Capital District

Emergency Care After a Farm Accident

Brown Bear, a boxer mix, lives with his owners on a dairy farm that has been in their family for seven generations. Like most small farms, finances are very tight.… Read more

Brown Bear, a boxer mix, lives with his owners on a dairy farm that has been in their family for seven generations. Like most small farms, finances are very tight. When Brown Bear was injured in a car accident the owners took him to Dr. Nicole LaMora, an NYSVMS member who owns Brunswick Veterinary Hospital. Her femural artery was severed and neither treatment option was good. It was either amputation or euthanasia. The owners were able to pay a good proportion of the cost for the amputation, but needed help. That's where the Capital District Veterinary Care Fund stepped in with a $1,000 contribution. Brown Bear recovered successfully and is doing very well.

Brown Bear

Southern Tier

Life-Saving Pyometra Surgery

A sudden, serious womb infection meant a pet needed emergency surgery without delay. The fund helped an owner currently out of work afford the operation.

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• Southern Tier

  Relief from Painful Dental Disease

  A cat with severe dental disease and stomatitis needed full-mouth extractions — a far more complex procedure than first expected. The owner covered half the cost and the fund helped with the rest.

• Westchester/Rockland

  Surgery for a Dislocated Elbow

  A recently adopted pet suffered an elbow dislocation that could not be reset without surgery. The fund helped cover the orthopedic operation its new owner was not able to afford alone.

• Hudson Valley

  Healing a Recurrent Eye Ulcer

  A friendly stray, taken in a year earlier, developed a recurrent eye ulcer caused by an inward-turning eyelid. With the family facing a recent loss and tight finances, the fund helped cover the treatment.

• Long Island

  Mending a Broken Foot

  A pet attacked by another dog suffered a broken bone in its foot, needing a splint, pain relief and antibiotics. The fund helped a family in real hardship cover the care.

• Southern Tier

  Investigating Months of Weight Loss

  After months of weight loss and a poor appetite, a pet had a dental procedure and further work-up to find the cause. The fund helped a young family whose finances were stretched thin keep searching for answers.

• Capital District

  Surgery for Painful Bladder Stones

  A small dog suffering from painful bladder stones needed surgery to remove them. With the owner recently moved into a shelter, the fund covered the final gap so treatment could go ahead.

• Capital District

  Surgery for an Intestinal Blockage

  Days of vomiting and listlessness pointed to a dangerous intestinal blockage that needed exploratory surgery. The fund helped cover costs that had already outrun what the owner could borrow.

• Hudson Valley

  Relief from Severe Dental Pain

  Severe dental disease and stomatitis meant a pet needed multiple extractions to ease constant pain. The fund helped an owner on a fixed income cover care she could not manage alone.

• Capital District

  Knee Surgery for a Torn Ligament

  A pet needed knee surgery to repair a torn ligament after its family had already faced major emergency vet bills. The fund helped them afford the operation their dog needed to walk comfortably again.

• Southern Tier

  Repairing Severe Bite Wounds

  A dog attacked by two larger dogs was left with multiple deep chest wounds that needed surgical repair. The fund stepped in for an owner who had already spent everything he had on emergency care.

• Westchester/Rockland

  Treating a Deep, Worsening Wound

  A deep, worsening wound on a pet's shoulder needed repeated cleaning and surgical debridement to heal. The fund helped an owner who was out of work afford the treatment.

• Capital District

  Emergency Surgery After a Hard Birth

  After a difficult birth, a cat suffered a uterine prolapse and needed emergency surgery and spaying to recover. With the family considering euthanasia over cost, the fund made saving her possible.

• Hudson Valley

  Surgery for a Stomach Obstruction

  A blockage at the stomach outlet meant a pet needed abdominal surgery to be able to eat normally again. The fund helped an owner stretched by other bills afford the operation.

• Capital District

  Saving a Dog in Shock

  A dog rushed in collapsed in shock from internal bleeding and needed an emergency transfusion to survive. The fund helped a family who had just lost a job and been turned down everywhere else.

• Southern Tier

  Caring for an Abandoned Cat

  A cat left in someone's care and never reclaimed needed treatment for a chest infection and painful teeth. The fund helped the new caretaker give the abandoned cat the care it needed.

• Hudson Valley

  Emergency Care for a Blocked Cat

  A young cat unable to urinate had a life-threatening urinary blockage that needed emergency catheterization and hospital care. The fund helped a long-time pet owner through a sudden financial crunch.

• Hudson Valley

  Support Through a Chronic Illness

  A cat with a long-managed chronic illness had a flare-up needing further care, after years of costly treatment. The fund helped the family keep their cat comfortable through a hard stretch.

