August 2006 - Mounds Pet Food Warehouse

Here’s what's goin' on in August
EVERY DAY AT:
SATURDAYS
Noon-4pm
SATURDAYS
Noon-4pm
SUNDAYS
1pm-4pm
SATURDAY
8/5
11am-1pm
SATURDAY
8/12
11am-1pm
SATURDAY
8/12
1pm-4pm
SATURDAY
8/19
10am-2pm
SATURDAY
8/26
AUGUST 2006
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All Mounds Stores - Humane Society Satellite Adoption Centers. See cats and/or small animals
daily in their living quarters at these Mounds locations. Volunteers needed! Call the Dane County
Humane Society at 838-0413 or the Rock County Humane Society at 608-752-5622.
Country Animal Haven - Adoption Opportunity, Main Shelter 1755 Williams Dr. Stoughton, call
608-877-9630 for more information or visit http://countryanimalhaven.org to find out more.
Angel’s Wish Center - Angel’s Wish Center - Adoption Opportunity, 161 Horizon Dr. #106,
Verona. For more information on Angel’s Wish Center call 608-848-4174, email
[email protected] or visit their website at www.angelwish.org. Pet Resource and Adoption
Center Hours: Sunday 1pm - 4pm, Wednesdays 4pm - 8pm, Saturdays 10am - 4pm.
Angel’s Wish Pet Adoption and Resource Center - Pet Microchipping Clinic, $35/pet, including
registration (These will be the first Sunday of every month.) Call 848-4174 for more information.
Mounds Fitchburg - Regular Rescue Booth from Greyhound Pets of America. Meet adoptable grey
hounds, fill out an adoption application, and learn about volunteering or fostering a retired racing
greyhound. For more information call 223-9227 or visit www.gpawisconsin.org
Mounds East – Regular Rescue Booth from Greyhound Pets of America. Meet adoptable grey
hounds, fill out an adoption application, and learn about volunteering or fostering a retired racing
greyhound. For more information call 223-9227 or visit www.gpawisconsin.org
Mounds Janesville - Representatives from the German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue of Wisconsin
will visit our Janesville location. Learn more about this fantastic breed, meet adoptable dogs, and
find out information on how you can help their cause. For more information, visit www.gspres
cuewi.com.
Dirty Dog Wash! Mounds Janesville - Join Connie and Fish from Z-104 broadcasting live and get
your mutt puppies and swamp mutts all cleaned up. All proceeds benefit the Rock County Humane
Society. $7 wash/ $10 nail trim.
New Fine Feathered Friends Bird Sanctuary! - Fine Feathered Friends is having a grand open
ing celebration for their new location in Edgerton and you’re invited! They will hold a brat fry
and give tours of the property. For more information, call (609) 541-0090 or visit www.feath
ered-friends.com.
Join Connie and Fish from Z104 LIVE at the
The Dirty Dog Wash!
Saturday August 19th from 10 am - 2pm
at Mounds Pet Food Warehouse in Janesville!
$7 Wash - $10 Nail Trim
All proceeds benefit
The Rock County Humane Society
Today’s Hit Music!
MADISON EAST
2110 S. Stoughton Rd.
221-0210
MIDDLETON
Hwy. 14 West
831-3000
M-F 8 am - 8 pm
Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Sun 10 am- 5 pm
M-F 8 am - 8 pm
Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Sun 10 am - 5 pm
Watch “Meet the Pets”
on Charter Cable 18
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Monday - Sunday
12:00 am - 12:00 pm
3:00 am - 3:00 pm
7:00 am - 7:00 am
FITCHBURG (off of Verona Rd.)
5350 King James Way
271-1800
JANESVILLE (behind Ground Round)
1725 Lodge Dr.
758-9998
SUN PRAIRIE
2422 Montana Ave.
825-9800
M-F 9 am - 8 pm
Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Sun 10 am - 5 pm
M-F 9 am - 8 pm
Sat 9 am - 6 pm
Sun 10 am - 5 pm
M-F 9 am - 8 pm
Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Now Open in Sun Prairie,
Featuring...
