listening to the
looked at your dog’s back teeth?) she
have been trained for years to take
looks for gum disease, which, undetec- heart and lungs, possibly doing some
our cats and dogs to the vet once a
lab work: all this done on at least an
ted and untreated, can have serious
year so they can get their shots.
annual basis will improve your pet’s
consequences. Peering into the eye
But vaccination requirements and
chances of living a long,
recommendations are
happy life. It increases the
changing. As Dr.Sayler notes
likelihood of catching
in her discussion of rabies
problems early when they
vaccine requirements on
are treatable and may
page 5, New Mexico may
require less invasive, less
soon join most other states in
expensive remedies.
requiring rabies shots only
For reasons of cost, some
once every three years.
of us use vaccination clinics.
Studies have shown some
Changes in rabies vaccinaother vaccines to be effective
tion requirements may make
for at least two years,and
those visits less frequent. But
there are serious medical
it’s important to realize that
reasons for not giving them
just getting a vaccine at a
more frequently than
clinic or a shelter doesn’t
necessary.
cover all of Rover or Fluffy’s
When Marvin stops purring, the vet will check his lungs!
So that yearly trip to the vet
health care needs. Given that a health
allows the vet to check for hypertenis a thing of the past—right? Well, no.
check by a vet is the equivalent to
sion and cataracts. Feeling along the
This is where many of us need to
going to the dentist, eye doctor, and
throat allows him to check for an
retrain ourselves. While we may no
internist all in one, it’s quite a bargain.
enlarged thyroid—again a potentially
longer get that annual postcard from
Where money is tight, many vets will
serious condition whose early signs
the vet reminding us that our pet
include an increased activity level, not work out a payment schedule for their
needs a rabies shot, we should still
something most of us owners immedi- clients so that the pet can get the care
plan on veterinary health checks for
it needs.
ately associate with a deadly disease.
our pets at least once a year.
So: for your pet’s sake, plan on
And by palpating (not the same as
A physical exam can uncover
yearly health checks, even if vaccinatreatable problems that even the most groping, though your pet may not
tions are not required!
appreciate the distinction!) the
conscientious pet owner may not
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Española Animal Shelter
NNMAPS
108 Hamm Parkway
(formerly 160 Hamm Pkwy)
Española, NM 87532
505/753-8662
M-F 10-5, Sa 11-5, Su 12-5
www.espanolashelter.org
Staff
Julien McRoberts
Executive Director
Sue Dean
Asst. Executive Director
Denise London
Shelter Manager
Catherine Sayler, DVM
Shelter Veterinarian
Paddy Mogan
Resale Stores Manager
Shelly Brudno
Volunteer Coordinator
Maria Brandle
EBay Coordinator
NNMAPS Board
Mark Rich
President
Mark Springer
Vice President
Marian Sperberg-McQueen
Secretary
Lucy Cornwell
Priscilla Dakin
Suzanne Fuqua
Kerry Johnson
Kathleen Kentish Lucero, Esq.
Bob Morgart
Ronni Sonnenberg
Maryellen Stewart
Advisory Board
Carlota Baca
Alvin Becker, DVM
Candy Berry
Dawn Douglas
Bruce Galpert
Anthony Garcia
Peggy Grant
Karen Larson
Susan Stockstill
Fran Sonnenberg
Website Coordinators
Any Holmes & Nyree Cox
Newsletter Editor
Marian Sperberg-McQueen
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From NNMAPS Executive Director Julien McRoberts
On behalf of all the animals, the shelter staff,
and the NNMAPS board, I would like to thank
you, our friends, for your support this past year.
Your help gave hope to the abandoned
animals in our community. Operating the
shelter and clinic requires a great deal of
effort and financial support. I am constantly
amazed at how the whole team—staff, board,
volunteers, supporters—pull together to
accomplish our goals and continually
Julien with Mini & Lucy
improve and expand our services.
In 2002 we took in and cared for 4,173 animals. We were able to find homes for
88% of the adoptable animals. In addition to spaying/neutering 1216 shelter
animals, we spayed/neutered 1396 public animals at our clinic. And the 5000th
puppy in our Flying Puppies/Driving Doggies program went to a shelter in another
state where our “excess” animals are in demand and get adopted. Our animal care
has been enhanced in many ways, from the implementation of pain management
protocols to providing warm winter coats for canines (see details on page 3).
I would like to invite you to visit the shelter to see what, with your help, has been
accomplished in 2002. And with the new year well underway, we look forward to
continued expansion and improvement in our care for animals and services to
the community. Your continuing support will guarantee our success! Thank you!