• Capital District

  Help with a Heart Pacing Device

  A pet with a serious heart-rhythm condition needed a replacement pacing device to keep living comfortably. The fund helped a family who had already funded earlier procedures afford this next step.

• Capital District

  Heart Surgery That Couldn't Wait

  Fluid building around a pet's heart had become life-threatening and called for specialized chest surgery. The fund helped an owner who had been delaying the operation for want of funds move ahead.

• Long Island

  Urgent Surgery for a Womb Infection

  An unspayed pet arrived dehydrated with signs of a dangerous womb infection needing urgent surgery. The fund helped an owner on a fixed income afford the life-saving care.

• Hudson Valley

  Removing Painful Bladder Stones

  A pet needed surgery to remove painful bladder stones. The fund helped a devoted long-time owner, now facing her own health struggles, cover the operation.

• Hudson Valley

  Treating a Painful Ear Condition

  A painful ear hematoma caused by a severe infection needed treatment to heal. The fund helped an owner with no income care for a cat that means the world to her.

• Southern Tier

  Compassionate Care at the End

  A very sick cat was treated intensively to try to turn her condition around, but sadly did not recover. The fund helped a low-income owner provide care and a peaceful, dignified end when nothing more could be done.

• Hudson Valley

  Surgery for an Injured Toe

  After an accident left a pet with a badly dislocated toe, amputation was needed to stop the pain. The fund helped an expecting owner unable to work afford the surgery.

• Capital District

  Completing a Needed Tail Surgery

  After a tail injury turned worse and required a second, fuller amputation, an owner had already spent her savings on the first surgery. The fund helped cover the follow-up operation.

• Southern Tier

  Surgery for a Swallowed Object

  A swallowed string had damaged a pet's intestine and required surgery to remove it and repair the gut. The fund helped a retired owner who had maxed out her resources on the initial care.

• Capital District

  Easing a Young Cat's Pain

  A young cat with a difficult viral illness developed painful eye complications after his family had already spent everything seeking a diagnosis. The fund helped relieve his pain and ease the burden of his care.

• Southern Tier

  Emergency Surgery for a Womb Infection

  A severe womb infection had grown dangerous enough to affect a pet's breathing and needed emergency surgery. The fund helped an older owner on a very limited income, facing his own health crisis, save his pet.

• Southern Tier

  Stabilizing a Critically Ill Pet

  A gravely ill pet arrived collapsed and dehydrated, needing intensive stabilization while the cause was investigated. The fund helped owners who had already reached their limit keep her care going.

• Capital District

  Reviving a Critically Blocked Pet

  A pet arrived collapsed from a severe urinary blockage and needed emergency treatment to survive. With clinic and fund support combined, the obstruction was cleared and the patient recovered well.

• Long Island

  Reconstructive Surgery to Heal

  A pet needed reconstructive surgery to repair a narrowing of the rectum so it could pass stool normally. The fund helped a student owner through a difficult bill.

• Southern Tier

  Relief for a Painful Mouth

  A cat with worsening mouth pain was diagnosed with stomatitis and started on treatment to bring relief. The fund helped a dedicated veterinary technician afford care for her own beloved pet.

• Capital District

  Dental Surgery for a Devoted Companion

  Severe dental disease was causing a dog ongoing pain and infection and called for extractions. The fund helped an owner undergoing cancer treatment care for the dog that supports her through it.

• Hudson Valley

  Removing a Dangerous Swallowed Object

  A young, otherwise healthy cat swallowed an object that lodged in its stomach and required surgery to remove. The fund helped an owner just back on his feet financially afford the operation.

• Hudson Valley

  Unblocking a Cat in Crisis

  A blocked male cat needed emergency unblocking, hospital care and neutering to keep it from happening again. The fund helped an owner on disability cover the urgent treatment.

• Central NY

  Care for a Dog in Need

  A dog taken in after his owner became homeless arrived with a painful eye swelling and a badly infected ear. The fund helped his caretaker get him the treatment he needed.

• Genesee Valley

  Emergency Surgery for a Family Cat

  A family cat needed emergency surgery for an intestinal blockage at a time when the family was already stretched by a relative's hospital stay. The fund helped them through it.

• Long Island

  Bladder Surgery for a Sick Pet

  Blood in the urine led to a diagnosis that called for bladder surgery. The fund helped an owner facing an unexpected bill afford the procedure.

• Central NY

  Surgery for a Curious Puppy

  A puppy that swallowed a piece of clothing could not keep anything down and needed surgery to clear the blockage. The fund helped a family of six on a tight budget get their young dog the care it needed.