Safe Haven always provides whatever medical care is needed
by each dog and cat in our care, as long as it is in the best interest of the animal. When we are neutering stray and
barn cats, we sometimes find that the cats need treatment for diseases or injuries. The dogs who we pull from
Kent County SPCA in our Life Preserver Dog Program are in some cases injured or sick with diseases, which would result in
them being put down if we did not rescue them.
The stories of Pandora the cat and Hope the Lab
illustrate the kind of care that Safe Haven provides to our animals.
Please donate to our
Emergency Medical Fund and help us with expenses of medical care for Safe Haven's dogs and cats. Use
the special PayPal button below or write Pandora's Fund in the memo line of your check. Thank you for your help.
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Dogs
Hope was a stray who had been hit by a car and was taken
to Kent County SPCA. The vet at KCSPCA determined
that Hope had a broken pelvis that would heal with bed rest. Safe Haven pulled Hope from the SPCA so he could recover
in a foster home. We found that Hope was suffering more than we expected so we took him to a vet specializing
in these kinds of injuries. Hope's break was too complicated to resolve itself with bed rest and surgery was required.
The surgery was a success and Hope is now able to walk.
Hope - calm and soulful male Lab (Kent County SPCA photo)
Hope can walk after reconstructive surgery on his fractured pelvis
Fay, a
Shepherd mix, had mange that was so bad that almost all of her fur was gone and she was covered with scabs. Mange
is a skin condition caused by tiny mites. Safe Haven pulled Faye from Kent County SPCA so she would not be put down.
We took Fay for a special dips that killed the mange and relieved her suffering. Fay's fur has now grown back and
she is beautiful!
Fay's fur has grown back after treatment for mange
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With the PayPal options below, you can make monthly payments over a 12 month period to our Emergency
Medical Fund.
Cats
Pandora's illness was as mysterious as her name. Pandora belongs to a
feral cat colony that was abandoned by the person who had been feeding them when she moved and left them behind. Safe
Haven has since been feeding the cats and has had them neutered. Pandora was found during the last snowstorm unable to walk
and dragging herself with her front paws.
Pandora, feral cat in a colony neutered and fed by Safe Haven
Assuming an injury with broken bones, we
immediately took her to a Veterinarian for X-Rays. It turned out she had no visible injuries, but she was developing
life-threatening breathing problems, so she was referred to the Neurology Department
of a specialty veterinary practice. A CAT Scan revealed that she had
a massive tumor pressing on her spine impeding her ability to walk and breath normally.
As any true No-Kill organization would do, Safe Haven decided to go ahead with the lifesaving and expensive
special surgery.
The surgery was a success and, thankfully
for Pandora, the tumor turned out to be infection-based and benign. On the 4th day after surgery Pandora
stood up and on the 5th day she was walking again.
Fay's bald spots from mange were grey
Fay's fur is so beautiful now!
Veterinarians who have donated and discounted their services
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