Success Stories | ART

11 12, 2014

Precious

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A feral kitten has a new chance.
Precious was a feral kitten who was rescued by a concerned citizen and taken to the emergency vet. Her little leg seemed to be disconnected somehow. She was unable to walk or play like a normal kitten. After a visit to the vet, it was determined she had a “dead limb” and amputation was recommended. ART reached out to our generous donors and Sustaining Members and raised the funds needed for the surgery. Hope for Life Rescue agreed to take her into foster care, socialize her, and find her a home. This is truly a community effort to save a life – love and compassion at its best!

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11 11, 2014

Lou Lou

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Lou Lou got a new mouth.
Lou Lou was found on the side of the road. She was missing hair and her skin was quite raw and itchy. After unsuccessfully searching for her owners, the woman who found her nursed her back to health. Her mouth was in terrible shape with missing and decayed teeth and she needed dental care to stop the pain and prevent further health issues. Lou Lou’s savior desperately wanted to keep her but was unable to pay the cost of her dental. Thanks to our donors and Sustaining Members, ART was able to help with the procedure. Lou Lou is now happy and healthy and is in this loving home that she so much she deserves.

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11 11, 2014

Malachi

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Malachi all better and still with his family!
Malachi was not able to urinate and was in a life threatening situation. After a trip to the emergency vet and several days at his regular vet for kidney flushing, his condition had not improved. His owner spent $600 on vet bills and had exhausted her resources, but Malachi still needed more medical care, so she came to ART for help. In her application she stated, “it breaks my heart to think we might have to make the decision to put him down just because we can’t afford treatment.” Our donors came through in full force and ART was able to help sweet Malachi and prevent the euthanasia. He is now a healthy boy going about his business. Thank you to everyone who donated!

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11 11, 2014

Sunny

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At Home on the Farm!
Before Sunny was taken into foster care, she was a shelter dog under socialized and lonely. In her foster home, she thrived and played with the other dogs who lived there. She was adopted by a kind woman who lives on a farm. We quickly discovered that farm life suits Sunny VERY well. She thoroughly enjoys hopping like a bunny through the fields and burying toys in her mama’s couch cushions. She gets along great with the resident animals and her mama adores her clownish personality. They go everywhere together, a forever match made in heaven!

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11 10, 2014

Ziggy

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Happy and Healthy Finally

Poor Ziggy had lost his parents a short time ago because they lost their home. He went to stay with a friend who unfortunately kept him outside chained to a tree. He developed wounds on his chest from the chains and an infection in his eye, not to mention he was riddled with fleas. When his owners found out what had happened to him, they took him back and he ended up with a foster mom named Lori. Ziggy is gentle, loving and quite obedient despite his negative experience. Lori provided a loving environment for him to recover but could not pay medical costs. She reached out to ART for medical help so Ziggy could heal and find a new forever home. ART sent Ziggy to the vet for an exam, shots and care only to find out he had heartworms and lyme disease. We put him on medication for lyme disease and raised $480 to cover his heartworm treatment. We are proud to report that Ziggy is healthy now and happy in his new home.

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10 10, 2014

Coco

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Got her ACL Repaired

This energetic 2.5 year old pup had torn her ACL and sadly was in a lot of pain. She was unable to run and play and needed surgery to fix it. Coco is the pet of a loving but disabled and ill man. He is unemployed due to his deteriorating health and has been consumed by his own medical bills, but Coco is the apple of his eye. Regardless of his hard times and difficult situation, he has managed to take very good care of Coco and loves her tremendously. Through a partnership with Newport News Pet Pantry, we had a vet who was willing to do the surgery at a discounted rate. Along with the help of the Pet Pantry, we were able to raise the $350 needed to pay for the remainder of her surgery. We are happy to report that Coco’s leg is as good as new and she is running and playing like her old happy self. Thank you to all of our supporters for making this happen.

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10 09, 2014

Tucker

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Got His Heartworm Treatment

This is sweet little Tucker. Fortunately, Tucker has a loving family who adores him. Unfortunately, he had contracted heartworms. One of Tuckers human-parents had been battling stage 3 breast cancer for a year and was about to go into the hospital for extensive reconstruction. She was unable to work for quite some time and would continue to be unemployed while in recovery. His other human-parent was laid off. Needless to say, this family was in financial hardship and unable to cover the $550 needed to treat Tucker. ART was able to raise the funds and Tucker is now heartworm free thanks to our donors!

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10 09, 2014

Joey and Freinds

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A Hoarding Case

ART worked on a difficult project we called Joey and Friends in Chesapeake. 200 cats were originally involved in a hoarding situation where they lived in deplorable filthy conditions and most were unaltered. The cats were moved to a safe facility and foster homes where they had clean food and water and were looked after daily by volunteers who love them. Many in the community stepped up to help and adopt. Thanks to our donors and Sustaining Members, we were able to raise over $2600 to fund this project and provide medical treatment for their many respiratory, digestive and eye issues. We also vaccinated and altered all of the kitties. Most have been adopted! We are pleased to report that the unadoptable cats are safe as well. Several went to lovely farms where they are valued and welcomed as “barn cats”, others remain at the sanctuary where continue to be cared for and loved. What a life – rags to riches!

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10 09, 2014

Pecan

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Got her Hernia Surgery

Pecan needed a very expensive surgery to repair a perineal hernia. He belongs to a college student who was desperate to help her pet and was doing everything she could to make this surgery happen. The surgery was estimated to cost approx $2000. Her parents had depleted their finances due to the military furlough and were not able to help, but she had $800 in credit to apply to the surgery. The Newport News Pet Pantry provided $300 and thanks to our amazing donors and Sustaining Members, ART was able to cover the rest. Just look at this happy face!

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11 08, 2014

Shenandoah

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A New Leg and a New Attitude

Sadly, while playing in the yard Shenandoah broke one of her back legs and ruptured the cruciate tendon in the other. Shenandoah’s owner was unemployed and spend most of his savings to fix the break, but her cruciate tendon still needed to be repaired. This was a painful injury for any dog, but it is especially painful for a young pup who was use to playing in the yard with her brothers and loved her long walks. Shenandoah was a rescue pup with the Humane Society and was adopted by people who adore her. They reached out to ART for help and thanks to our donors and Sustaining Members, we were able to collect $1000 for her surgery. She has recovered well!

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