Angel Fund Recipients

Lincoln F.

Lincoln presented to VREC for trouble breathing. In addition, his owners reported that he vomited and were worried he may have ingested a foreign body. Our Emergency team performed chest radiographs (x-rays) to ensure his airways were clear before performi… Read More

Toby T.

Toby presented to his primary care veterinarian for a comminuted fracture, cause unknown. A comminuted fracture means a bone breaks or splinters into more than two fragments. Since considerable force and energy is required to fragment bone, fractures of th… Read More

Shadow N.

Shadow was seen by a referring veterinarian in late October for decreased urination. He was prescribed preventative medications but they did not eliminate the problem. Shadow was seen a few weeks later at VREC for similar urination issues. After a routine… Read More

Holly M.

Border Collie Holly was seen at VREC through our Emergency service after her left forelimb was struck by a remote control car. Her owners noticed after the hit she immediately began refusing to bear weight on the limb. Our emergency department took radiogr… Read More

Hagrid O.

Hagrid was originally seen by our Internal Medicine department after his primary care veterinarian referred him for a month-long history of inappetance. A radiograph taken at the veterinarian revealed he had ingested a great deal of foreign material that w… Read More

Lucky K.

Lucky the Yorkshire Terrier mix was first seen at his primary care veterinarian for trouble with urination. He had been straining to urinate for several days and his owners were worried. After radiographs were taken, Lucky’s veterinarian made the decision… Read More

Layla Marie E.

Shepherd mix Layla Marie was seen at VREC for weight bearing lameness in her right pelvic limb. The lameness was intermittent and lasted several weeks without improvement. Our surgical team performed an evaluation where it was identified that she was suffe… Read More

Angel L.

Angel was seen by his primary care veterinarian prior to his visit to VREC where he was diagnosed with feline urinary tract disease (FLUTD). His owners became concerned when he, despite being on pain management medication, began crying and seemed uncomfort… Read More

Piper P.

Meet our newest Angel Fund recipient: Piper! This young pitbull was seen by our surgery team back in January 2019 after experiencing weight-bearing lameness in her left back leg. Piper was suffering from a torn cranial cruciate ligament (CCL), the dog equi… Read More

Charlie (Montefusco) A.

Meet our newest Angel Fund recipient, Charlie! This beautiful chocolate Lab presented to VREC for retching overnight and a swollen abdomen. When radiographs were taken they indicated gastric dilitation volvulous (GDV), commonly referred to as bloat. GDV oc… Read More