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| This fund is to help any homeless animals with special needs. You can help us raise money to provide care for animals that we would not normally have the funds to care for, such as a dog or cat hit by a car or that has a treatable illness. We would really like to help every animal but we can't do it without your help. 100% of all Second Chance Fund donations we receive will be spent on veterinary care and rehabilitation; there will be no administration costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| “Bender” a.k.a. Brodie a 3 month old husky cross found on a foggy evening abandoned on the side of HWY 55 and 28. He was admitted to the Lakeland Humane Society on April 8th, timid, emaciated, dehydrated with a large open wound on his right back leg; a severely fractured femoral head on his left back leg and infested with parasitic worms. The injuries he sustained were those of an animal being thrown from a vehicle. Bender 1st visit to a veterinarian for medical treatment for his injuries did not disclose his left leg injury. Bender was such a brave little dog it wasn’t until the wound on his right leg was almost healed that we started to notice a limp in his left leg. That is when Bender’s guardian angels stepped in. Dr. Craig and Dr. Hansen of the Lake Centre Dental Group heard about this amazing little puppy and decided to give poor little Bender a second chance at life by providing the funds for x-rays, surgery, and a lot of medical, and therapeutic care as well as fostering him and providing him all the care he needed until his hip is healed and he is ready for adoption. Bender’s surgery involved the removal of the femoral head and neck from the femur. As a result from this surgery, his left leg is shorter than his right leg. Due to his age, size and outstanding personality, he has rebounded really well. Bender is expected to be able to use his leg with equal weight and be pain free by the 12 to 14 week period of recovery. Unfortunately, due to the lack of funds in our Second Chance Fund, the LHS would have had no choice but to euthanize Bender if it wasn’t for the generosity of Dr. Craig and Dr. Hansen for giving this really wonderful pup a second chance. On July 2, 2006, Bender was adopted into a very loving and caring family. |
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| When Rex was brought into the shelter on June 21st he was in really rough shape. He had a very bad case of mange, a skin mite, and horrible ear infections. He was dejected and spent all his time laying in his doghouse. We had to keep him separated from the other dogs because mange is so infectious, and he was sad to be isolated. Soon though, the medication we had bought started to take effect and he began to perk up, and often we would come outside to see him rolling his ball around. At that time he was still a little skittish of people, but our dedicated staff and volunteers and their constant love brought him right around. |
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The day we finally got him approved for adoption by our vet was amazing. He was so excited to be out with the other dogs, and to have the same chance of a loving family. Since then, as you can see from the photo below he has filled out very well, and his fur is all grown back and is no longer patchy. In fact he probably has the softest fur of any of our animals in the shelter.
As of September 13, 2005 Rex has still not been adopted, but we are confident that his forever home is out there somewhere. Just watching him play with his food bowl is enough to make you fall in love! |
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Without the Second Chance Fund, Rex would have had to be euthanized due to medical bills.
Thank you to all who give, and who save lives everyday! |
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| On March 17, 2005 a very young Jack Russell puppy was brought into the shelter. The person that brought the puppy in said that he was found on their door step the night before with a note that read, “To the people who live here: I am a 2 week old purebred Jack Russell Terrier. I was born on March 4th, 2005 @ 4:30pm. When I was born my mom bit my eye leaving my one eye a scar. Unfortunately, my mom’s owners did not have time to care for me, as my mom would no longer feed me. My mom’s owners heard of the experience you once had raising unwanted puppies and thought I would have a better chance under your care. Thanx.” Unfortunately no one came forward to name the person who abandoned this poor puppy. |
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| Thankfully a foster family was found that day that was willing to take on the enormous responsibility for caring for the pup. His foster mom hand fed him warm formula every two hours, day and night. She brought him to her work so she could feed him and poured love and affection on him and he flourished under her care. Soon she realized that little “Jinx” had become part of her family, and he found a loving home the minute he went up for adoption. Without the Second Chance Fund, Jinx would have had to be euthanized, as he would have starved to death the day he came in and his bad eye will need surgery. Donations like yours can all help save the lives of countless animals that need emergency care. Please give generously. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 5, 2004 a little gray and white kitten came in that had been involved in an accident. The temperatures had been really cold and Stubbs had crawled into an engine compartment to keep warm. Unfortunately no one banged on the hood to let him know the car was starting, and Stubbs lost his tail and received a nasty cut above his eye.
He was found and brought in by the By-Law officers on Sunday, but he needed emergency care to properly amputate his tail to treat the infection and care for his cuts and bruises. On Monday he was brought into Centre Animal Hospital and he underwent expensive surgery to ensure that he would live to see the rest of his eight lives. When he came back to the shelter he remained a cuddly and upbeat kitty even though he had residual pain, and quickly became a favourite of the staff. Stubbs was easily freaked out by loud noises though, and we had to make sure we kept a close eye on him when he was out because otherwise he would bolt under the cages and not want to come out, even for toys.  |
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| Thanks to the extra money in the Second Chance Fund and to Dr. Benoit and the great staff at Centre Animal Hospital Stubbs had a second chance at love. Though Stubbs stayed around the shelter for a while because no one wanted a funny looking kitty, in early January he found his forever home! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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