Health & Wellness
Feeding & Care
First Aid/Emergency for Cats
All cats that are in state of emergency should be seen a veterinarian as soon as possible. If you are fostering a cat, you need to call the rescue contact who will call the veterinarian to get the cat seen as soon as possible. Never attempt to medicate the cat, and never give a cat painkillers or any medications meant for humans. It could be deadly for the cat.
The following are considered an emergency and the cat needs to be seen by veterinarian:
- Difficulty breathing, especially with an open mouth, or if gums are white and choking
- Lack of urination for 24 hours, or straining with blood when urinating
- Paralysis of any kind, or any difficulty walking or keeping body balance
- Not eating for more than 24 hours
- Vomiting multiple times in 12 hours, or continuously
- Lethargy
- Collapse
- Falling from a height
- Has been wounded.
Dog Parks
Live Free and Run Dog Park
Address: 1 Village Green Road Kingston, NH 03848
Website: Kingston Dog Park
Rules
The Kingston Dog Park is a volunteer run dog park open to paid members. Members much purchase tags for their dog(s) ~ see below. The park holds events throughout the year. Check out the Kingston Dog Park FaceBook page for the latest information.
- TAGS REQUIRED FOR DOG PARK: The Kingston Dog Park issues tags for use of the park. Each dog that visits the park MUST have a tag. Cost is $5 for the first tag and $1 per tag for each additional dog you register. You can only get a tag from a volunteer at the dog park.
- All dogs must wear current license and vaccination tags.
- No children 5 years or under are not allowed in the off-leash area.
- Children 10-17 must be accompanied by an adult.
- All handlers must be over 18.
- This is Scoop The Poop park and owners must properly remove and dispose of waste.
- No more than 2 dogs per handler.
- No glass containers.
- No food allowed in the park.
- Only dogs allowed.
- If your dog bites/impacts a human or other dog, then he/she is immediately and permanently expelled from the park.
Spay/Neuter
Please Alter Your Pet!
Did you know that the pet birth rate in the U.S. is 5,000 pets born per hour? Here are some other facts:
- Millions of cats and dogs are in pounds, shelters, and foster homes, waiting for a family to adopt them.
- 20 million cats, dogs and other pets are killed each year simply because there are not enough homes for them.
- There are countless strays that survive just long enough to bring more strays into the already overpopulated world.
- Every animal born uses up a home for one that is already in a pound, shelter, or foster home.
Don’t be part of the problem – be part of the solution!
Take action – spay or neuter your pet – and encourage others to do so as well!
Did You Know …
In addition to helping pet overpopulation, spaying/neutering your pet has direct benefits for both you and your pet, be it a cat, dog, or rabbit:
- Spaying/neutering reduces or eliminates the risk of several type of cancers, including testicular/prostate cancer in males and mammary/reproductive cancer in females.
- Spaying/neutering leads to lower levels of aggression (especially in males) that make your pet easier to manage and more relaxed, and reduce behavioral issues such as spraying and defending territory.
- Spaying/neutering gives your pet better general health, more happiness, and a longer life.
Veterinary
Smiley Veterinary Clinic in Londonderry is our veterinary clinic.
Veterinary Bill Assistance Programs:
- The Big Hearts Fund
- Diabetic Cats In Need
- Frankie’s Friends
- Handicapped Pets Foundation
- The Mosby Foundation
- The Onyx and Breezy Foundation
- Paws 4 A Cure
- The Pet Fund
- Pets-DC
- Shakespeare Animal Fund
More Assistance Programs:
- Paws.org
- Treehouse Animals
- Humane Society – Are you having trouble affording your pet?