a tribute to the fastest runner in the dog park
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Susan Fulcher has been grooming dogs for 40 years. During that time she found herself becoming more involved in animal rescue and fostering hard to place dogs and cats. At the suggestion of a customer she turned her love for pets into a haven for special animals. Dharma Rescue turns death row disabled pups into therapy dogs.
Dharma Rescue saves disabled dogs from high-risk shelters and transforms their lives. [Read more…]
Dr. Tapesh Mathur, a veterinarian who serves at the Rural Veterinary Polyclinic in Jaipur, used to see numerous cases of amputation in animals. Most of these animals, especially cows, would lose their limbs in vehicle accidents. Dr. Tapesh performed surgeries and allowed the animals to be taken back by their owners. But he was always wary about the future of these animals. “They could not walk or lead normal lives. Their owners wouldn’t have the means to take care of invalid animals. This thought disturbed me for many years and I wished to do something for the animals. That is how I started researching the subject of prosthetics for animals,” says Dr. Tapesh.
A small room in Dr. Tapesh’s home became his workshop. He researched how prosthetics are made for humans and how they can be made for animals.
The Purrfect Love Cat Rescue is working to raise money and awareness for a three month old cat they say has already been through a terrible ordeal in her short life.
They say they found her wandering around a Calera mobile home park, after they got a tip she was having trouble walking, dragging her hind legs behind her.
She had been shot, they say, in the back. The bullet is still lodged in her spine.
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Cosmo was a two-year-old dachshund when he unexpectedly became severely injured while chasing a squirrel in his owner’s yard. To his owners’ surprise, they were told when they visited Brick Town Veterinary Hospital that Cosmo would likely be paralyzed for the rest of his life.
“He ruptured a disc” said Dr. Adam Christman, a veterinarian at the practice, who would go on to adopt Cosmo after his owners decided they could not take care of him.
Without treatment, a paralyzed dog named Luca may have never been able to walk again. But after receiving treatments, the 4 year-old dog is fully recovering.
Luca was diagnosed with Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD). The condition is a common cause of back pain, hind end weakness, paralysis and a host of other neurologic problems in dogs. The disease caused Luca’s back legs to become paralyzed. Read the full story at Lady Freethinker.