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Maxie
Maxie is domestic short-hair kitten in New York, NY, who needs $664 for eye surgery.
NY • K9Kastle
Max came to the NYC Animal Care Center, a scared little 6 week old kitten with a very bad eye infection. SO bad that the eye was mostly gone already. K9Kastle took her from the ACC to make certain she got the medical attention she needed. She has gotten stronger and healthier and is now ready to have her surgery. Max is a sweet needy little baby who loves to purr and cuddle. Her eye socket weeps and gets dirt in it. She will be much happier with it sewn shut. She will be able to romp and play with her kitten friends without irritation or pain.
Kenji
Kenji is 2-year-old Welsh Pembroke corgi in East Haven, CT, who needs $1,200 for the treatment of severe wounds that were incurred when he was attacked by a neighbor's dog.
CT
Kenji is our Pembroke Welsh Corgi, born on February 9, 2017. Since the first day we saw him, we completely fell in love with him. He has a sweet, kind, and gentle look that melts our hearts with love. Kenji is very so friendly and lovable. On every walk he will approach everyone he sees just to say hi with a shy and friendly look. Even if he sees someone from far away, he will sit and wait until they are close enough to shower them with some of his sweetness. He has won the hearts and love of everyone who knows him and meet him on his walks. He is the sweetest companion we can ever have wished for. Always full of love!. When we walk, he walks next to us even when doing chores around the house. When we sit, he sits close putting his chin on our feet and lifting up his eyes to look at us as if saying “I love you” … Just warms our hearts every time. He will make you feel welcome and loved when you get home. When he hears a car parking he will run to the window to see who is coming home and starts shaking his fluffy butt Corgis are known for and then runs to the door to greet everyone with enthusiasm. Who doesn’t like to be received with so much happiness and love?. We love him so much. Kenji is happy and energetic so there is never a boring day with him home. He will run from room to room with a burst of energy sticking his tongue out and with that smile Corgis are also known for. We can’t help but to laugh with joy at his short legs moving so fast he almost looks like he is flying. We cannot resist to hug him and kiss him which is something he loves too; no such thing as too much love with Kenji. He fills our home with so much love and happiness. He loves to play with his toys. One of his favorite toys is his peppa pig plushy he’s had since he was a little puppy. He will bring it to us to invite us to play, so we start to chase him pretending we want to take his plushy away. Sometimes he will just walk fast instead of running, swinging his fluffy butt from side to side and turning his head to see how far we are and starts running once we are close; of course we know he is just giving us a chance to catch up. Kenji’s other favorite toy is an empty gallon of water he pushes around running from room to room making a big riot. When the bottle stops rolling, he will start barking at it waiting for it to start rolling again. Playing hide and seek is probably his favorite game. He will run to every room sniffing every possible hiding place. He gets very excited and starts wiggling his stumpy tail when he finds whoever is hiding. Kenji also loves to go to the park for long walks and running with Brandon, my 7 year old son who is crazy about him. At the playground the kids gather around Kenji to pet him; He just sits and enjoys all the love and attention. Kenji loves the snow as much as he loves the park. He loves to jump like a bunny in the snow and roll around on it. His happiness is always so contagious.
Cece
Cece is 6-year-old Portuguese water dog in Niantic, CT, who needs $2,000 for cruciate surgery.
CT
My name is Cece. In 2012 My daddy flew me home from Michigan, From a breeder named Pat Hogan. He bought me for his pride and joy daughter who was 7 years old, as she loved puppies. Sadly, 1 day short of my 1st Birthday, Daddy had a health event while driving his vehicle which resulted in his death. His daughter lived with her mom and already had a dog and couldn't take me in. So, Grammy and Grampy took me in so I wouldn't be homeless. I am a good puppy, I do not bark, I do not chase cars or people, or misbehave in the house. However 2 weeks ago I was playing in the yard, and I fell down when I was running. I hurt my leg and could barely walk so Grammy and Grampy took me to the vet. The vet said I would probably need surgery but we would see if I could heal on my own. It has been a couple weeks and they still think I need surgery. Grammy and Grampy would suffer financial hardship if I do not get help. They have spent so much money over the years making sure I have been taken to the vet and to the spa for treatments. If you would be so kind to help me get "back on my feet" and contribute to my surgery it would be greatly appreciated.
Bear
Bear is 5-month-old leonberger puppy in Connecticut, who needs $2,000 for intestinal surgery.
CT • Project Precious Rescue, Inc.
