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VET SAVE STORIES
Vet Cost: $10,225
Lorelai
Condition: Lorelai came to our shelter ready to give birth to her 16 puppies, but labor wasn ’t all she would have to survive. She also had lungworm, kennel cough and pneumothorax, which is an accumulation of air trapped around the lungs.
Specialists for CT imaging and then sent back again to have surgery to remove a portion of diseased lung.
Today: Lorelai has been adopted and is living her best life! 31
Vet Cost: $4,047
Kaliki
Condition: Kaliki arrived at our shelter in a great deal of pain due to recurrent ear infections and dental disease. She would excessively scratch and shake her head and had difficulty eating.
Today: Kaliki’ s adopter met her while volunteering at the shelter and knew she had to add her to her family. Kaliki now lives a comfortable life full of love!
Treatment: Our veterinarian performed a specialized procedure to remove both ear canals, preventing Kaliki from further suffering from ear infections. A dental procedure to remove broken and diseased teeth was also performed in our clinic.
In 2021, the SPCA performed 1,195 lifesaving surgeries!
Snow White
Vet Cost: $13,112
Snow White
Condition: Snow White was brought to our shelter back in 2019. When she was dropped off, she was claimed to be feral, but that didn ’t end up being the case. Unfortunately, she struggled with many urinary tract infections as well as hair loss around her ears, which was due to solar dermatitis. Treatment: Our talented veterinary staff performed a bilateral partial pinnectomy, which removed part of each ear, to prevent cancer. Today: After recovering from her surgery, Snow White finally found her forever home in May 2021!
Vet Cost: $4,063
Lainey
Condition: Lainey arrived at the shelter as a stray with a huge mass on her abdomen. Our veterinary staff discovered she had a life-threatening inguinal hernia. In other words, her intestines were outside her abdomen, creating a large mass. Treatment: Lainey was immediately sent to Virginia Veterinary Specialists to have a lifesaving inguinal hernia repair surgery. Today: After recovering at VVS and in a foster home, Lainey was adopted by her foster, who loves her dearly. 32
A Chance to Live
In May 2021, we welcomed Ghost (formerly known as Britt) to our shelter along with his two siblings. The trio was incredibly cute but incredibly sick. The fluffy kittens were full of sneezes and ulcerations on their eyes. We were fortunate enough to have a staff member open their home to foster and care for the three kittens. Since their eyes were ulcerated, they were on antibiotics and had to be given special eye drops to help them heal. Unfortunately, when kittens are outdoors and in an unhealthy environment before getting all of their vaccinations, they are susceptible to a number of infections and viruses. In Ghost’ s case, all of the antibiotics and donor serum given wasn ’t enough. He wasn ’t brought to us in time for us to save his eyes, but that wouldn ’t stop us from saving his life. Although Ghost’ s life may look a little different, he still has the chance to know what being in a loving home feels like. Ghost was scheduled for bilateral enucleations and recovered well! He was adopted shortly after by Sarah. “He likes to hide around corners and do sneak attacks on my feet, and his favorite toy is a wand that has three mice attached and a bell at the end. He will carry it around the apartment, and when he wants me to play with him he brings it to me and waits for me to pick it up. Ghost also likes to play fetch, and we will usually play with one of the catnip mice I have or his favorite wand. He also likes to be held where he can put his head either under my chin or on my shoulder when I walk around. “ It’ s unfortunate that we didn ’t meet Ghost in time to save his eyes, but we sure did save his life. We are thankful that he was adopted by Sarah and is living such a happy life!
