Morgan looks like the typical happy 1.5-year-old Chocolate Lab youngster, but his heart harbors a deadly secret. A pup who lived outside on a chain in Arkansas -- the state with the third highest incident of heartworm disease -- Morgan became the victim of this [...]
When five-month-old Kira came to us she weighed a mere 15 pounds. Lethargic, with little appetite, vomiting and chronic diarrhea, she was one struggling and sick little girl. The emergency room vet at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital immediately performed an ultrasound. It revealed she had [...]
Four-year-old Rudy was found in rural Arkansas with an infected gunshot wound to his leg. A shelter partner called us for help with this good-natured chocolate Lab, and we soon had him seen by a local vet for the wound treatment he needed. Before coming [...]
Eight-month-old Theo found himself in quite a pickle. When his owner learned Theo had hip dysplasia, he was left at a shelter partner to be euthanized. Fortunately, they called us for help. An orthopedic evaluation at CSU revealed a promising life ahead for still growing [...]
There is no way around it, Odie’s skin and ears are a mess. Odie, who is about four years old was picked up as a neglected stray and transferred to us by a shelter partner for the extensive medical care he needs for his chronic [...]
When Kane’s owners became homeless and could no longer care for their thirteen-year-old friend, he was taken to a shelter. Kane is very good natured soul with a love for soft beds, but he is also a senior gentleman whose health has been neglected. He [...]
Five-year-old Miss Gerdy was left at a shelter when her owners were unable to provide the care she needed for an injured cranial cruciate ligament, sort of like a torn human ACL. In spite of painful limp, Miss Gerdy’s happy outgoing demeanor hasn’t wavered. She [...]
Thank you, Heather and Ben Hetrick from SHLR and Charlie!
Charlie was surrendered to a shelter when his owner moved to an assisted living situation. A gentle boy who was blind, heartworm positive and nine years old, his prospects for adoption were slim. Dr. Dugan at Eye Specialists for Animals examined Charlie and we learned [...]
Barney is counting his lucky Milk Bones! A seven-year-old stray from a crowded, under-resourced shelter in New Mexico, he came to us with a badly damaged hip that will required orthopedic surgery at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital. He’ll be cared for by his foster dad [...]