About NNMAPS
The Northern New Mexico Animal Protection Society (NNMAPS—pronounced
EN-maps), a private non-profit organization founded in 1993, has operated the
Española Animal Shelter (EAS) under contract to the City of Española and Rio
Arriba County since 1994. We also operate at the shelter a low-cost spay/neuter
and vaccination clinic for cats and dogs. Approximately one third of NNMAPS’s
funding comes from fees and contracts. The remainder comes from private donations, grants, fundraising efforts, and resale store proceeds. Donations are gratefully received and are tax deductible.
NNMAPS Mission Statement
The Northern New Mexico Animal Protection Society (NNMAPS) is dedicated to
improving the lives of companion animals and to solving the problem of pet
overpopulation in northern New Mexico by providing humane shelter for cats and
dogs, facilitating their adoption, and offering spay/neuter, humane education, and
other progressive animal welfare programs.
Española Animal Shelter and Clinic Services
Shelter: Adoption fee: $55 (includes spay/neuter & shots). Stray holding fee: $10.
Strays are kept for 3 days, then put up for adoption. Clinic: Vaccinations: $6 each.
Dog spay: $55. Dog neuter: $35. Cat spay: $35. Cat neuter: $25. Pit bulls &
rottweilers are altered for a flat fee of $15. Microchipping for identification: $30.
Please note that some fees are higher for people from outside our service area.
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Pre- and post-op
pain management
One of the first projects shelter vet
Catherine Sayler undertook when
she joined the shelter staff was the
development and implementation
of a surgery pain-management plan
for the animals being spayed and
neutered at the shelter.
It is hard to assess perception of
pain in animals: they can’t tell you
“I hurt.” Their response to pain is
often either quiet withdrawal or
agitation. It is unclear how much
pain results from spay/neuter
operations in animals, and the
overwhelming majority of them are
back on their feet and active very
quickly. This contrasts markedly with
what happens, for example, with
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to be 160 Hamm Parkway.
We’re still located in
exactly the same place: at
the end of Hamm Parkway
off Lower San Pedro Road.
But the Post Office recently
assigned us a new street
number: 108. Life is too
short to try to figure out
why! So, we’ve changed
our stationery—not as difficult or
costly as it would have been back in
the days before we could print a lot
of our materials ourselves—and
gone on about our business of
caring for animals in need.
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many vets’ experience and sensitivity to their patients has prompted
them to take the possibility of pain
associated with surgery seriously
and to develop methods of minimizing it.
The EAS now has pain management
protocols in place. Each surgery
patient is given pain medication
before surgery, and their owners are
given and instructed on oral takehome medication to help control
post-operative pain. The EAS and
NNMAPS are proud to be taking the
lead in this humane enhancement to
our spay/neuter program and hope
other shelters will follow suit.
thick undercoat that breeds like
German shepherds have. These
breeds have less protection against
chilly northern New Mexico winter
temperatures.
Española Animal Shelter dogs
are more fortunate than many of
their kind in city-based shelters
because our indoor-outdoor runs
give them fresh air and the pleasures of seeing what’s going on
outside. But it also means they’re
exposed to greater temperature
extremes, and some of them, like
horses with their horse blankets,
are glad of some extra warmth.
Their fabric coats, tailored to each
dog’s size and shape, are made of
Fashion!
Visitors to the shelter now find some
of our dogs wearing fabric coats
over their fur. These fashion statements came about when shelter vet
Catherine Sayler observed some of
the short-coated dogs shivering to
keep warm despite blankets and
heated indoor runs. Pit bulls,
chihuahuas, dobermans, rottweilers,
and some boxers lack the warm,
an inner and outer layer of donated, space-age, water-repellent
surgical fabric. Sandwiched in the
middle is a layer of bargain basement polar fleece. Another example
of the EAS being on the cutting edge
when it comes to technology, innovation, and comfort!
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Finding Kittens
she allows you to handle the kittens,
do so for short periods of time. Too
much interference may cause her to
move or abandon her household. But
it is also important to establish
human contact with the kittens, who
could otherwise grow up wild.
