There was a meeting of the Animal Board in Las Cruces yesterday morning, conducted in it's usual manner of allowing Vesco-Mock to speak for as long as she needed but only allowing community members (including us pesky activists) 3 minutes. With a warning at 2:30.
In a misguided effort to show how well cared for the dogs are Vesco-Mock brought in a dog undergoing heartworm treatment. Let us hope that this dog is through with his treatment or yesterday's outing put him at serious risk of dying. Heartworm treatment is difficult on any dog and it can be fatal. The injections have organic arsenic in them which kills the adults worms living in the heart. As these worms die they are absorbed by the body. Having treated too many heartworm dogs (including dogs from this shelter) I have been warned each and every time to confine the dog for 30 days to avoid pulmonary thromboembolism. This means NO exercise, NO excitment and only short walks on leashes for "doing their business". Yet this dog was hauled in from the shelter and paraded around as proof of her "caring for the animals".
Once again her actions show that it is all about her, and not about the animals forced to be in her "care".
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their's two vet's that work their with more knowlege in their little pinki then you will ever have.Once again you're actions try to hurt the shelter not help we are getting used to that from you people.las cruces is getting sick of you people trying to destroy the shelter and not help.so much hot air
ReplyDeleteHow could you possibly know how long this dog was confined before they took it to the board meeting? It had been confined the proper amount of time and now needs to get out and be walked and get exercised. Please get your facts straight before you make yourself look like an idiot.
ReplyDeleteThe dog still had the shave marks from the treatment visible, according to people at the meeting. It was stated the dog had been treated 2 weeks prior to it's being paraded around. And put at risk. Even the Director stated that a dog needs to be confined for 30 days. If your math skills are lacking I can tell you that 2 weeks is 14 days. Not the 30 that protocal states.
ReplyDeleteI am a lay student of heartworm because it's rare that I don't have several dogs in various stages of treatment. As such I stay on top of the latest statistcs, treatments, complications etc.
Perhaps you should listen to the meeting before you comment on things so that your ignorance isn't so obvious.