Bear came to us from Texas, and we were told by the veterinarian who was caring for him that he was a very healthy 5 month old puppy with no medical issues. Unfortunately, as soon as he arrived, we realized that this could not have been further from the truth. When Bear arrived, we realized via his medical records that he had lost almost 20 lbs in one month - another piece of information that was withheld from us. Bear was having constant vomiting and diarrhea, and we hospitalized him a few days after his initial arrival. Within 24 hours, we got the news that Bear had a life-threatening condition called intusussception, and he needed to go to emergency surgery if there was any hope of saving him. This was completely unexpected, as we were told that Bear was healthy -- and here we are a few days after his arrival looking at a $6,000 minimum bill for surgery and post-op ICU care.
Calli
Calli is 6-year-old, sweet rescue cat in New York who needs $680 for surgery and second chance.
NY • K9Kastle
Calli was left behind in an abandoned apartment when her previous guardians were evicted. She was brought to the ACC where the vet found that she had a small mammary tumor. As 95% of mammary tumors in cats are cancerous, it is necessary to remove all mammary tissue to prevent the spread of the cancer. This is a VERY invasive and VERY expensive procedure. It will require two surgeries and incisions that run the full length of her little body. Calli is a super sweet little cat who is very very personable and loving. She deserves a family who will care for her for the remainder of her HEALTHY life which we hope to provide for her. She is outgoing and loves to be with people. It is our wish that she can be for a long long time. She will make a loving family very happy.
Kousa
Kousa is 7-year-old, black brindle coonhound in Milton, MA, who needs $900 for surgery to repair multiple bite wounds after being attacked by another dog.
MA
I found Kousa's rescue angel Cindy Disney- Boykin who rescues animals on her own in NC and I saw this beautiful 1.5 yr old black brindle Plott Hound female named Peggy Sue. I know I didn't want another Ridgeback to sully Nagees memory, but this dog had such a soulful look that immediately called to me. So I called her rescuer immediately. She wasn't sure she could get her as she was in the 25th hour at a high kill shelter that gasses dogs in trash cans. So she called the shelter with a promise from me that I would take her if she could get her in time. And this elderly woman drove to South Carolina and screamed and yelled and finally got a hold of this dog after being told they already had euthanized her even though she had called and put a hold on her. She found her crammed into a 2x2 concrete cell too small for her to stand up and turn around in. She was very sick with an upper respiratory infection and severe wounds on the ends of both ears and completely emaciated. Cindy kept her for a couple of weeks trying to clear up her infection as best she could and when it was safe for her to ship her from North Carolina to Connecticut she did. When she arrived at the end of December she only weighed about 33lbs and was still very sick and the sores were bad enough I thought she would lose the ends of her ears and she was covered in fleas. But she had the most soulful look I've ever seen. I renamed her Kousa which is from the the state flower Kousa dogwood, of North Carolina, and the Plott Hound is the state dog... hence the name! Over the next several weeks her upper respiratory infection cleared up as did the sores on her beautiful long velvety ears and she slowly gained weight. Later that year I got a new equine job and she became my new co-pilot! She loved and couldn't wait for her daily car rides, visiting and greeting every customer and farm including Chickens cats dogs horses with enthusiasm. We stayed together at hotels even when they didn't allow dogs I'd carry her in wrapped in my jacket looking like a baby (albeit a very large 4 legged one) she was the best road warrior with the patience of a saint! She made friends from Vermont to Pennsylvania! I soon realized she had more than a special gift she had this unique ability to know when someone was really sad. She would seek them out and walk up to them, and they inevitably squat down she'd place her paws on their legs and then put her head on their neck and wrap it around them and literally hug them! Then she would lean back look them in the eye and gently lick their nose and eyes. In 2012 I ended up losing one of my Ridgeback boys to DM, (which is Degenerative myelopathy, a progressive insidious disease of the spinal cord (similar to ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease in people). Then I ended up having an accident in December that same year the day after X-mas and I was fired from my job in April. Shortly after I ended getting a divorce after 20 yrs and lost my house in Addition to my job and income. I tried everything to stave off surgery since I knew having it could possibly mean I may never ride horses or work again. In 2013 my last Ridgeback lost his battle to also DM, and with my divorce final and all my dogs having died one year after another, I was truly beside myself, along with not having a job or a home and not having independence or income, I was feeling unnecessary and that I was not needed any more and the only stable thing in my life was Kousa. I ended up moving from northwest CT to Fairfield county. I had no friends and moved in with my boyfriend and for the first time I truly felt love. I tried all modalities of therapies to see if they could help but in the end the only options left to me were spinal surgery. So in 2014 I had a level fusion including a bone graph cage titanium rods and screws. However 8mts later the fusion failed and the disks above the fusion were damaged. So in 2015 8mts later I had to have all the hardware they originally put in taken out, and fuse the next 2 levels above. I now have 2 titanium rods