Pets

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“Dear PoPville,

I am just wondering if you know of any DC area animal shelters that are taking in Hurricane Harvey displaced animals, looking to make room in their shelters by having volunteers foster? I know a Seattle area shelter is taking in something like 300 Hurricane Harvey animals, but I have not heard anything about the DC area’s shelters.”

From the Humane Rescue Alliance:

“With animals being relocated this week to Washington, DC from Texas due to Hurricane Harvey, the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) is appealing to animal lovers throughout the region who may be considering adopting a new pet to visit adoptions centers today. Dogs and cats adopted this week will clear room for arriving animals from Texas. All pets available for adoption at HRA have been spayed/neutered and microchipped. (more…)

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From DPR:

“Sun, September 10 at 12:00pm
Upshur Outdoor Pool, Randall Pool & Francis Pool
Washington, DC

Following the end of the summer pool season, this annual event will provide dogs with the opportunity to swim and play games in three of DC’s pools.

Sites hosting this year’s Doggie Day Swim are as follows:

Upshur Pool – 4300 Arkansas Avenue, NW
Space is limited to 75 dogs in the pool area at one time.

Francis Pool – 25th N Street, NW
Space is limited to 150 dogs in the pool area at one time.

Randall Pool – South Capital I Street, SW
Space is limited to 75 dogs in the pool are at one time.

Admission is free, for more information call (202) 671-1289 or (202) 535-2323. Website: https://dpr.dc.gov/event/2017-doggie-day-swim

All dogs MUST have a current DC dog license issued by DOH to gain entry to the event. Call (202) 535-2323 or go to for more information.

Dog handlers must be 16 years of age or older, and cannot swim or enter the pool with their dogs.

All dogs must also wear current vaccination tags and have all current vaccination shots.

Dogs must be sociable and remained leashed while on the pool deck.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Massoud Adibpour

Thanks to all who passed on from DogMa Daycare & Boarding:

“We promised to send you the latest news in real time…CDC has just announced that higher level testing results show Fred did NOT have rabies. DC Dept of health will put out an official release soon. But we wanted to let you know as soon as the DOH contacted us!

The great news: THE PACK IS BACK!! Home confinement is off.

Hopefully we will learn WHAT happened that led the initial test to be positive and the latter one negative. This is what the DOH told us: (more…)

“Dear PoPville,

We just got a new puppy this weekend- her name is Maggie and she’s an 8-week-old Goldendoodle. We are in love.

Of course two days after we get her home, I open PoPville and I see the rabies report. I’m kinda freaking out because we literally just got her this weekend and she still needs all of her puppy shots.

With all this in mind, first- am I overreacting? and second- does anyone have any recommendations of vets in or around DC that offer comprehensive puppy vaccinations and checkups for one price? I remember with our first dog, Scout, we paid close to $1000 for all the startup vet visits, and I’m trying to avoid that the second time around. And in light of all the recent rabies reports, I want to make sure I get all of this squared away as soon as possible so Maggie doesn’t get sick.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Massoud Adibpour

Update:

“THIS IS THE INFO DOGMA IS SHARING WITH ITS PACK

DC dog lovers are upset and scared to learn recently that a 1.5-year-old bulldog, Fred, who was in the district as of July 17 was diagnosed with rabies. Fred was a boarding client at Dog-ma even though his family lived in VA. (They wanted him to be able to play outside, and Dog-ma is the only DC doggie daycare with large outside yards.) Fred, like every dog at Dog-ma, he could only join the pack after his humans provided vet documents showing he had up to date vaccinations.

Understandably, that a dog could contract rabies despite up-to-date vaccination is causing a serious reaction within the DC Health Department and DC Animal Control as well as among local vets. The Dept of Health and Fred’s vet suspect a problem with the vaccine batch used on Fred.

Fred was euthanized last week and the various agencies are conducting tests to pinpoint what form of rabies (bat or raccoon vector – it remains known how he got it) and his virus load during the past weeks. This is to determine possible exposures of the critters and humans Fred encountered during the last month of his life out on walks, at his home and at Dog-ma.

We wanted to share what we know and what our plans are to maintain the health and safety of all of the Dog-ma pack and staff: (more…)

“Her name is Heart…she is a tortie, and VERY shy…her sister cries for her. I live in the 1400 block of Florida Ave, NW near Meridian Hill. I am inconsolable. She is extremely shy, please don’t chase…my # is 202 538 6516.”

Thanks to Mike for sending this awesome shot from: “M Street, Navy Yard Metro.”