Angel Fund Recipients

Chester B.

Chester presented at VREC through our emergency service for a suspected foreign body. His owners stated that he sought out string to play with, oftentimes chewing on it. They reported that in this instance they removed it from his mouth as soon as they not… Read More

Butterscotch B.

Butterscotch was seen at VREC after suffering severe blunt trauma after being hit by a car. Her owners found her outside their business and rushed her to their primary care veterinarian to stabilize her condition. Due to the severity of her injuries, it wa… Read More

Rosie N.

Rosie was hit by a car and her family rushed her to VREC for assistance. Her family reported that she was able to run from the scene but would not put weight on her right hind leg. The emergency staff immediately began to administer IV fluids and pain medi… Read More

Leo L.

Leo was brought in by his family when they witnessed him shaking excessively and having muscle tremors. His owners said he had recently been given a flea and tick preventative and had been acting fine until later in the day. Our staff determined he was suf… Read More

Otto M.

Otto first presented to VREC after trauma sustained from being kicked or stepped on by a cow in the pasture near his home. He was diagnosed with a humerus fracture and had surgery to correct the problem. His surgery was a success and was discharged to reco… Read More

Duke G.

Duke was seen at VREC after being bitten several times on the ear and shoulder by a fellow pet housemate. His wounds were in need of laceration repair which required anesthesia and sutures, something out of his family’s financial budget. Once qualified for… Read More

Nittany B.

Nittany (named after the Penn State Nittany Lions) presented to VREC several times for a painful abdomen and difficulty urinating. He had recently had a cystotomy (surgical incision of the urinary bladder), which revealed Nittany had a large amount of ston… Read More

Jorah W.

Jorah was rushed to VREC after a walk around the block went awry. While on a walk, Jorah and his family were attacked by a dog who was off-leash. At only five months old during the encounter, Jorah was small and sustained an ulna/radius fracture from the o… Read More

Holly L.

This is Holly. She is a very sweet labrador retriever who had an unfortunate encounter with a horseshoe stake as she ran into the stake and sustained a large wound to her left front leg. Unfortunately, a flap of skin was pulled away from her body resulting… Read More

Tyson M.

This is Tyson. He is a young black lab who was rescued by his owner several years ago from the side of the road in North Carolina. He has had occasional episodes of vomiting since his owner rescued him but the vomiting had recently worsened and Tyson was l… Read More