Do you like cookies?

If you like cookies and are willing to spend a dollar, than HART has some good news for you!

So many Sugar Cookies and homemade frosting too!!!

 That's right, we have cookies!!! And we're selling 2 delicious sugar cookies for only $1!

These yummy cookies are all for you! Two cookies for one dollar! Doesn't get better than this! 

Bobcat HART students can be found on Tuesday, December 1st and Thursday, December 3rd, in Grover Hall across from the Atrium from 2 until 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, December 2nd, at the bottom of Baker from 12 to 1:15 p.m.

It's not too late!!

Have you been over to Grover yet to check out the Pop Art pet selfies???

Some of the Pop Art Pet Selfies made by the Coolsville Elementary 6th graders on display at Grover at Ohio University.

If you haven't, don't worry! You still have some time! 

The art will be on display until 7:30 tonight, Thursday, November 19th.

See something you like? Make a bid on it! That's right, the art is for sale! All of the money is going towards purchasing animal respirators for local fire departments. Save a pet and get yourself a cute Pop Art Pet Selfie!

HART members finish setting up the silent auction sheet on Sunday, November 14.

The art can be picked up by the highest bidders this evening. If the winner is not present he or she will be contacted and notified via email and will have a limited amount of time to pick up the piece of art.

Pop Art Pet Selfie Exhibit on Display this Week in Grover

 

 

HART is proud to announce the Pop Art Pet Selfie Exhibit!

After many days of color filled smiles, Coolville Elementarys' 6th grade art class, under the guided instruction of Mrs Sharon Phillips, has created incredible depictions of pet selfies. These pet "selfies" were kindly provided by Briarhill Veterinary Clinic clients and personal pets. Vibrant colors stream from each and every one of the 49 marvelous Pop Art interpretations, a testament to these truly talented young artists.

Pop Art Pet Selfies will grace the Atrium area of  Grover  from November 16-19 with a silent auction continuing throughout the week. Each "Pet Selfie" will be sold to the highest bid as of Thursday evenings artist reception. Bidders will be notified via email with information on pick up location and time for their art purchase.

Please visit the Atrium in Grover Center to place your bid on the "Pet Selfie" that captures your heart. All proceeds from this silent auction will be used to purchase pet respirators for 11 local fire departments. 

Dr Moss, members of HART and Mrs Phillips celebrate the hanging of Pop Art Pet Selfies

Going on a Bear Hunt by Dr Osborne

                      

 

 

 

 

   Not everyday in the life of a veterinarian is filled with Fluffy and Spot. Some days I have the honor of receiving a phone call to assist with wildlife tracking and research. This turned out to be one of those days. A bear hunt adventure was about to unfold.Unlike Pennsylvania and Maryland, there are few bears in Southeast Ohio, so it is pretty exciting to see them in the wild.

 

 

There is, although, a growing population of wild boar. Wild Boar are very destructive to crops, ecosystems and can transmit diseases to our hog farms. The USDA is working to capture these wild hogs in order to reduce the threat. They have installed trail cams to help track their movements and trap them. The bear hunt began when a bear was caught on these USDA trail cams. ODNR working in conjunction with the USDA, set a culvert trap to catch the bear for research on bears in Ohio.

 

 

A culvert trap is a really big pipe that has room for the bear to walk into and a gate that closes behind him. The other end is closed off by a heavy grate welded to it. The trail cams send information to the USDA showing a bear has been captured. The ODNR team then jumps into action making preparations to place a tracking collar on the bear.

 

 

Once the entire team is at the entrance to the property, we ride into the woods about a half mile in pickup trucks. The bear is estimated to be about 250 -275 pounds and will take most or all of the bear tranquilize available onsite.

There is only one chance to inject in the right spot. A black bear, in a dark tube, with the syringe on the end of a 4 foot long pole makes it difficult to quickly and accurately inject the drug into the muscle.

 

 

Our bear biologist is extremely skilled and manages to get the drug into the bear. But, as often is the case, it may have gone into the fat stores he was accumulating for the winter months. This does not allow the drug to circulate well enough to have the full effect on the bear. We allow plenty of time for the drug to work, but not enough sedation occurs. The remainder of the drug is administered by the syringe pole.

 

 

A plan is made to gather samples and collar the bear as quickly and safely as possible. We wait patiently allowing more opportunity for the sedative to take affect which will cause the bear to sleep. He still doesn’t go all the way to sleep but our brave bear biologists know they can collar him in the culvert trap in his groggy state.

 

 

Knowing he would just try to get away from them, not actually attack, they both crawl practically into the trap with him, with only the lower part of their bodies outside the culvert trap.The bear biologists manage to safely get the collar on the bear.

 

 

The bear is then pulled from the culvert as some of the team help keep him lying down while the collar is more securely fastened.

An ID chip is placed under the skin, and a hair sample is taken for DNA. If he had been more asleep, a small premolar would have been collected as it would identify his age.