If you’re sure the mother is gone,
you need to step in and care
for the kittens’ basic needs for
warmth and nutrition, and
help with urination and
bowel movements. If possible,
take them immediately to
your vet, who can instruct you
on care. The kittens should, in
any case, be seen by a vet
early on, so they can be
whether
checked for treatable probshe appears. A
lems like parasites that, if left unmother cat’s care is preferable to
treated,can undermine their health.
human care during the first weeks of
warm nest can be made
kittens’ lives when they depend on her
from a carrier or box, towels,
both for nourishment and for learning
and a heat source. A hot water
cat behavior and survival skills. How
bottle, a lamp , or a heating pad can
long to wait? If the kittens’ eyes are
still closed, they’re very young (under provide warmth, but it is crucial that
about 10 days) and especially vulner- the kittens not be too warm or in
danger of burning their delicate
able. If the mother is not in evidence
skin. If you use a heating pad, it
within about 5 hours, you need to
should be on low, wrapped in 2-3
intervene. If their eyes are open,
layers
of towel, and under (not in)
however, you can wait up to 8 or 10
the carrier; a hot water bottle should
hours. Be alert, however, to the
be wrapped in 2-3 layers of towel.
possibility that kittens older than
about 4 weeks may simply wander off. The box should be about 85-90
degrees, with some variation in
If the mom cat is evident and does
warmth so the kittens can move to
not obviously belong to someone
warmer or cooler areas as needed.
who is caring for her, help by feeding
Don’t use cow’s milk or infant
her, preferably with kitten food, which
formula
to feed the kittens. Cow’s milk
is higher in the calories she needs
is too high in calcium and lactose,
than adult cat food, and by making
sure she and the kittens are warm and and too poor in fat and protein. Infant
formula also provides only about half
out of the way of dogs, vehicles, and
the protein and fat a kitten needs.
anything else that might hurt or
Instead, use kitten formula (for
frighten them. Proceed with caution,
example, KMR or NurtureAll), which
depending on how tame mom is. If
In spring people are particularly
likely to discover newborn and
young kittens outside. What do you
do if you’re the one who finds them?
First, don’t immediately assume that
the mother has abandoned them.
Rather than transferring them to your
care right away, watch for a bit to see
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can be bought at pet supply stores,
feed stores, and Walmart. The label
provides instructions on preparation
and feeding amounts and frequency.
Since these depend on the weight of
the kitten, you’ll need a small scale
such as a kitchen food scale. A
medicine dropper, a syringe, or a pet
feeding bottle can be used for feeding.
Whatever you use, make sure you can
measure the amount you are feeding.
As with breast-feeding, it sometimes
takes a few tries for the little one to
“get it.” Be patient, and, as needed, get
help from your vet.
Until they are about 10 days old,
kittens need help with urination and
defecation. The mom licks their bottoms
to promote this. You can massage the
kittens’ anal area with a warm,damp
cloth after each feeding to provide
similar stimulation. Be especially alert to
diarrhea,which is a sign that something
is wrong and can lead quickly to
dehydration. Consult your vet if it occurs.
Kittens are very vulnerable to disease.
For this reason,you need to keep them
away from other cats,who,though
apparently healthy themselves,can still
carry and transmit disease.
ery young kittens need to be
fed every 4 hours; this is a laborintensive, sleep-depriving job. But
they grow fast, and, if they are
otherwise healthy, you can back off
gradually to every 8 hours by the
time they’re about 3 weeks old. And
pretty
soon, at
about 4
weeks,
they’ll be
ready for
weaning!
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Three-year rabies vaccine in sight
By Catherine Sayler, D.V.M.
Finally, cause for celebration—legal
recognition for three-year rabies
vaccine is almost here.
Almost a decade ago vaccine
manufacturers began to meet the
stringent requirements for three-year
efficacy on rabies vaccine. One-byone states changed their laws to
reflect this new development,
spurred on by the cancer concern in
cats and autoimmune concerns in
dogs. New Mexico has been one of
the five remaining states with the
one-year law.
For years New Mexico veterinarians and shelters have struggled to
reconcile what’s best for animals
with New Mexico law. They have
had to balance concern about risks
associated with the vaccine against
knowing that if a cat or dog without
a current rabies vaccine bit someone, the animal could be quarantined or euthanized.
Cats have been dying of cancer
caused by the rabies vaccine in a risk
ratio of 1:10,000 or 1:1,000, depending
on which study one reads. Repeated,
unnecessary vaccination may have
more subtle, and, at this point, less
scientifically proven consequences
for dogs, as well.
The mechanism for the terminal
cancer in cats most likely has to do
with the aluminum in the standard
rabies vaccine. Alone, the body
ignores killed rabies virus since it
poses no threat. When aluminum is
EAS
veterinarian Catherine
Sayler with Niña
added to the killed virus, however,
the microscopic metal sets off alarm
bells in the immune system. As the
system responds to the aluminum it
coincidentally builds antibodies to
the rabies virus. It also walls off the
aluminum particles with activated
fiber cells, which occasionally turn
cancerous.
