Healing Hearts Program
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Our Healing Hearts Program was established to help special needs animals get the treatment and care they need to live a happy healthy life. This program helps treat conditions as normal as Thyroid problems, Heartworms, and Mange to conditions much more severe such as dislocated hips, broken bones, limb amputations, birth defects, and life threatening emergency procedures. Our Healing Hearts Program helps animals who would otherwise be euthanized due to medical conditions that are treatable, but costly. Sometimes the difference between an animal being adopted or euthanized comes down to one very simple issue, Funding. Our aim is to never have to turn a needy animal away due to lack of funding. The only way for us to achieve that is with the support from our community in building our Healing Hearts Program. |
Healing Hearts Ambasadogs
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Thumper came to us because he was facing euthanasia at one of our partnering animal control facilities. Thumper was born Deaf, and had recently suffered a broken leg after being thrown from a moving vehicle, and also had severe anxiety. He went into a foster home and through his long recovery he had an outpouring of supporters. Through his story our Healing Hearts Program was born. Thumper has since been adopted by his foster mom, our Shelter Manager, and now regularly attends offsite events and education programs to help spread awareness about special needs animals, as well as help promote our Healing Hearts Program.
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Olaf came to us as a newborn with his siblings and mom, this sweet family went into foster and unfortunately came into contact with Parvo virus. They were immediately hospitalized, but sadly only Olaf and one sibling survived. Olaf however developed sepsis while undergoing treatment for parvovirus, his tail fell off and the fight to save his rear legs started. Unfortunately over the next few months he would loose his left leg, and the toes on his right foot. This has created some unique mobility challenges for him, however thanks to a prosthetic and follow-up surgeries he is doing leaps and bounds better. Olaf was adopted by a foster mom, who is also our Asst. Shelter Manager, and attends offsite events and youth education demonstrations to show how capable special animals can be.
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Make a donation towards the care of one of our special needs animals...
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Current Healing Hearts Cases
Jonah came to us as a young puppy, after only a month in care it was obvious something was up with this sweet boy. Unfortunately he has Juvenal Hip Dysplasia and will require surgery on both hips, but has to wait until he is a year old and his growth plates have closed.
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Myah came to us with what was believed to be a eye infection. Upon her first vet visit it was also determined she had a heart condition, on top of a deformity to her eyelids that would require surgery if she were to ever to have quality of life. However after being seen by a cardiologist we were told that due to her heart, she was not a good candidate for surgery. We were faced with Euthanasia, or try the surgery knowing chances were she would not make it through. We opted to go all in and try!
Myah made it through surgery and is currently recovering, she is being monitored closely in a foster home, and we are hopeful. However her heart condition is not surgically fixable, and therefore she will likely not have an average lifespan, we are devoted to giving her the best life we can! |
Harriet has a heartbreaking story. She lived on the streets before being trapped a few days after her puppies. She then escaped our shelter during transport/unloading and was on the run for nearly 2 months. During that time she was caught in a hog snare causing a severe laceration to her back.
She was finally caught by staff members and community members and immediately hospitalized. She is doing much better but unfortunately tested heartworm positive and is still very unsure of us humans. |
Talon was born with deformed eyelids that make her eyes difficult to close. She came to us with two other siblings who unfortunately passed away likely due to an underlying genetic condition. Our goal is to get this little girl in to see a specialist so that we might asses, and possibly save what vision she may have!
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Kentucky, better known as "Chicken Wing" was born with a genetic deformity of his left front paw. He is currently doing well in a foster home, but we are focusing on physical therapy and the possibility of prosthetics before we consider amputation.
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Some of our 2019 Healing Hearts Animals...
Some of our 2018 Healing Hearts Animals
Some of our 2017 Healing Hearts Animals
We would not have been able to save these lives without your help....