about 10" long and 8 screws holding my spine together. That surgery failed immediately with many complications. Over the next 14 mts I had to see over 17 doctors to try and find out what was causing the rashes and unexplained joint pains in every part of my body. From biopsies to skin patch tests endocrinologists, rheumotolotogists and Allergists, nerve tests, injections no one could help. Until finally my surgeon told me I was the 40% that failed and this was my life now and I'll never work again and I need to come to terms with this and this is how it will be. Since then I've tried to find meaning in my life by. Going back into painting and fostering a couple of dogs which ended up becoming mine because they were problem Dogs that couldn't be placed with an average family and have aggression issues. I've since registered my amazing dog Kousa and her buddy Rudi also a rescue Italian greyground as emotional support dogs. Both of whom seem to know when others are sad or upset and sit in they're Lap and Kousa comes over to give hugs or lays next to them on the couch if they come visit. Now that I Cannot work and I'm limited in sitting & standing for more than 30 mins. I'm home 24/7 and my dogs are the only company I have now as it's difficult for me to leave the house due to my disability. Most recently I've had to move to Massachusetts because my partner took in his 15yr old daughter who is metally sick and physical aggressive and has attacked me twice Leaving me with a black eye and bruises on my body, then wrote death threats against me. So with no other options or money and the lack of ability to earn a living I was forced to move for fear of my life. While trying to move the dogs and I have been under extreme stress, which set off a cascade of accidents which led to a very bad dog fight leaving my very sweet Plott Hound trying to get between two dogs to stop the fight and she got the worst of it. Leaving her with a gaping wound on her chest. That was the icing on the cake. Having no savings and relying on family to physically & financially burden all my costs, I was not in a position to pay for the emergency surgery needed to care for my therapy dog that I rely on for emotional support. She has been there for me through all my dogs passing, losing my jobs and the loss of 2 major relationships, 2 moves and 3 major surgeries. She's helped countless people bring smiles to their faces when they've needed hugs or when they're sad and she's taught many dogs lessons in manners on how to behave properly always getting in between aggressor and non dominate dogs stopping potential fights. She's is brave, smart and kind and I can only hope one day I will give her a home once again and a job that she can participate in that will bring her as much joy as she has me all these years. Thank you so much for reading this. None of your money will go to me, but will go directly to the wonderful people at the Vet Clinic to pay her bills.
Greta
Greta is 6-month-old puppy in Warwick, RI, who needs $2,000 for treatment of aspiration pneumonia and airway obstruction.
RI
Greta is a playful and energetic puppy. She is also gentle and loves to lick you. She is about 6 months old and loves to be next to me. She also loves to play fetch.
Blake
Blake is 9-year-old cat in Brooklyn, NY, who needs $1,248 for exploratory dental work and likely serious extractions--perhaps of all his teeth.
NY • K9Kastle
Blake is a 9 year old, very sweet kitty. He is living with K9Kastle in sanctuary as he is a) severely disabled with cerebellar hypoplasia b) not very social with people and c) sometimes "thinks outside the box" Blake is very happy with his mini-colony of what we term "anti-social wobblies" and loves to cuddle with his "sisters" Champ and Mina. Blake is a very good "big brother" to kittens who pass through the foster home he lives in, the kittens love to snuggle with him and he will groom them. Blake can walk, does usually hit the litterbox or wee wee pad, but sometimes shoots off the side. Blake is loved and is very happy little guy.
Roczy
Roczy is a 1-year-old Siberian Husky in CT, who needs $2,000 for medical treatment.
Meriden, CT
I was taking my 10 yr old shopping for her birthday and we passed a pet store, I didn’t want to go in because I always feel bad for all the animals in there and their living conditions. I couldn’t tell her no so we went in with my 8yr old daughter as well. They wanted to play with one of the puppies so I told them ok. But we couldn’t get any. We all fell in love with her. She was such a sweet pup. We have only had her for 4 months now but she has changed our life for the better. We wasn’t ready for a dog but I believe everything happens for a reason. My girls love taking her for walks, even though she is known to pull from her breed she does amazing with my girls. She goes crazy to greet them when they come home from school. We can’t wait to take her camping with us in the spring! I am in husky groups and I laugh at how all their dogs act and say my girl is broken. She doesn’t run away from you. She loved playing in the first snow with my girls. She loves being around my moms farm animals and her best friend a German shepherd. She doesn’t like when you laugh at her, she will tell you so and jump all over you lol. She loves to talk back, she thinks she is in charge:p A month after we got her she started crying in pain, vet thought hip got bruised from being a pup bumping into something when she got zoomies. Treatment didn’t work and she couldn’t stand up so took her to ER, thought Lyme, treatment didn’t work took her back to vet, thought meningitis, treatment didn’t work took to Nuero, think inflammation in her spine. Treatment not working:( next steps listed On a fixed income. I knew having a pet would come at an expense but I honestly thought I had time. Everyone is telling me I should surrender her because I can’t afford it. My family would be devastated! She has touched us all and my 13 yr with her depression and anxiety.