This spring, public hearings as part
of the regulatory process will almost
certainly change the law. Consumers, veterinary organizations, shelter
associations, and the public health
department all support the long
overdue change.
For New Mexico, a border state,
rabies is a real and deadly threat.
Pets should be vaccinated, and they
should be examined regularly by a
veterinarian between the prolonged
vaccination schedule.
For the Española Animal Shelter,
however, seeking a sensible balance between public safety and
animal well-being, the new law is a
welcome relief.
Applause, applause!
The following donors have made
recent contributions of $100 or
more. The Española Animal
Shelter, NNMAPS, and the animals
are grateful to everyone who
makes a donation!
Anonymous
The Art and Antiques Appraisal
Company
Aspen Mortgage
Attebury’s
The Beat Goes On
Donald Benjamin
Candy Berry
Mark Bibeault
Brindle Foundation
Krista Brooks
Nan Brown
John Catron
Century Bank
Ken & Linda Ciriacks
Debora Clare
Clarke and Clarke
Frank & Eva Clinard
Aspen Copies
The Cornwell Family
William & Virginia Cowles
The Critters and Me
Florence Dapples
Nancy David
Cynthia DeCosta
Katherine Dienes
Michael Dondelinger
Dawn Douglas
Virginia & Tom Dunlap
Steven Dunn
Patrick Dunnigan
Sara Easterson-Bond
William Eckhardt
Evans Construction
Channing Ferguson & Dorsey Ray
First American Title
Folsom Consulting
The Foster Foundation
Fox Law Firm
Hayward & Holly Franklin
Suzanne Fuqua
Garfield Street Foundation
A. J. Mooney & Caterina Griffida
Evacuating Animals in Disaster, a guide written by Catherine Sayler, is available at the Española Animal Shelter and
at our website: www.espanolashelter.org We recommend that everyone look at this guide before fire season starts!
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Spring Cleaning?
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If you can’t take it with you and it’s
way too good to throw out, help the
animals by donating unneeded
items to our resale stores! We can
always use items of good quality in
ready-to-sell condition: china,
housewares, glassware, collectibles,
toys, books, linens, furniture, and
pictures. We are always especially
grateful for higher quality items.
Don’t forget that donations are tax
deductible!
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honor of Judge Anne Kass’s retirement, made donations for the shelter’s
new fence and dog area:
Sam Baca
Bill Foote
John Owen
Rick Reed
Rene Silleroy
Frand Spring
Jo Seery,
Larry Renteria
Natalie Chavez
Theresa Jaquez
Ping Wong.
Now completed, this fence and space
have improved shelter security and
provide an area for dog socialization
and emergency overflow. Thank you,
Judge Kass, for having friends who
didn’t want to give you a gold watch!
Moving?
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Retro Pets
Mark Rich
Joan Rogers
St. Vincents Hospital, OB division
Julie Schoepp
Santa Fe Group
Dorothy Senter
Bill & Amy Sisneros
John Smith
Cheryl Sommer
Fran Sonnenberg
Ronni Sonnenberg
Julie Sorrell
Marian & Michael SperbergMcQueen
Mark & Liz Springer
Mary & Joseph Sprinkle
State Farm Insurance
Teca Architects
Territorial Title
Thaw Foundation
Valley Abstract and Title
Valley National Bank
Van de Griff/Marr Gallery
Bradley & Amy Vierra
Richard Walen
Wells Fargo Bank
Andrew & Judy White
Wild Birds Unlimited
Barbara Windom
Nancy & John Wirth
Wycliff & Pattishall
Marilyn & William Young Foundation
We also thank everyone who, in
St. Francis Dr.
Virginia Tate Hamilton
Kerry & Ray Johnson
Julian’s
Kal Kan/Pedigree
Merilyn Kendall
Keshi
Judith Kimball
Fred Klinghoffer
Shirley Klosterbuer
Steve Knauer
Bonnie Koch
Franky Kong
Kozem & Hyde
Allene Lapides
Marsha & Cliff Larsen
James & Mary Leatherberry
Sharon Klemann Leiber
Sandra Lesser
Law Offices of David Levin
Los Alamos National Bank
Los Alamos OES
Ali MacGraw
Major Development, Inc.
