Critical Care Program
Many of the homeless animals that come to AniMeals are in need of urgent care, including costly surgeries or specialized treatments. We often witness suffering from serious illnesses due to neglect or harsh living conditions. Many felines have broken bones or life threatening injuries. Immediate emergency veterinary care is critical for their survival.
When these situations present themselves, and speed is essential to saving a life, no matter what time of the day or night it is, the cost is usually very high. It is important to get these animals stabilized as quickly as possible to ease suffering.
These expenses are not your average every day medical costs. They are always emergency situations requiring extraordinary measures, including surgeries and treatments.
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Your Critical Care Fund gift helps felines like 5-month-old Seamus, who was left outside of AniMeals in the safe haven box with a broken right rear femur. He was given pain medications until a veterinarian placed pins in Seamus' leg. He made a complete recovery and is now jumping and playing as he should at his age.
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Colby was also left outside of the shelter in the safe haven box with another cat and kitten. While in the ICU, he kept spiking an unexplainable fever that would come and go necessitating a trip to the pet emergency room. His symptoms, along with a positive feline coronavirus test, pointed to a diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). The Critical Care Fund helped AniMeals cover the cost of Mutian, a drug yet to be approved by the Federal Drug Administration. It has proven effective in the treatment of once life-threatening FIP. Colby completed his 84-day cycle of Mutian followed by 84 days of observation and is now adopted and in a loving home.
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Each year, 15 cats benefit from the Critical Care Fund. Thanks for considering a donation today!
HELP US SAVE HOPELESS ANIMALS WHO HAVE NO ONE ELSE TO TURN TO IN THEIR TIME OF NEED.
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AniMeals recently lost a core staff member, our floor supervisor, Richelle Jackson, in a tragic car accident. Richelle was returning from a family road trip, where even while on vacation, she took time to stop and save a kitten she found abandoned on the side of the road.
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Richelle’s passion for saving felines and caring for pets was never-ending. Her empathy and compassion shone brightest when AniMeals would take on a critical care case (and there were many!) Whether it was an emergency injury of a found cat, a transfer from another shelter that did not have the capacity for critical care, or one of our own felines receiving a procedure, Richelle was always the first to support our team as we figured out the issue and created a care plan.
When thinking about how we could honor Richelle’s memory, we immediately thought of the recent rise in critical care cases we’ve had. Honoring Richelle’s memory through the Critical Care Fund was our answer. We will continue the Critical Care Fund with the core values that Richelle brought forward --- love, logic, enthusiasm, compassion. At this time, for all those who knew and loved Richelle, we want to honor her memory through the Critical Care Fund.
