Animal Welfare United States Project #16863

Emergency Veterinary Care for Pets of the Homeless

by Feeding Pets of the Homeless

Emergency Veterinary Care for Pets of the Homeless

Project Report | Jun 16, 2022
Rayna and Jax - A Success Story

By Genevieve Frederick | Founder/President

In the past 12 months, our case managers have received and made over 24,000 calls. This number continues to increase as more people become homeless and the need for help grows.

One of those calls was from a woman named Rayna seeking help for her injured dog, Jax.

Let me share their story with you.

Rayna lives in a hotel in Atlanta, GA has been homeless for 18 months. She has transportation and receives food stamps.

She called our office to do an intake to see if she qualifies for assistance with us. She was in need of help for her 1-year-old male, Labradoodle, Jax. He was chasing a bird one day and fell on his right arm. She shared that the arm was swollen, Jax was limping, couldn't put pressure on it and he was in a lot of pain.

Once their intake was complete and homeless verification was provided, their case manager immediately called for an exam approval at a partner veterinary hospital. Pre-approval was given for the exam and their case manager called with all of the information needed for their ER Hospital appointment.

An exam was performed along with x-rays to better see what was going on with Jax’s arm. The doctor also ordered bloodwork, pain medication and wound care.

It was determined that the arm was fractured so they made a splint for him and gave him pain medication to take with them. After several weeks of healing, Jax has made a full recovery and his owner was very appreciative of our help and stated she, “couldn’t have done this without us.”

Feeding Pets of The Homeless received $255 in discounts from our veterinary partner and contributed $1,398 to the care of Jax thanks to donors like you. We cant help more pets like Jax without your continued support. I hope you will consider a reoccuring donation.

Thank you!

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Feeding Pets of the Homeless

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Apr 29, 2022
More than Just a Dog

By Genevieve Frederick | Founder/President

Mar 29, 2022
Sebastian and 2021 Growth

By Genevieve Frederick | Founder/President

Sebastian

Wrapping up the figures for 2021 can be a daunting task. At the same time, it is very enlightening. The amount of growth we have seen is hard to wrap my head around but the number of pets we continue to be able to help because of our generous donors is heartwarming.

Our stats from 2020 to 2021:

• Emergency Veterinary Care appointments up 28%

• Cost of those appointments increased 54%

• Pets needing care up 29% (88% of pets are dogs)

• Discounts from hospitals increased 19.2%

• Number of network hospitals up 81% now over 1,370 as of Dec. 2021

• Pet food donated and reported up 35.5%

• All five program expenses are up 52.4%

Supporters:

• Grants from Foundations up 30.5%

• Bequests up 252%

• Individual and Company support was up 138%

Calls made and taken by cases managers elevated from 8,402 to 11,659. That's an increase of 3,257 calls, equaling a 39% climb. With this increase in phone usage, we found it necessary to obtain an answering service that is available 24/7.

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David has been homeless for one month and is currently living in shelter provided by the VA. He is approved for HUD-VASH but has not been able to secure permanent housing yet. He reached out to Feeding Pets of the Homeless for his 8-year-old service dog, a male husky, Sebastian.
Sebastian was attacked by another dog at the shelter and appeared to have a dislocated hip.

An intake was completed over the phone and HUD-VASH was verified by VA.

Following the exam at one of our over 1,400 partner veterinary hospitals, it was determined that Sebastian's hip was not dislocated but he was suffering from severe glaucoma and tested positive for tick fever. Medications were provided to treat the tick fever and surgery was scheduled to remove the eye affected by glaucoma

Feeding Pets of the Homeless contributed $1,558 towards Sebastian's care and received a partner discount of $59.

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We have eased the suffering of pets like Sebastian while easing the anguish of their human, like David, who does not have the resources to pay for a veterinary hospital.
We could not have achieved these incredible expansions and changes without you. My sincere appreciation for your support and generosity.

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