Occasionally we have animals with medical situations that require a little more love and attention. Our “Make a Difference” program provides veterinary care and fostering during recovery, giving these animals a second chance to be wonderful companions. Every animal is treated as though it were owned – wounds are cleaned, pain is controlled. The animals featured here are a small percentage of those that benefit from this program every year. Any money received for a particular animal will go toward that animal. Any extra will go to help the next one, two or ten in need. Thank you for all you do to support us. You are making a big difference.
April 2012
Lionheart is a 5 year old pomeranian who was found wandering and brought in by Animal Control. He could hardly stand, had matted wet fur and upon exam was teeming with maggots. It took us almost two hours to shave the back end of his body and pull thousands of maggots out of wounds on his back. The skin of most of his back has come off and he has endured a second surgery to clean the area. Though it is quite graphic now, he will heal. He was very nippy at first, but we assumed it was due to his injuries and soldiered on. That was a good bet, because he is now giving kisses. Can you help him?
Suwannee
Suwannee is a 9 month old aussie girl who was brought in the day after Lionheart was. She had a collar embedded an inch into her neck with blood and infection on her beautiful coat. We had to surgically remove the nylon collar and mend the deep wound. We were sad to find that she is also heartworm positive. Suwannee is on the shy side who needs someone to foster or adopt her who will help her come out of her shell. Clearly no one has cared for her like she deserves. She can be treated for her heartworms in a week or so but will need to be kept quiet for a month after treatment which should not be a problem with her personality. This is a tough case, but if you would like to help her – please call us!
Please check out our “MAD graduates” link above for a recent update on Eli and Concho!
