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Long lost Muffy reunited with family
A dog missing for nine years from her home in Queensland has made global news after the RSPCA found her more than 1300km to the South in Melbourne.
RSPCA Victoria officers rescued the badly neglected dog, called Muffy, while investigating an animal cruelty case in a Melbourne suburb.
Jetpets’ Lenny Thomas contacted RSPCA and offered Jetpets’ help in taking Muffy home:
“We are always reuniting families with their beloved pets but never before after nine years of separation,” Lenny said.
“It was very special for us to be a part of this good news story and fly Muffy home to Brisbane.”
Muffy’s story of survival is made even more incredible as there is no indication of how the dog ended up in a Melbourne suburb from her original home in Brisbane.
Muffy’s tale was picked up by news services locally and around the world including The Herald Sun, The Age, the ABC, the BBC, and websites and online newspapers in the US.
Abandoned kitties get highflying treatment
A four-way partnership is saving the life of abandoned and unwanted kittens in Queensland’s animal shelters.
Jetpets, already an avid supporter of PetRescue, has joined forces with RSPCA Queensland, Toll Priority and PetRescue to fly kittens to South Australia to combat overcrowding in Queensland’s shelters.
As reported in the Brisbane Times, about 12,500 unwanted cats and kittens are euthanased by the RSPCA during the main cat breeding season between October and March each year.
While Cairns and Townsville shelters are at capacity, South Australia’s shelters have room to spare and have been turning away people wanting to adopt.
Jetpets travel consultant Scott Williams said that Jetpets felt privileged to be a part of this partnership.
“In our business we know exactly how integral pets are to families. This program is really exciting as it saves the lives of kittens in Queensland while giving families in South Australia the joy of pet ownership.” [back
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Pet Peregrinations
Xolos make their Australian debut
Despite being a breed for more than 3,000 years, Xoloitzcuintle dogs only made their Australian debut in July 2009.
Jetpets organised the move of two Xolos from the United States to Australia for Western Australian breeders Jacqi and Colin Dinis.
Jetpets international travel consultant Melanie Byers said that the move was a little bit unusual because the dogs are hairless.
“We had to take particular care to ensure that Naca and Taha Daha were kept warm during the journey. We were supplied with special coats that were kept on the dogs at all times,” Melanie said.
Naca, a male, and Taha Daha, female, both one, made the journey from Besito Yakima County, Washington State. They flew from Seattle to San Francisco, where they were looked after by Janice at Pet Express, and then onto Perth.
“The move was eight months in the making so Jacqi was really excited once they arrived,” Melanie said.
Xolos are believed to be one of the most ancient breeds in the Western hemisphere. They hailed from Mexico and it is thought that they served Aztecs and Mayans as healers, hunters, guards, bed warmers and even as a food source when used in sacrifice.
Due to the delicacy of their meat, the Xolo would have become extinct were it not for the Federation Canofila Mexicana (FCM) and a group of Xolo enthusiasts in the 1950s.
As well as the hairless variety, Xolos also come fully coated.
Further information on this breed can be found at Wazzat Xoloitzcuintle - Xolo Downunder.
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 Dog and Cat Vaccinations
Regular vaccinations are a very important part of maintaining your pet’s health and well being. ‘Core’ vaccinations prevent life threatening disease, while others reduce the severity and/or duration of clinical signs of a disease if a pet does happen to become infected.
For dogs, the core vaccinations are canine distemper virus, hepatitis (canine adenovirus) and canine parvovirus. A C3 vaccination provides protection against these three diseases.
The ‘C’ stands for Canine. Of these three diseases, parvovirus is particularly significant as it can cause severe vomiting, diarrhoea and death, particularly in young puppies that have been poorly vaccinated.
A C5 vaccination consists of a C3 vaccination plus vaccine for two further pathogens – Bordatella bronchiseptica and parainfluenza virus. These are two of the common bugs contributing to ‘Canine Cough’.
The core vaccinations for cats are feline parvovirus, feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus found in an F3 vaccination. The ‘F’ stands for Feline. The latter two bugs contribute to the common ‘Cat Flu’. An F4 vaccine is an F3 vaccination plus a vaccine for Chlamydophila felis, another contributor to ‘Cat Flu’.
The frequency of each particular vaccination is a very topical issue at present. Some diseases need to be vaccinated for every year and others less frequently. This is a complex issue and your veterinarian is the best person to advise you on an appropriate vaccination schedule.
In general, puppies and kittens need at least two or three vaccinations starting from the time they are 6 – 8 weeks of age. Once this primary course is completed, annual health checks and vaccinations are advisable.
Annual health checks are also a great opportunity for your veterinarian to detect and discuss early signs of disease which may otherwise go unnoticed, for example, dental disease, weight management, osteoarthritis or behavioural issues.
Jet Pets strongly recommends that pets are vaccinated at least 2 weeks prior to travel, dogs with a C5 and cats with an F3 or F4.
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Staff
Profile
Name:
Angus Matheson
Position:
WA State Manager
Your
role at Jet Pets (a day in the life of:)
Sales, coordinator, general dog's body and all round top bloke.
You
are the go to person for:
Anything WA, except for nice things to say about the local footy teams.
What
pets do you have at home, what are their names and do they
have any quirky behaviours?
Gemma our Golden Ret and Oscar our cat. Oscar's a little bit confused because he thinks he's a dog.
What is your favourite Jet Pets destination?
Broome. Spectacular beaches, perfect weather, pretty much the same latitude as Cairns but without the Queenslanders!
If
you came back as an animal or pet, what sort would you be, who would
you want to belong to and why?
A crocodile at Australia Zoo, crikey that would be good.
Who
is your favourite famous pet or animal and why?
King Kong, he was so kind.
If you could name a sporting team after an animal, what would it be and why?
I only see things in black and white so it'd have to be the zebras, no seriously, the magpies of course.
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