•A Dane County Humane Society
Satellite Adoption Center
•Propane Gas Refills
•Grooming by Shaggy Dogs
•Wild Bird Seed and Feeders
•And of Course, All the Companion
Animal Supplies you Need!
2422 Montana Ave • (608) 825-9800
Just East of Hwy C on Hwy 19
NEW SUN PRARIE
SATELLITE ADOPTION CENTER
DOG POWER
SUCCESS STORY
Flea and Tick Prevention
Along with the opening of our Sun Prairie location, we also
opened our 4th and largest Dane County Humane Society
Satellite Adoption Center! In our first day alone we sent
five animals to new loving homes! Abby and Kim the cutey
cats and Carter, Truman, and Roosevelt the presidential gerbils all found Forever Homes!
This month’s Dog Power success story comes to us courtesy
of Nick Vullings.
Nick works as a Sales
Representative for Erickson
Chevrolet in Verona.
Two years ago, Nick adopted
Trina, a two-year-old, Pit Bull
rescue as a companion for both
Nick and his American Bulldog, Cane.
“They get along great” says Nick “ Cane really likes his new
“sister”!”
And both Cane and Trina enjoy Mounds Dog Power.
“I have been feeding Cane Mounds Dog Power for years, so I
naturally decided that was the way to go with Trina too.”
Nick has been feeding Trina Dog Power for over two years
now and reports that she not only loves it but her health is
great, coat is shiny and she has tons of energy.
And Nick appreciates the value of Dog Power as compared to
other national brands.
Nick adds, “I also like the fact that you get a free bag of Dog
Power with every 10 you buy, wish we could offer a deal like
that in the car business!”
Who knows? Maybe you’re If you have a Dog Power, Horse Power,
or PurrFect Cat succuess story, please
on to something, Nick!
let us know! If we use it in future
Anyway, thanks for this
newsletters, you will receive a $20 gift
months Mounds Dog Power card! Submit your story to
[email protected]
Success Story!
Flea and Tick Season is half over, but don’t let your guard
down yet! Here are a few tips to keep in mind for the rest
of the season
Here’s how you can find a new friend:
1. Look for your new friend on your own, or ask one of our
adoption counselors to help you.
2. Meet with an adoption counselor to discuss the type of
animal you are looking for.
3. Fill out an adoption application
4. Select which dog, cat or other animal you are interested
in.
5. Meet with the animal(s) you are interested in.
6. Request a cat test (if applicable - if you are adopting a
dog and have cats at home).
7. For most animals, if we've been able to check with your
landlord (if applicable) and approve your application, you
may be able to take your new pet home that day!
8. For rabbit adoptions and dog interactions, we ask that
you make a second visit to take your pet home.
For more information, call (608) 825-9800 xt. 300 or visit
www.giveshelter.org
And don’t forget about the Rock County Humane Society
Adoption Center at our Janesville Location! For adoption
information, call (608) 752-5622 or visit: www.rockcountyhumanesociety.com
Employee
of the Month
Mounds is happy to recognize Megan
Nichols as our August Employee of the
Month! Megan is a Lead Sales Associate at
our East Madison location and has just celebrated her 3 year “Mounds-iversary.” In that
time she has become one of our most
dependable employees. She is helpful, works
diligently, and is always friendly in any situation. Her fun personality makes it easy for her to get along with
her fellow associates.
FAST FACTS
Seven dogs and cats are born each day for each person born
The public gets only 14% of their pets from shelters; 48% as
strays, from friends, or from independent rescue groups; and 38%
from breeders.
! In six years, one un-spayed female dog and her offspring could
potentially produced 67,000 dogs.
! There’s no truth to the myth that it’s best to let your female pet
give birth to a litter before getting her spayed.
! Altered pets don’t put on weight as a result of sterilization.
Overfeeding and lack of exercise are the culprits.
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Megan maintains the reptile and small animal department, but can
answer just about any pet question that comes up. She has great
conflict resolution skills and can easily turn a negative situation
into a positive one, and she does it with a smile. She exhibits great
leadership skills and enjoys taking on more responsibility when
she is needed, even if that means upsetting her normal routine. She
recently stepped up to help out with a large inventory hiccup and
taught us all that maintaining a positive attitude during a difficult
situation will make things go much smoother. A big thanks goes
out to Megan for all her hard work, and we hope to have her
around for another three years and more!
