Seven-month-old Jetta has had more on her young plate than any Lab puppy deserves. A breeder-release destined to become “breeding stock”, she was taken to an emergency vet hospital in shock from a hormonal imbalance, and diagnosed with Addison’s disease, a serious, but treatable condition. [...]
Kaia, about ten years old, came to us from a struggling single mom with four small children. Our vet discovered Kaia had old torn ligaments in both her knees, as well as arthritis, that made getting around quite painful. Rather than put this senior girl [...]
Shortly after two-year-old Hazel came to us as an owner surrender, her very observant foster parents noticed blood and crystals in her urine. Diagnostic testing and an ultrasound revealed she had a profound bladder infection, and the size and quantity of stones in her bladder [...]
Grizzly joined us after starting life in Missouri, a State with a high incidence of heartworm disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Unfortunately, Grizzly, who is only nine months old, was infected as a young puppy and tested positive for heartworms upon arrival. Further diagnostics [...]
Five-year-old Cinch, who is most handsome and has a delightful temperament, enjoyed life as a hunting companion until a medical condition changed his life and his family could no longer care for him. He suffers from severe allergies that resulted in multiple areas, some quite [...]
Miss Cassie came to us with a broken shoulder after she was hit by a car. This petite, four-year-old sweetheart was in quite a bit of pain, and the fracture did not lend itself to a surgical repair. Pain medications and strict rest were prescribed [...]
An unwanted cheerful nine-pound ball of fluff, eleven-week-old Otie, who appeared to be blind and deaf, was surrendered to an animal control officer by his breeder. Otie is a merle (a white and grey coat associated with blindness and deafness) Labradoodle and the offspring [...]
Ten-month-old Cardi was found wandering and limping in the Kansas countryside. X-rays showed she had a broken shoulder as well as a piece of broken bone lodged in a nearby joint. The x-rays also revealed she’d been shot with a pellet gun. Our surgeon addressed [...]
Cody had a harrowing start in life for a three-month-old puppy. He survived a severe mauling by two large German Shepherds who found this stray puppy trespassing in their yard. Cody suffered broken ribs and puncture wounds. After the attack he was terrified at the [...]
When Shadow, a gentle nine-year-old Lab, joined us, her family told us she had an infected toenail, and they could no longer care for her. Instead of an infected toenail,our vet found a large infected cancerous tumor on her toe that had profoundly damaged her [...]
