Meet Dawson! Dawson was brought in to West and is paralyzed on his back end. He has bowel/bladder control and wags his tail though; all
Author: M.A.I.N.
Just one of the many volunteers with M.A.I.N., Medical Animals In Need. A 100% volunteer based rescue group that saves hundreds of sick and injured dogs (and a few cats, too) from the county's euthanasia list each year.
Meet Jazmin! Jazmin was pulled from the county euthanasia list with lethargy, ticks and infected eyes. Jazmin will be started on antibiotics and will recover
Meet Bijoux! Bijoux was rescued from county with a terrible Mange infection. Bijoux doesn’t know what a good life is yet. The volunteers at MAIN
Meet Maddie! Maddie is approximately one year old and was scheduled to be euthanized due to a terrible Mange infection. Fortunately, M.A.I.N. stepped up to
Meet Bridget! Bridget was rescued from county with a suspected uterine prolapse. After spay surgery, she is on the road to recovery! Bridget’s Updates: Bridget
Meet Denny. Denny has one of the worse cases of Mange M.A.I.N. has ever seen… We can’t imagine the neglect that led Denny to be in
Meet Kiya! Kiya was rescued from the county euthanasia list as just a puppy with a leg injury; it was suspected she was hit by
Meet Andre! Andre is approximately one year old and was rescued with a possibly broken pelvis. Unfortunately, his leg required an amputation, but that doesn’t
Meet Lacey! Lacey is approximately 18 months old and was rescued from euthanasia with a broken rear leg and a broken pelvis; the vets believe
Meet Abby! Abby was at the east shelter with a case of Mange that made her unadoptable and scheduled for euthanasia. She is a sweet
Meet Pepper. Pepper is an approximately two year old Staffordshire mix who was rescued from the county’s euthanasia list with horrible burns down her back
Meet Dash! Dash was rescued from the county euthanasia list with Valley Fever. He moved here with his family from Montana but when he got
Meet Shelby! Shelby was rescued from the county euthanasia list with a non-weight bearing hind leg. Unfortunately, Shelby’s rear leg damage has gone on too
Meet Dexter! Dexter was rescued from county with a fractured front leg; both bones are broken (radius and ulna) and most experts recommend plating these
Meet Petunia! Petunia was rescued from the county euthanasia list with a condition called vaginal hyperplasia. This condition will resolve (generally on its own) after
Meet Mikey! Mikey is as full of love and as happy as any other young dog. It’s a wonder how he’s managed to have such
Meet Casey! Casey is a five month old Yellow Lab mix with a huge abscess under his neck. This would was enough to have him
Meet Souffle! Souffle is an 18 month old Poodle mix who came in a matted mess and snapped at everyone who tried to touch her.
Meet Max! Max was rescued from the county euthanasia list with dental issues… Medical Update from Dr. Katie, May 2012: Good grief- Max’s mouth was
Meet Sapphire! Sapphire is a five month old Pittie with Demodectic Mange. She has been ignored for so long, that the mites have literally taken
Meet Cooper! Cooper has no idea how dangerously close he came to being euthanized. We think it’s best that he never finds out! At only
Meet Mia! Mia is a four month Doxie mix puppy from West that was on the euthanasia list for possible Ringworm. It turns out that
Meet Angel! Angel was scheduled to be euthanized for an unknown medical issue which caused her face and leg to swell. The fluid was excised in
Meet Herman! Herman is a calm and sweet three year old Shar Pei mix that was on the county’s euthanasia list because he has a
Meet Hannah! Beautiful senior Hannah was rescued from the county euthanasia list with medical issues after her former “family” surrendered her to the pound. The
Meet Latte! Latte, was rescued at just six weeks old with Hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus occurs when too much cerebrospinal (CSF) fluid collects in and around the
Meet Fonzie. Fonzie was rescued from the shelter with a broken jaw. The story that staff was told by the woman who turned him in
Meet Paddy! At under a year old, he has infected wounds on the underside of his neck – presumably from an embedded collar that his
Meet Luka and Beethoven! Both were dumped at the shelter by their owners after they became ill; Beethoven and Luka were immediately placed on the
Meet Ginger! Where will your pets go if anything happens to you? Do you have a plan? Ginger’s people didn’t…she was found limping down an