Friday, March 14, 2014

Snuggles Fund saves neighbor dog!

We wanted to share this heartwarming story of this friendly, neighborhood dog named Dodge!!! Dodge is a 11 month old Lab mix.  He was brought in earlier in the week very sick by one of our clients.  They weren't his owners but they were one of the  many neighbors that were very fond of the dog and loved having him around. They took it upon themselves to go around the neighborhood and ended up raising $211 to bring the dog into the clinic since his owners did not have the money to care for him.  After running blood work and administering iv fluids, he was a little better the next morning but still very sick.  Dr. Cranfill diagnosed Dodge with distemper.  Canine distemper is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease that is seen in dogs worldwide. Though its incidence has diminished greatly due to vaccination, distemper cases and outbreaks are still seen sporadically.  Given Dodge's condition we needed to continue medical treatment or he would not survive.  With the owner's not having any money to take care of him and the neighbors doing all they could do we felt like the Snuggles Fund would be a great source to help fund the medical treatment needed to save Dodge's life.  He went home yesterday and is feeling much better! This is a great example how people can come together to make a difference!!