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    Animal Rescuer's Guide To Staying (Relatively) Sane
    Animal Rescuer's Guide To Staying (Relatively) Sane
    Animal Rescuer's Guide To Staying (Relatively) Sane
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    Animal Rescuer's Guide To Staying (Relatively) Sane

    By Mistral Dawn

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    A short, tongue-in-cheek "manual" on how to do animal rescue as an individual, while still retaining some of your marbles. The guide addresses some of the common challenges and missteps that the author has found over a decade and a half of doing rescue out of her home. It also includes a small collection of answers to some frequently asked questions about cats and cat behavior.

    **Note: This work was written by a layperson and is intended for entertainment, not as a substitute for expert advice from a veterinarian.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMistral Dawn
    Release dateFeb 20, 2016
    ISBN9781311544513
    Animal Rescuer's Guide To Staying (Relatively) Sane
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    Mistral Dawn

    Mistral Dawn is a thirty-something gal who has lived on both coasts of the US but somehow never in the middle. She currently resides in the Southeast US with her kitty cats (please spay or neuter! :-)) where she works as a hospital drudge and attends graduate school. This is her first effort at writing fiction and if it is well received she has ideas for several more novels and short-stories in this series. You may contact her at mistralkdawn@gmail.com, and she would love to hear from you, or through her Facebook page posted below, or Twitter her at @MistralKDawn. She thanks you humbly for purchasing and reading her first book and hopes you will do her the honor of rating and reviewing her work. :-) For a free sample of the first chapter of Taken By The Huntsman and sneak peaks of and updates about her second book, check out Mistral Dawn's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MistralKDawn If you would like a free autograph for your copy of Taken By The Huntsman go to: https://www.authorgraph.com/authors/MistralKDawn And request an authorgraph and Mistral Dawn will be sure to send you one. :-)

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      Animal Rescuer's Guide To Staying (Relatively) Sane - Mistral Dawn

      Animal Rescuer's Guide To Staying (Relatively) Sane

      Author: Mistral Dawn

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2016 Mistral Dawn

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed to any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. If you feel you have received a pirated copy of this book please remove it and purchase a copy legally. Please see About Author for website information on where books are distributed.

      Cover art by Mistral Dawn and Julie Nicholls.

      Table Of Contents

      A Note To Readers

      Previous Works By This Author

      Introduction

      Resources

      Supplies

      Veterinarians

      A Network

      The Shoulder

      Conclusion

      Some Things You Need To Come To Terms With And/Or Remember

      Conclusion

      Advice Topics (Frequently Asked Questions)

      Introducing A New Cat

      To Declaw Or Not To Declaw

      How To Get Rid Of Fleas

      How To Bathe A Cat

      So Your Pet Is Peeing In The House…

      When To Let Go

      About The Author

      Taken By The Huntsman

      Bound By The Summer Prince

      Intrigue In The Summer Court

      Captivated By The Winter King

      A Note To Readers

      Hi Everyone!! Thank you so much for checking out my little tongue-in-cheek work on animal rescue and pet care. Before you begin, I want to make sure you all know up front that I am not a veterinarian or any other kind of medical professional. While I do offer advice on various topics, please remember that it is only based on my personal experiences and in no way should substitute for taking your pets to a vet. If you have any health concerns about your pet, please take them to your veterinarian right away and listen to what he or she tells you. Veterinarians go to school for many years and receive specialized training in animal care and healing. They are doctors; I am not. So, please, if you have question or concerns about your fur-children, consult a professional. Thank you.

      Previous Works By This Author

      Spellbound Hearts Series:

      Taken By The Huntsman

      Bound By The Summer Prince

      Intrigue In The Summer Court

      Captivated By The Winter King

      Petri Dish Chronicles:

      Rainbow Dreams (coming soon)

      Introduction

      Animal rescue can be an extremely rewarding pursuit. Like children, animals are completely dependent upon their caretakers. Because of this, the potential for abuse and neglect is extreme.

      As a rescuer you will witness appalling acts of cruelty and the hideous results of apathy and ignorance; in fact, it is at these times when your help will be needed the most. You will also experience indescribable examples of love, selflessness, and beauty. Events will occur that will both rend and warm your heart – sometimes simultaneously. Animal rescue is a calling that is fraught with emotional ups and downs.

      The very nature of animal rescue is unpredictability. Because of this, the uninitiated or inexperienced can be caught unawares and the results can be devastating. It is not possible to over-stress the importance of being prepared to deal with any possible eventuality, which sometimes means admitting that you are not able to deal with a situation by yourself.

      It is for these reasons that I am writing this handbook. It is my hope that the advice contained in these pages will assist someone in their efforts to ease the suffering of animals and, perhaps, to ease their own pain as well.

      Resources

      I cannot stress enough how important it is to have resources when you are in rescue. I have seen a lot of enthusiastic and well-meaning people jump into animal rescue with both feet, only

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