When our rural Colorado shelter partner asked us to help with six-month-old Charlie, we didn’t hesitate. They told us he was found as a collarless stray, “abandoned in an area that people often leave dogs to die”. His vet exam and x-rays showed this beautiful, [...]
Seven-year-old Belle, a happy and loving soul, was surrendered to a shelter when her owner became ill and could no longer care for her. Belle had a very painful hip. X-rays revealed a rather astonishing finding: she had a long metal pin in her femur, [...]
For a pup who’s only a year-and-a half old, gentle and good-natured Patch has had some health challenges, largely due to the area in the southwestern US he came from. First, he tested positive for heartworms and went through a lengthy treatment process that included [...]
A shelter partner asked us for help with Boysen Berry, a five-year-old black Lab surrendered by his lifelong family who could no longer care for him. He had a large, persistent leg wound that would not heal. We had Boysen seen by the CSU Veterinary [...]
The Petfinder Foundation, Senior Pet Adoption Assistance Grant
Miss Honey Bee was taken to a shelter when she unexpectedly became blind and was diagnosed with diabetes. An eight-year-old girl in this condition had little chance of a happy ending, but we were determined she would have one! First, there was the challenge of [...]