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Hi there friend!
We have a lot coming at you over the next month and I knew you would want to hear about it all, so I’ll break it down for you real quick:Fun for the Family!
#1: Tuesday 3/9 @ 6 PM — Smarty Pets: Bunny Basics [FREE]

A fluffy family member that loves to hop around the house and is always ready to snack on some hay, what could be better?AWLA’s Animal Care Manager Jose Serrano is going to walk you through all of the bunny basics: from what their housing should look like, to their diet, and everything in between!

Hop to it — save your seat today!
#2: Thursday 3/11 @ 5 PM — Kids Workshop: Piggie Palooza [$20 per family]

This month, join us to learn about one of the greatest small animal pets you can adopt—Guinea Pigs! We’ll cover all the basics about these fascinating rodents, including their care, fun personalities, and so much more. Workshops are recommended for kids in grades 4 – 8, but anyone is welcome to join! 

Click here to sign up now
#3: Sunday 3/21 @ 10 AM — Pet Yoga with Elina [$15 per ticket]

Fitness instructor Elina, of Elina from Sweden, is hosting a special yoga class to benefit AWLA! We will be joining virtually with some of our shelter pets, and of course, your own pets are welcome to join in your workout!

Click here to learn more and get your tickets!
And don’t worry, we could NEVER forget about our furry friends…
For Your Pets
#1: Monday 3/8 @ 6 – 9 PM —Microchip Madness Cat Clinic [FREE]

As part of the Maddie’s Fund No Place Like Home Challenge, we are promoting ways to reunite lost pets with their families. AWLA’s Microchip Madness Cat Clinic will provide free microchips (including chip registration) to cat owners in Arlington and neighboring counties. 

Click here to sign up and learn more!
#2: Saturday 3/13 @ 9 AM — Pet Pantry Delivery Day

AWLA’s goal is to keep pets with their families by providing pet care essentials including food, enrichment items, preventatives, and more. For residents physically unable to pick up pet supplies at the shelter, AWLA offers a select number of delivery days where supplies can be dropped off at your home. The sign-up will open on Saturday, March 6, and close when we reach capacity.

Click here to sign up on March 6
#3: Thursday 3/25 @ 6:30 PM —Rabies Vaccine & Microchip Clinic

Mark your calendar now for another AWLA rabies vaccine and microchip clinic! These clinics are by reservation only. You must sign up in advance for a designated time. Reservations will open one week before the clinic date (March 18). 

Save your spot here on March 18
That’s all I have for now, but you can always check out our events calendar HERE for more info and future events.

Have a great Thursday!
Hollie, Events Coordinator

PS —Have you signed up for AWLA Zoomies yet? There are only a few days left to register to have an AWLA animal brighten your day with a virtual visit during your next Zoom meeting! Click here to sign up before March 8!

Drinking Liquids

By:     Arnaldo Liechtenstein, physician   

Whenever I teach clinical medicine to students in the fourth year of medicine, I ask the following question: 
  
What are the causes of mental confusion in the elderly? 
  
Some offer: “Tumors in the head”.  I answer: No! 
  
Others suggest: “Early symptoms of Alzheimer’s”.  I answer again: No! 
  
With each rejection of their answers, their responses dry up. 
  
And they are even more open-mouthed when I list the three most common causes: 
     
– uncontrolled diabetes 
– urinary infection 
– dehydration 
  
It may sound like a joke, but it isn’t.  People over 60 generally stop feeling thirsty and consequently stop drinking fluids. 
  
When no one is around to remind them to drink fluids, they quickly dehydrate.  Dehydration is severe and affects the entire body  It may cause abrupt mental confusion, a drop in blood pressure, increased heart palpitations, angina (chest pain), coma and even death. 
  
*This habit of forgetting to drink fluids begins at age 60, when we have just over 50% of the water we should have in our bodies.  People over 60 have a lower water reserve. This is part of the natural aging process.* 
  
But there are more complications. Although they are dehydrated, they don’t feel like drinking water, because their internal balance mechanisms don’t work very well. 
  
*Conclusion:* 
  
People over 60 years old dehydrate easily, not only because they have a smaller water supply, but also because they do not feel the lack of water in the body. 
  
Although people over 60 may look healthy, the performance of reactions and chemical functions can damage their entire body. 
  
So here are two alerts: 
  
  1) *Get into the habit of drinking liquids*.  Liquids include water, juices, teas, coconut water, milk, soups, and water-rich fruits, such as watermelon, melon, peaches and pineapple;  Orange and tangerine also work. 
  
*The important thing is that, every two hours, you must drink some liquid.  Remember this!* 
  
2) Alert for family members: constantly offer fluids to people over age 60.  At the same time, observe them. 
  
If you realize that they are rejecting liquids and, from one day to the next, they are irritable, breathless or display a lack of attention, these are almost certainly recurrent symptoms of dehydration. 
  
Inspired to drink more water now?? Send this information out to others!  DO IT NOW! Your friends and family need to know for themselves and help you to be healthier and happier. 
 

It’s good to share! *For people over 60*

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