[CAChinsRescue] Newsletter October 2006

[Lori Cope]

CALIFORNIA CHINS Newsletter
 
October 2006
 
 
 
NEWS
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We have experienced difficulties with our Yahoo group mailing list in the
past two months, so this is the first month that we are using a new list
which is provided by our web hosting company. If you do not want to receive
our monthly newsletter, but send an email to webmaster at chinchillarescue.org.
Thanks!
 
 
EVENTS

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California Chins will be participating in the following event:
 
PET PRIDE DAY 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006_  11:00 AM - 3:00 PM_ Sharon Meadows_ Golden Gate
Park, San Francisco, California
 
- Pet Costume Contest
- Pet Trick Competition
- Working Animal Demonstrations
- Animal Rescue Groups
- Pet Product Vendors
- Education and Game Area for Kids
- Raffles for Fabulous Prizes
 
All Kinds of Adoptable Animals - from Chickens to Chinchillas!
Pet Pride Day is a fun-filled day of entertainment, education and
information for everyone with two - or four - legs. Come meet the San
Francisco Animal Cops - the stars of Animal Planet's hit TV series, "Animal
Cops San Francisco".
 
 
RESCUES
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We received 17 chins in September in need of rehoming.
 
10 ­ owner surrender
4 ­ from San Francisco Animal Care and Control
2 ­ saved by a young rescuer
1 ­ came to us from a pet food store where it had been surrendered
 
Stories from September:
 
- Ellie was found running loose in San Francisco near Lake Merced.
Apparently she was challenging for Animal Care and Control officers to
catch.  Fortunately she seems to be healthy, so she must not have been stray
for long.
 
- Scoot was surrendered to SFACC by her owners that were about to lose their
home.  They told SFACC that they were going to be homeless and they did not
want their chinchilla to be homeless too.
 
- Two chins were found in the garage of wealthy neighbor¹s home by a young
girl.  Three chins had been left in the garage and were essentially ignored.
One chin had died prior to discovery. They were in two separate cages, and
it took over four hours to scrub and clean those two cages because all the
pee, poop, and shavings were just piled so high and crusted over.  There was
maggots in the litter, and in the food dish.  Both of these chins seem to be
okay, although need to regain a little weight.


 
 
Available for Adoption
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We currently have 33 chinchillas in our foster homes.  Of these, 14 are
currently for adoption.  More will be available soon.
 
All adoptive homes must agree to our adoption policy.  To see our policy, go
to http://www.chinchillarescue.org/adoptmain.html.
 
 
Pairs:
 
- Zimmy and Big Boy - a father and son pair of standard males.  They are 1
and 4 years old.  This pair may already be adopted.
- Neville and Ron ­ pair of standard males ­ approximately a year old
- Harry and Seamus ­ a pair of standard males ­ less than a year old
 
Males:
 
- Huck - 4-5 year old standard male
- Samson ­ abt 18 month old tan
 
Females:
 
- Piccolo - 3 year old standard female
- Dusty - 7 year old standard female
- Sally - 3 year old standard female
- Ellie ­ standard gray young adult.
- Scoot ­ probably 3-4 years old.  A standard gray.
- Minnie ­ abt 2 year old gray
 
 
Adoptions
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We had 13 chinchillas adopted in September:
 
Dinah and Daphne
Mona and Jenny
Bert and Ernie
Frankie and Freckles
Puppy
Giggles
Tom
Coco
Arthur
 
 
TIPS and TRICKS
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Autumn is here and it is a good time to give your chinchillas a good
grooming before they start growing their winter coats.
 
Using a medium gauge grooming comb, hold your chinchilla by its tail, firmly
at the base. Place the chinchilla your lap, [don't do this with bare legs],
and start combing.  Start the comb from the base of the tail, combing under
the fur to the ears,  tail to top. Angle the comb so it goes through the
thick fur.  Comb the sides, then comb under the tail, and comb the belly.
Be very careful around the genitals and nipples. When you have combed out
all the dead fur and mats, then wipe your hand from tail to head, over body,
removing all the loose static fur.  After combing, give your chinchilla a
dust bath.
 
Most chinchillas do NOT like being groomed and may protest very loudly.  An
otherwise sweet chinchilla may also try to bite anything they can get their
teeth on while being groomed.  It is important to remember that grooming
your chinchilla will help your chin look and feel better, as well as helping
to reduce the risk of hairballs in their digestive system.
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Lani Ritchey - calchins at aol.com
Lori Cope - lori at chinchillarescue.org