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From YouTube: Animals in Ames
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Meet Curtis, Peaches, and Baron on this episode of Animals in Ames with Kathy Pike, Animal Control Officer for the City of Ames!
Visit www.amesanimalshelter.org to see all the pets available for adoption and to fill out an application.
A
Hello
and
thank
you
for
tuning
in
to
this
episode
of
animals
and
ames.
My
name
is
ron
edwards,
I'm
the
animal
control
supervisor
here
for
the
ames
animal
shelter
and
animal
control
program.
Today,
our
guest
host
is
going
to
be
kathy
pike.
She
is
our
full-time
animal
control
officer
and
has
been
at
the
shelter
for
quite
a
few
years
now
and
knows
everything
about
her
operations.
So
she
is
going
to
introduce
you
to
four
very
special
kitties.
A
The
cats
that
you're
going
to
meet
today
happen
to
all
be
the
longest
residents.
So
we
have
the
longest
resident
who's
been
here
the
most
time,
but
then
the
three
others
that
are
just
right
behind
as
we're
finishing
kitten
season.
Of
course
we're
hoping
that
everybody
will
start
to
look
at
the
adult
cats
that
are
kind
of
the
leftovers
and
they're.
Believe
me,
they
are
amazing
cats,
but
we
get
a
lot
of
people
that
tend
to
want
to
adopt
the
kittens
during
that
season.
A
B
Hi,
I'm
kathy
pike,
I'm
the
full-time
animal
control
officer
here
for
the
city
of
ames,
animal
shelter
and
animal
control.
The
kitty,
who
I
have
here
with
me
right
now.
His
name
is
curtis,
he's
a
very
sweet,
affectionate
boy,
who's,
also
very
playful
and
adventurous
he's
about
two
and
a
half
years
old,
he's
a
neutered
male
and
he
has
lived
in
a
home
previously
with
other
cats
and
dogs.
B
Although
he
does
prefer
to
live
with
just
other
cats
and
not
necessarily
a
dog,
he
would
do
okay
with
probably
a
cat
friendly
dog
that
would
leave
him
alone.
But
when
we've
tested
him
here
he's
not
the
biggest
fan,
but
he
would
do
okay,
so
the
preferred
home
ultimately
would
be
probably
without
a
dog
he's
very
affectionate.
Like
I
said
and
playful
he
does
do
well
with
children.
He
usually
engages
with
them.
B
Obviously,
when
they're
playing
with
toys
and
stuff,
otherwise
he's
kind
of
at
their
level
about
wanting
to
go
and
play
nb
adventures
and
check
things
out
like
you
can
see
here,
he's
very
affectionate,
but
also
likes
to
move
around
not
really
be
contained
to
your
lap.
So
not
as
much
of
a
a
lap
cat
until
after
you
probably
have
some
time
to
play
with
him.
The
medical
needs
that
kind
of
come
with.
Curtis,
unfortunately,
is
that
he
is
fiv
positive,
which
is
feline
immunodeficiency
virus,
not
a
terrible
thing,
though.
B
In
these
days
he
just
has
to
be
monitored
a
little
bit
more
closely
for
his
health
he's
just
immune
compromised
cats
that
are
fib
positive
can
still
live
long
healthy
lives
and
they
can
still
be
around
other
cats.
The
mode
transmission
for
that
is
usually
through
deep
bite
wounds,
which
is
why
he
would
need
to
live
indoors
and
he's
no
longer
a
tomcat.
Usually
that's
how
it
gets
transferred
the
most
is
between
two
cats
fighting,
so
he's
in
this
our
kitty
city
room
with
another
kitty
baron
he
came
from.
B
B
B
He
is
on
soft
food
because
of
that,
and
so
he'll
be
transitioned
back
to
to
hard
food
eventually,
but
his
diet
probably
should
consist
of
both
wet
and
dry
just
to
make
sure
he
gets
the
most
nutritional
value.
They
said
he
is
very
sweet,
affectionate,
pretty
laid-back
cat.
He
does
definitely
lighten
up
when
he
sees
children,
so
our
staff
members
have
some
elementary
preschool
age.
B
Kids
that
come
in
from
time
to
time
when
we've
tested
some
of
the
animals
here-
and
he
definitely
comes
out
of
his
little
sleepy
spots
and
is
very
excited
to
see
children.
So
if
you're
looking
for
a
kitty,
that
would
do
great
with
kids
and
be
a
good
lap
kitty,
baron's,
probably
your
boy
he's
when
he
is
not
so
grumpy
from
a
surgery.
He
is
very
sweet
and
will
fall
into
your
hands
and
lay
on
your
lap
and
everything
wanting
to
get
that
attention.
B
So
he
did
come
from
the
same
home
that
mr
curtis
came
from
who's
in
the
same
room
with
him.