Marsha Mason
Johanna McLaughlin
John & Harriet McQueen
Julien & Jerry McRoberts
Sandra Mecklenberg
Michael & Stephanie Mendez
Dana Merrel
Merrill-Lynch
Laura Merry
Messengers of the Healing Winds
Jeanne Milholland
Glen Miller
Robert Morgart
The Mortgage Company
Stewart Mott Charitable Trust
Robert Nonemaker Foundation
Stacia & Jim Nusbaum
On Your Feet
Alice Oshman
Owings Dewy Fine Art
Carolyn Oyer
Paper Tiger
Petco
Fred Pevow
C.L. Phillips
Doug Pippin
John & Peggy Polk
Mary Porter
Kristin Potter’s 4th grade class at the
Rio Grande School
Renate Powdermaker
The Prediction Company
Primak Builders
Rancho Albatrosso
Walgreen’s
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Wild Oats
Have you visited our upscale Santa
Fe resale store, the Barkin’ Boutique?
Your destination for choice apparel
and decorating accents. Don’t miss
the spring sale March 27-29.
Our Española store, St. Francis de
Paws, is conveniently located in the
San Pedro Shopping Center near
Hacienda Home Center.
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WALK OF HOPE AND LOVE.
This walkway at the shelter is made of bricks
with inscriptions honoring and remembering
people and pets. Each brick can have two lines
of thirteen letters and spaces each. The cost is
$50 per brick, and proceeds support the shelter.
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A donation of__ $55 will subsidize the
spaying of a dog whose puppies were
recently surrendered to the shelter’s care;
__$35 will subsidize a cat spay. Shelter staff
will notify you when your donation is used.
Name ______________________________________
Address _____________________________________
City _________________________ Zip ___________
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Española Animal Shelter News is currently
published three times a year. It has animal
health and safety information as well as news of
the shelter and NNMAPS activities. (We do not
share or sell our mailing list.)
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Mail to NNMAPS / 108 Hamm Parkway / Española, NM 87532
Shopping for dollars at Albertson’s
Humane Education is a vital part of
our mission: presentations at
schools and to clubs and social
groups help us spread the word
about the importance of spaying
and neutering and teach people
about the humane treatment of
animals.
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If you shop at Albertson’s, every
dollar you spend can help the
animals of northern New Mexico!
As an EAS supporter, you can carry
an Albertson’s “Community Partner”
card when you shop. Just show it to
the cashier as you check out, and a
percentage of your shopping dollars
will go to support EAS Humane
Education programs each quarter.
Cards can be picked up at our Santa
Fe resale store, the Barkin’ Boutique
(1107 Penn Road), or you can
request a card by e-mailing us at
puppylove@cybermesa.com.
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Spring 2003
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The Española Animal Shelter
NNMAPS
Non-Profit Org.
US Postage Paid
Santa Fe, NM
Permit #124
108 Hamm Parkway
(formerly 160 Hamm Pkwy)
Española, NM 87532
505/753-8662
Printed on recycled paper
Calendar
Barkin’ Boutique Spring Sale
March 27-29
Fundraiser for Felines & Friends
(an NNMAPS partner organization) Sunday, May 4 (Call
670-8823 for info.)
Annual NNMAPS Dinner &
Auction at La Fonda Sunday,
November 23
What about the mom? The Last Litter Fund.
Are you wishing you could do
something about the litters of abandoned kittens and puppies that
haunt so many of us in northern
New Mexico? You can: you can
contribute to the Last Litter Fund.
Whenever an owner surrenders a
litter of pups or kittens at the shelter,
once all the paperwork is done and
the little ones have been tucked away
in kennels or cages, our staff ask the
owner: “What about the mom?”
We know that the puppies and
kittens will be spayed and neutered
in accordance with our policies, but
we really want to make sure this is
the momma cat or dog’s last litter.
Often the obstacle to getting the
mom fixed is financial. Despite our
low spay/neuter fees, the $35 for a cat
or, especially, the $55 for a dog is just
too much of a stretch. (And we
should note that these fees are less
than the actual costs of the surgeries
to us.)
To help make sure new moms
become former moms in this situation, shelter manager Denise London and shelter veterinarian
Catherine Sayler have initiated the
Last Litter Fund. Your donation of
$35 or $55 to the Last Litter Fund
will go into a special account that
can be drawn upon to help those
surrendering litters who want, but
can’t afford, to make it the last litter.
You can use the form on page seven,
or simply send a check with “Last
Litter Fund” in the memo field. We
will keep track of your donation and
let you know when your donation
has been used.Thank you!
Ex-mom
Annie
had her
last litter
in the fall
of 2001
and
thinks
that
retirement
is the best
thing that
ever
happened
to her!
A brighter future for cats & dogs in northern New Mexico
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EAS News