Christmas party at La Roca

It might seem a bit early, when temperatures are in the 30's. But please make a note in your calendars. 

COMPETA CHRISTMAS PARTY
December 10th - LA ROCA   7.30pm
3 course meal with wine, Music by Andy Time     

20 euros pp
Book through cas office 952523607, or Mike 699948993, or directly with restaurant la roca

Bailey, Rodney, Trigger, Toby, Yoomi

Bailey, Rodney, Trigger, Toby, Yoomi and two puppies were recently added to the CAS website, and are looking for a new family.
Trigger can be found on page 15 of Dogs needing homes. The rest on page 22.

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August successes

Cas has recently had their website www.casnerja.org updated and our thanks to Dave Jamieson who has worked so hard over the last few weeks.

The new site has been a tremendous sucess with some 34 dogs being rehomed in August direct from the site. In addition 14 puppies have been rehomed together with a further 8 dogs homed privately or from the kennels. This makes a total of 56 dogs homed during August which is traditonally a difficult month.

Cas are also trying to revitalise our fundraising efforts in the Competa. If anyone is prepared to help raise more funds or help in the Competa area please contact Wendy on 952037095. 

New additions to the CAS website.

New addtions to the CAS website > Dogs needing Homes
Harry, Johnny, Panchito, Prima, Rosie, Sarotti, Lola, Mikel, Pirata, Angel, Espotty on pages 1, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19 & 21.

Blanco, Mari and Mo arrive in Holland

Blance, Mari and Mo were welcomed by their new owners at the airport in Amsterdam.

An evening at the Nerja Club Hotel

Three-course hot and cold buffet with wine and water, plus music and dancing with Carlos.

August 31, 7.00 for 7.30pm.

Only 20 euros per person.

To book, call the CAS office on (+34) 95 252 3607 (10am – 1pm).

Out of office hours, call Mike on (+34) 95 252 6312.

Baron, Belle, Bessie, Torres and Kim

New additions to the CAS website

Baron (page 13), Belle (page12), Bessie (page 10), Torres and Kim (page 7) can be found on www.casnerja.org > Dogs needing homes

CAS Events for September

Late Summer Barbeque at Seacrest Kennels, Nerja. 
Three-course hot and cold buffet with wine and water, plus music and dancing with Andy Time.
Friday 24 September 7.00 for 7.30pm. Only 20 euros per person.

Weekly markets:

Nerja : Car boot sale every Sunday morning at Almijara II

El Trapiche : Farmers Country Market near the airport alternate Tuesday mornings

Billy, Blacky, Honey, Sally, Tommy, Tumba,

New additions to the CAS Website.

Tommy is a six-month old male dog.

For more information, contact Weston Kennels on (+34) 951 254 134
http://www.casnerja.org/ > Dogs Needing Homes > Page 2

Sally is a one year-old female.

For more information, contact Weston Kennels on (+34) 951 254 134
http://www.casnerja.org/ > Dogs Needing Homes > Page 2

Tumba is a nine month old female dog.

For more information, contact Weston Kennels on (+34) 951 254 134
http://www.casnerja.org/ > Dogs Needing Homes > Page 4

Honey is a five year old female dog.

For more information, contact Weston Kennels on (+34) 951 254 134
http://www.casnerja.org/ > Dogs Needing Homes > Page 5

Billy is a three year old male.

For more information, contact Weston Kennels on (+34) 951 254 134
http://www.casnerja.org/ > Dogs Needing Homes > Page 5

Blacky is a 5 year old male who was given away by his previous owner. A well behaved lovable pretty little dog who loves walks being bathed and groomed, can be left for many hours on his own he loves most other dogs - but does not get on with cats!

Call Don on (+34) 645 559 611.
http://www.casnerja.org/ > Dogs Needing Homes > Page 6

Black Jack, Paddy & Puppies

New additions to the CAS website.

Paddy is a male lab cross, about a year old. He has a typical inquisitive lab personality who loves people and is friendly with other dogs. He is a bit food aggressive but we are working on this by feeding him with multiple dogs in a large space and he is improving. He is fine with cats and just needs a bit of training to stop him jumping up. He has lived in a house before so he should be house trained.

Paddy is presently in Seacrest Kennels, call for further information (+34) 95 242 1246.

Eight puppies (7F,1M) found near the Almuñécar sewerage works on August 8. They are only 3-4 weeks old and will probably grow into small dogs. More information from Linda on  (+34) 958 882 077

Paddy and the eight puppies can be found on www.casnerja.org > Dogs needing homes > Page 20

Black Jack was found living rough on the street. He is 4 years old, weighs 9 kilos, is 32 cm tall and is in good health.

He has had a rough time so is a little nervous, but is quiet and likes other dogs.

More information from his fosterer on (+34) 95 211 5171. See also www.casnerja.org > Dogs needing homes > Page 1

Denzel, Jorja, and Maddy

Denzel, Jorja, and Maddy are looking for a new home.

Jorja was born on May 11, 2010. She sits, comes, stays and goes down on command. She really wants to please, you can see it in her eyes and she likes to lie close to our feet when she sleeping. 

Jorja can be found on www.casnerja.org > Dogs needing Homes > Page 19

Denzil was foundtied up in an abandoned Cortijo. He had a dislocated hip and was dragging himself across the floor. After a difficult rescue and three days in the vets he can now get up and walk again, but is a bit wobbly.  He is a German Shepherd mix and is 10-12 years old and will need tablets such as cod liver oil for his joints for most of his life.

Maddy is a loving dog to her family. She was abandoned as a pup in a garden and is now nearly 4 years old and about 30 kg. House trained, enjoys being groomed, likes to play, reasonably obedient. 