We
would
like
for
them
to
go
together.
They
do
well
together,
but
that's
not
a
requirement.
They're
not
considered
a
bonded
pair,
but
if
we
could
find
a
home
for
both
of
them
to
go
to
that'd
be
great.
Otherwise,
adopting
them
separately
is
an
option
as
well.
So
baron
kenneth
has
the
same
story
as
curtis.
B
He
did
live
a
home
with
several
other
cats
and
he
also
did
live
with
dogs,
although
baron
clearly
would
rather
have
a
home
without
the
dogs
when
we've
tested
him,
he
definitely
freezes
and
is
not
a
particular
fan
of
the
dogs.
So
we
would
definitely
ask
for
a
home
that
doesn't
have
other
dogs,
but
of
course
children
and
cats
would
be
a
great
thing
for
him.
B
So
this
kitty
here
is
peaches.
She
is
a
little
over
seven
and
a
half
years
of
age,
she's,
a
spayed
female
and
she's.
Actually,
our
longest
resident,
so
she's
very
sweet
she's,
definitely
a
lap
cat.
She
is
our
princess
of
the
shelter
as
she
likes
the
attention
to
be
on
her,
and
so
it
should
be
with
being
a
longest
resident
here.
She's
got
a
nice
pink
sparkly
collar
with
a
bell
that
she
got
from
her
previous
owner,
so
they
were
no
longer
able
to
care
for
her
because
of
her
condition.
B
It
was
just
causing
too
much
stress.
So
what
her
condition
is
is
called
tmj
and
her
jaw
locks
to
where
it's
in
an
open
position
and
it
has
to
be
manipulated
by
a
veterinarian
for
it.
To
close,
it
can
be
a
very
scary
situation,
but
it
is
something
that
you
know
you
can
correct
and
manage.
So
what
her
management
of
tmj
would
be
is
a
very
stress-free
environment,
so
no
other
pets,
which
is
what
she
was
dealing
with
in
the
other
home,
very
calm.
So
no
children,
no
dogs,
no
other
cats.
B
If
she
gets
too
stressed
and
her
jaw
can
lock,
and
so
she
had
to
take
several
visits
to
the
vet
for
something
like
that,
which
is
then
why
she
came
back
to
us,
because
it
wasn't
something
that
was
fair
to
her
to
have
to
keep
happening.
But,
like
I
said
she
is
a
very
sweet,
affectionate
girl
and
she
loves
attention,
she's
very
good
at
being
a
lap
cat,
and
we
just
we
adore
her
here.
She
is
definitely
our
georgia
peach
and
she
is
a
very
good
girl.
Just
looking
for
that
very
quiet,
one
pet
home.
B
This
kitty
here
is
miranda.
He
is
a
neutered
male,
that's
about
one
year
old
he's
a
little
over
one
year.
As
you
can
see,
he
looks
a
little
shy.
He
wants
to
kind
of
tuck
his
head
into
my
elbow
there.
He
actually
came
in
semi-feral,
but
mostly
with
our
cats
that
come
in
kind
of
feral
or
semi-feral.
We
do
try
to
work
with
them
to
get
them
kind
of
accustomed
to
the
human
touch
and
that
attention
from
us-
and
he
has
done
great
he's
still.
B
B
He
is
kind
of
a
favorite
here.
Just
because
of
the
turnaround
that
we
have
done
with
him.
He
does
have
kind
of
a
special
needs,
but
it's
not
too
big
of
an
issue.
The
offhand
medical
term
is
called
rodent,
ulcer
that
he
has,
and
so
it
kind
of
happens
on
the
bottom
part
of
his
face
or
can
do
on
the
sides,
as
he
gets
these
little
ulcers
and
stuff,
sometimes
they're
stress
induced.
B
Sometimes
it
could
be
due
to
allergies,
and
so,
when
you
see
those
needs
need
needs
to
be
seen
by
event
and
sometimes
put
on
a
steroid
right
now,
he's
not
exhibiting
those
things
right
now,
but
it
is
something
just
to
kind
of
consider
in
keeping
ceramic
and
stainless
steel
dishes
and
stuff
for
him,
we're
not
sure
how
he
would
do
with
other
kitties.
He
came
in
with
a
mama
cat
and
kittens,
and
he
we
kind
of
call
him
daddy
kitty
because
affectionately
known
because
he
seemed
to
really
take
care
of
those
kittens.
B
A
It's
nice
to
see
those
four
kitties
today,
and
hopefully
you
saw
a
great
video
of
them
and
and
want
to
thank
the
video
team
that
puts
this
production
on
and
helps
us
to
get
so
many
animals
adopted.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
watching
and
make
sure
you
always
stay
in
tune
with
what's
happening
on
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page.