 

 

The bear soon decides he wants no more of this experience and decides to leave. A couple of the guys are able to guide him back into the safety of the culvert trap. We let him regain his dignity in private. The bear is released an hour or two later when the entire effects of the drug have worn off.

 

 

By the time the team is back at the office the bear’s collar has already begun e-mailing his location. He can now be tracked by GPS and Radio frequency allowing us to learn about the range and habits of the bear. The information provided by the GPS will show if he is planning to start a new life here or is just passing through. The next day he has gone over a half mile from the initial capture spot, which is usual for a bear after such a rough day. Other than his pride and dignity being marred for a day, he is no worse for the experience. The bear is a beautiful and majestic creature.

 

 

The owner of the property, on which the bear was caught, affectionately named him MOSES after his own ancestor that settled on that property so many years ago when bears were plentiful.

A Pet Selfie Project with Coolville Elementary

Casey chatting with 6th grade Coolville students .

Amber exploring POP ART with Coolville 6th grade students.

HART students were excited to spend time this week with Coolville Elementary 6th grade classes. Mrs Phillips 6th grade art classes have graciously agreed to create art work to help fund the purchase of Pet Respirators for local area fire departments.




Briarhill Veterinary Clinic provided "selfies" for Coolville Elementary students to recreate in the POP ART STYLE of art. These photographs were contributed by Briarhills' clients along with snapshots also taken of Briarhills' own personal pets for the Respirator Project. These pictures shared some of the most adorable images as pets "posed" for their selfies.

Hank demonstrating the pet respirator.

Dr Moss's doxie, Hank, couldn't resist getting into the action and was happy to visit with students. He also felt it necessary to demonstrate the life saving capabilities of Pet respirators. It was important to Hank to spend time with each of the Elementary students as well as the members of HART  who shared the presentation.

Dr Osborne, of Briarhill Veterinary Clinic, chatted with students as they worked through the process of creating their art work. She enjoyed the vibrancy of color the students used but was most impressed with their enthusiasm and grasp of the importance of having respirators available for pets during an emergency.

Drake with Hank

Hank hanging out with 6th grade students at Coolville

The collaborative effort of Briarhill Veterinary Clinic, Coolville Elementary and HART will become a beautiful reality November 16-19. HART will sponsor The Pop Art Pet Selfies art exhibit in Grover Center's Atrium at OU for the week culminating in a silent auction and artist reception the evening of November 19th.

Mrs. Phillips and Hank

On Sunday, October 11th, Bobcat HART members got the awesome opportunity to visit Union Ridge Wildlife Center.

The center is run by a man named Cy.

Friends gather around one of Cy's stray Irish Wolf Hounds and talk about their time at the Wildlife Center.
Cy is sitting on the far right, next to Dr. Osborne, a sponsor of Bobcat HART, from Briarhill Vet Clinic.

Cy tried to feed Gumby, the camel, an apple. HART members found out just how messy this can be. Camels slobber - a lot!

The center houses all kinds of animals - all who were homeless and/or were injured in some way - and all of these animals have one thing in common: Cy took them in.

This adorable monkey loved to nibble on his/her melon!

What a photogenic Prairie Dog!

This cutie was very curious about cameras!

Cy told HART members that he has rehabilitated and released quite a few Birds of Prey already this year. These are the few remaining:

But not all of his animals are able to be released into the wild. For some, this is their home.

This little one was super shy and pretty skittish, but nonetheless cute!!!

These two seemed to do everything together!

Despite being a big cats, Cy commented how the tigers are in fact the least of his worries.
And I mean, really! Look at the innocent little face...

Some HART members may be back on Cy's property to help him out cleaning and caring for the animals. But for our short visit, we were just viewing, taking selfies with, and enjoying our time with the animals. And what a lovable time it was. :) <3

Puppy loving!!! 

Caught in the act of making an unusual friend

Selfie time with Jack!

Learning to fish with Dr. Moss!

The ring-tailed lemurs were fascinated by students fingers and phones.

HART members talk with one another while admiring the owls.

There was much love being given to the Irish Wolf Hounds on the property.

Jack was a very friendly Kangaroo to those who stopped by his pen. Cy told HART members later that he is very old, roughly 12 or 13 years! 

Here's a great big THANK YOU to all who donated and got some puppy chow at our booth last week and this morning!

Bobcat HART was set up outside of Baker Wednesday-Friday last week and this morning,  selling puppy chow to raise money to buy local fire departments oxygen masks.

Only $1 for a bag a yummy puppy chow for you! :)

These three hard-working HART members were outside Baker on 

Look at these awesome HART members selling Puppy chow on Thursday! 

Friday's members had fun trying to attract people to the table and engaged in informative conversations with those who did come over.

We accomplished over 25% of our goal thanks to the help of OU staff, students, 

and Alumni. Each dollar raised brought us closer to the purchase of another respirator.

After the four days of hard work, the organization reached over 25% of our goal! 

The respirators will not only help man's (and woman's) best friend, but our feline friends too!