http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile The Finney County Humane Society discusses pet adoption, pet care, and pet related issues. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:39:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/diabetes-in-dogs/ Have you ever considered becoming a foster home for a shelter dog or cat?  Now would be a good time to try it. I have fostered cats, kittens, dogs, and puppies.  I have bottle fed orphaned kittens.  I have had a foster dog give birth and I was there to help nurture the puppies until they [...]]]> http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/have-fun-and-save-a-life/ Now I know nearly everybody that reads SWKPets can appreciate the drive one gets to help an animal from a shelter or pet store.  While this is generally a good feeling and I think it is ok to act on this feeling say . . . WAIT!  Do not act on impulse when acquiring a [...]]]> http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/think-before-you-choose/ http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/vaccination-clinic-a-success/ Hello all.  This is my first blog here on Paws A While.  As I begin my blogging adventures I thought I would go into why humane efforts for animals are important to me. First off I feel that we owe it to domestic animals to care for them.  My simple reasoning for this stems from the [...]]]> http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/our-moral-obligation-to-domestic-animals/ The Garden City/Finney County Animal Shelter, 124 Fleming St., has cats and kittens waiting for a new home. Several cats there have already been spayed or neutered and a few are already declawed.  The cats that are already spayed or neutered would only cost $28 to adopt. Take a look below: ]]> http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/cats-cats-cats/ http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/rescue-effort-successful/ http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/free-parvodistemper-clinics/ We are one week away from our 2nd annual Pet Expo! One of the most popular events last year was the Pet Costume Contest. If you need a reason to smile and laugh, come to the West Pavilion at the Finney County Fairgrounds at 2:00 to see pets dressed as spiders, super heroes and fairy [...]]]> http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/hot-dog/ http://swkpets.com/pawsawhile/the-dog-jog-october-17-2009/