The impact your donations have on veterinarian costs to rescuers!

Chris Bartch took the chance to help save the lives of three puppies that were too young to be saved at the Arlington Animal Services. A litter of nine collies and retriever mixes came into the Arlington shelter back in October of 2012. All of puppies were rescue only as they were six weeks old and not allowed to stay in the shelter. The city of Arlington agreed to allow them in their foster program. Chris Bartch took three of the nine home and the other six went to a private rescue group. She picked the three puppies up late in the day and it was apparent by the early evening that all three had severe diarrhea and one had an enlarged tummy and was vomiting She did not feel that she could wait until the shelter opened the next morning to have the puppies checked out. She decided to take them to her vet’s after hours clinic, and would worry about the costs later. The vet was very concerned the puppies may have had Parvo. Chris started worrying for these little lives and found some support in PAAS and Sponsor Adoptions volunteer, Janie Nelson. After a while of waiting to hear the diagnosis the veterinarian told her they had coccidiosis, which resulted in each one of them needing three different types of medication. The next day, Chris received a relieving email from Janie Nelson expressing that Sponsor Adoptions would like to help her with the vet bill.

I was truly surprised, relieved and very appreciative that they were helping me. Thank you again Sponsor Adoptions! By the way all three puppies recovered completely and were adopted 3 weeks later. – Chris Bartch

Your monetary donations have helped Chris Bartch and many other families, rescuers, and foster parents with aiding in veterinary bills which sometimes seem so overwhelming and unmanageable. Every amount you donate is appreciated and counts to assist in sponsoring animals in the shelter to receive the adequate care they need and the ability to give them a chance at finding a forever home. With out you, this would not be possible! Thank you!

Gizmo’s Fight

October 6, 2014
Gizmo is the baby of an avid rescuer, foster, and volunteer! Gizmo, or Gizzy, as her family calls her was attacked by her pack. This was completely out of character for all of the dogs involved. Her owner let them all out in the backyard to play and something was triggered that led to her

Layla & Khloe

July 8, 2014
Back in March a young lady contacted Sponsor Adoptions regarding her puppy Layla. She noticed that she was lethargic, not eating or drinking water, and not playing. We all knew, most likely, this was parvo. She did not qualify for CareCredit and was not financial stable enough to afford the hospitalization of parvo. We sent

Snafu

July 7, 2014
It was business as usual that Monday afternoon in May. I was going to Arlington Animal Services to pick up a pug for DFW Pug Rescue, bailing a four-year-old male out of jail and driving him to the rescue’s designated clinic to be examined and processed into the system. It was pouring rain, and I was

Molly

July 7, 2014
This is Molly. On the early evening of February 1st, Molly was viciously attacked by a human. I was inside my home when all of a sudden I heard a commotion among my dogs. My husband ran outside to bring the dogs in when he noticed Molly running into the wall repeatedly. He noticed blood

Success Story, Molly

February 26, 2014
“This is our sweet Molly before and after her attack on Saturday February 1st. She was viciously and violently strangled by someone to the point that her right eye came out. She had to have it removed. Her vision in her left eye is very doubtful now but thanks to Sponsor Adoptions Molly will have

Juno!

February 17, 2014
Juno was rescued from the Prairie Paws Adoption Center in Grand Prairie. Sponsor Adoptions was able to raise funds for her broken leg and sponsored her heartworm treatment. She came home with a broken leg, heartworms, roundworms, pneumonia & doggy influenza. A specialist near Austin performed the leg surgery. We had originally thought that the

Success Story: Silva

January 25, 2013
Silva is a female pit bull terrier mix who is one of several lovable dogs that Joe has a part of his household. Unfortunately, Silva got lost and ended up at the shelter missing her family. Joe found her there and Sponsor Adoptions helped to reunite her with her family and provide some yummy treats. Joe and his family

Sister Cats Ommi & Priscilla

November 19, 2012
Vicki Gaston has two female cats at her home in Arlington that needed their annual checkups and to be spayed. Vicki, like many Americans, became disabled and lives alone with the minimum to get by. However, she absolutely adores her cats like they are her children and knew they needed their basic veterinary care. Vicki
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