Denzil and Maddy can be found on www.casnerja.org > Dogs needing Homes > Page 20

Feeding puppies from birth

Notes for feeding puppies from birth

• Always use puppy milk formula obtained from the vet, never human baby food or other animal’s milk
• Use puppy bottles from the vet but ensure the hole in the teat is not too large (milk should not flow freely but drip from the teat)
• If the puppy is unable to suck, use a syringe from the vet and monitor intake – there is no hard and fast rule as to how much the puppy will eat but generally less than 1 week old it’s between 5 and 10ml per feed
• Keep the pups warm using a hot water bottle covered in a pillow case underneath a sheet or a towel and soft tactile material to cover them – place the hot water bottle to the side of their bed, thus allowing them to move to a cooler location if they are too hot.  Puppies should be about 39 degrees, check their temperature using a anal thermometer 
• Feed approximately every 2 hours, including the night
• Puppies tend to sleep through the night (from 11pm to 7am) from around 7 to 10 days old
• Give the puppy small amounts of feed, ie 2 or 3 sucks of the teat then remove from the mouth and allow the puppy to swallow.  Puppies tend to guzzle the food, allowing it to slip into the lungs occasionally causing infection
• Massage the puppies bottom and gentiles to promote faeces and urine movement
• Swelling of the belly coupled with general discomfort suggests either trapped wind or slight constipation – gently rub the belly and massage the bottom, for as long as it takes (sometimes in excess of an hour!)
• Bitches are quite rough with their young so washing and massaging can be a little vigorous 
• Sterilize all equipment in the same way as for babies, puppies are just as susceptible to infection
• Don’t allow contact with other animals – the anti-bodies of a puppy less than 2 weeks old are not fully functional at that time
• At 1 to 2 weeks old, puppies can take a baby bottle
• Weigh the puppy every other day to ensure weight gain – they generally double their birth weight in 2 weeks
• The guideline is puppies from 2 weeks are fed every 3 hours then every 4 hours once on solid food
• Puppies begin to take solid food from approximately 3 weeks old – start with liquidised puppy weaning food mixed with water and a little milk.  Give the puppy bottle milk before bed (they sleep longer!)
• Puppies start to walk at around 3 weeks 
• Puppies should be wormed at around 3 to 4 weeks but ensure a puppy worming liquid is used from the vet.  Don’t use crushed up adult worming tablets

Please contact CAS should you have any other helpful hints and tips for caring for abandoned bottle fed puppies.

The Role of the Fosterer

Fostering for CAS can be a rewarding experience for the pet and non-pet owner alike.  The main responsibility is to care for an animal as though it were your own.

CAS rely heavily on volunteers to foster animals, they ask the fosterer to keep them regularly updated with information on the animal, ie it’s weight, height and general characteristics which CAS then forward on to their website and other charities throughout Europe to enable the animal to find a permanent home.  Animals can be fostered for anything from a few days up to months and can be from a few days old to years!  The fosterer feeds, walks and generally includes the animal in all family activities.  Dogs should be able to walk at least a little way on a leash. Many fosterers already have pets, which is not a pre-requisite but does help the animal to socialise.  However, some fosterers only have foster animals, giving them the freedom to only have a part-time pet when it suits them rather than the permanent long-term responsibility of ownership.  Occasionally the fosterer wants to keep the animal which is possible, if, the animal has not already been reserved by another adopter and CAS is notified immediately.

CAS try to remove animals from foster homes where the fosterer is experiencing difficulty with the dog or cat.  Finding another foster home is done as quickly as possible but can’t always be achieved within the same day.  Fosterers are in short supply and CAS are continually looking at ways to recruit more.  CAS are currently building up a network of people to allow fosterers to temporarily house their foster pets whilst on holiday and reciprocate the arrangement with the other local fosterer.

If the foster pet becomes ill or is in need of medication, CAS will pay for vet bills but once an animal is adopted the onus is on the owner.

Some animals are re-homed here in Spain and as a result occasionally potential new owners may ask to come and view the animal.  This can be done at the foster home or arrangements can be made to meet at another location.  Fosterers’ telephone numbers are published on the CAS website allowing adopters to contact the fosterers directly, there is no-one else in CAS who knows the animal better than the fosterer!

All manner of people can foster, from those living in the countryside to people in towns and villages, apartments and villas.  The only requirement is that the pet is cared for, fed and watered, kept warm when it’s cool and cool when it’s warm.

If you are interested in becoming a CAS fosterer, please contact Wendy on 952037095.

Printer toners

The Costa Animal Society have recently changed their printer. As a result we have 3 Toner cartridges for the HP Laserjet 1600/2600/2650 models. The toners are brand new and still boxed. 1 Cyan, 1 Magenta and 1 Yellow. They cost a total of 275 Euros. Cas are prepared to accept any reasonable offers for these items individually or as a set. Contact Richard (Treasurer Cas) on 952037095 / 659458020

Sox & Patch

Temporary Foster Homes needed for two dogs. Ideally they would stay together as they are brother and sister but they are equally happy apart.

They are approx 18 months old, house trained, affectionate, exceptionally good natured and great company. They are both excellent with children and love space to run and play. However, they are not too fond of cats.

The owner has recently had a heart attack plus a subsequent heart operation but now cannot give them the attention and care they should have for the time being.

Therefore, we are looking to house them for a period of 3 – 6 months. Should you decide to keep them after this, the owner is happy to agree to this providing the dogs wish to stay!!!

Also, 6 really gorgeous puppies need permanent homes immediately. 6 weeks old but only choice now, is to put them down. Please help!!  645 3271 38 (English) or (Espanol) 656 286 767.