{"id":2725,"date":"2020-07-15T19:06:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T19:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carevetdev.kinsta.cloud\/hoschton\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2022-07-05T19:08:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T19:08:15","slug":"craft-for-your-local-shelters-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/hoschton\/blog\/2020\/07\/15\/craft-for-your-local-shelters-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft for Your Local Shelters Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-content\">\n<div style=\"transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out 0s;\" data-rss-type=\"text\">\n<p> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Do you like making things? Do you want to help homeless animals? If the answer to both of those questions is yes, then you may want to put a little pawprint on your calendar for July 21st. It\u2019s National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day! This is an excellent way to do something to help the sweet pets that are languishing in shelters, hoping someone will adopt them. It can also be a great rainy-day project for kids! Here, a vet lists some things that you can make for your shelter. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Rope Toy <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Fido loves playing Tug O War! It only takes a couple of minutes to turn old tee shirts or towels into rope toys for shelter pups. First, cut the cloth into thin strips, and braid them together. Use different colored materials to make them look nice. Then, braid the braids together, and tie the whole thing off with a big knot. You can also incorporate a tennis ball for extra tail wags. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Catnip Mice <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Get a big bag of loose catnip, and some fabric. If you want to go all-out, you can make these shaped like mice. But here\u2019s a secret: kitties really don\u2019t care if their toys are actually shaped like anything. You can also just make little squares, and stuff those. They\u2019re purrfect either way! <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Kitty Tent <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> You can make a really cute kitty tent out of an old tee shirt and a wire hanger in just a few minutes. You\u2019ll make the neck into the \u2018door\u2019 and then use the hanger as support. This one is great for timid kitties, who feel safer in enclosed spaces. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Cat Tower <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Get an old wooden stepladder, and attach some smooth boards onto the steps to widen them out into kitty platforms. Make sure that there are no sharp edges or splinters sticking out. Then, cover the whole thing in carpet or sisal rope. Done! <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> Crafts For Smaller Pets <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> There are also plenty of bunnies, birds, and pocket pets in shelters. Little pets need toys too! You can make playthings for these smaller animals, using things like paper cardboard tubes, popsicle sticks, shoeboxes, and even plain copy paper. For example, you can turn an old toilet-paper tube into a little ball by cutting it into rings and reassembling it. Look online for more ideas and instructions. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"display: initial;\"> P <span> <\/span> lease feel free to contact us, your vet clinic, for all of your pet\u2019s veterinary care needs. We\u2019re here to help! <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like making things? Do you want to help homeless animals? 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