! If you’re faced with an infestation, be sure to attack the
problem on three levels: indoors, outdoors, and the pet
itself.
! To clear your house of fleas, there are a few different
options available. Carpet and upholstery powders and
sprays are both effective and simple ways to kill fleas and
ticks in the house, but if the problem is severe enough,
room foggers or “bombs” might be necessary. They are
also simple to use, but require you to vacate the house for
a few hours. This is a good time to take your pup for a
walk or out to the dog park!
! It is very important to treat your lawn, as this is likely to
be the place where your pet picked up the fleas in the first
place. One way to avoid fleas and ticks is to mow your
grass regularly and keep it from getting too long. This
gives fleas few places to hide and they cannot survive
long in direct sunlight. Additionally, yard sprays do a fantastic job of killing and repelling the fleas that do stick
around. Most yard sprays will hook directly up to a garden
hose to make application an easy process. Spraying your
yard bi-weekly is generally enough to squelch most of the
Ask the Vet!
Question: My cocker spaniel is 12 years
old. She has wart-like lesions on her
leg and will sometimes lick them
until they bleed. One has popped and there is
a hole. I’m getting very worried! How
can I treat this, should they be removed or should
I apply any antibiotic? Help! Tracy
Older dogs with masses and growths are a really common problem that we see here, and I imagine most other vet clinics do as
well. There are some general rules we try to follow when evaluating growths, but if there is any doubt whether a mass is a
problem or not, I cannot stress enough to just have it removed.
If the mass looks irritated, topical antibiotics may be a good
choice to keep it clean, but I would recommend having your veterinarian evaluate all the growths present if this hasn’t already
been done.
Generally if a mass is fast growing – doubling in size in a week
or two – have it removed ASAP. Slower growing masses may be
a potential problem too so this isn’t the only rule we follow.
Another guideline is if the mass feels like it’s attached to underlying deep tissue, it is likely aggressive and may be a problem.
Small warty growths on an older Cocker Spaniel are pretty common, and usually benign, but it is impossible to tell without see-
pests.
! There are several different options available when treating your pet itself. When you are sure that your house and
lawn are clear of fleas, bathe your pet using a good flea
and tick shampoo. Make sure to follow the directions very
carefully and use a flea comb to make sure you clear any
survivors. To help prevent any other parasites from jumping on your pet, use a spot-on treatment such as Frontline
or Advantage. These monthly treatments are the best preventative measure currently available.
! If your pet has a huge infestation and needs immediate
relief, a pill called Capstar is available over the counter. It
will kill 90% off all fleas on your pet within 6 hours, and
all will be gone within 24 hours. It is also remarkably safe
and can be used on puppies and kittens four weeks and
older, as long as they weigh 2 pounds or more. Keep in
mind that Capstar does not effect ticks.
! As soon as the first frost hits, any outside fleas will be
dead, but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t be hiding in
your house! Continue to keep an eye out for another few
weeks after that just in case.
ing what they look like and what they are doing to determine if
they can stay or need to be removed.
If we have a mass that we are concerned with (almost all of
them, to tell the truth), we may decided to investigate what they
are. One way is through a Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA) of the
mass. With this, we are trying to collect some tissue of the mass
to send off to the lab to have a pathologist evaluate the cells
under a microscope. The amount of cells that fill the inside of
an empty needle may be enough cells to allow the specialist to
determine what the mass is. If they aren’t able to tell what is
going on with that sample, they usually recommend removal of
the mass in question. Sometimes it is actually easier and faster
to just jump to removal of a mass – especially if it is fast growing and time is a concern. Even if it is determined or suspected
that a mass is benign, it may still be advantageous to have it
removed. This is especially true when it bleeds on a regular
basis and/or irritates or affects the dog in any way. The decision
is something that you and your veterinarian will have to weigh
out the pros and cons about.
Bottom line is have it evaluated and good luck.
Carla D. Christman, DVM
Healthy Pet Clinic
1440 E. Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703
608-294-9494
If you have a question for the vet, email
it to: [email protected].
If we use your question, you'll receive a
$20 Mounds gift certificate!