Lighthouse Animal Shelter

One of our foster to adopt dogs, Eva, had a medical emergency and was rush to urgent care. Unfortunately she was found to have a mass on her spleen, it has been removed but we are waiting on pathology for prognosis. Eva current vet vill is over 6k and we are expecting it to cost more overall.

We also have a planned surgery for another foster dog, Kelby, who is having surgery on his ear. Which will likely cost us around 4k

We are overwhelmed by all of these medical costs.

Lighthouse needs your support in order for us to continue providing the level of care that these dogs and cats deserve. Please consider donating. No amount is too small and every dollar is truly appreciated. ❤️

More information about Lighthouse Animal Shelter: We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.

Sweet, young Garfield swallowed a collar while at a shelter in South Carolina that was over capacity and was going to be euthanized without a medical rescue.

Lighthouse agreed to take Garfield hoping the collar would pass through on its own which can happen with foreign bodies. However, it did not and Garfield needed emergency surgery to remove the collar and resect the colon.

Unfortunately, a week later a cat that was recently surrendered to us needed a pyometra emergency spay. Pyometra is a deadly uterine infection requiring immediate medical attention.

These two emergencies alone cost us $5,592.61. On top of that we have had 2 puppy medical emergencies, a senior dog in kidney failure requiring intensive bloodwork and a veterinary diet, as well as a dog that was returned to us who is in need of a mammary tumor removal and biopsy. We are overwhelmed by all of these emergencies that have happened in the last few weeks.

Lighthouse needs your support in order for us to continue providing the level of care that these dogs and cats deserve. Please consider donating. No amount is too small and every dollar is truly appreciated. ❤️

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You can make a difference by donating today to Lighthouse Animal Shelter.

We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control.

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At Lighthouse Animal Shelter, we rescue adult & senior dogs from euthanasia lists in southern states that would otherwise have no chance. 95% of the dogs in our care were at some point on a death row list.

Meet Willa, Emma & Kota: 3 sweet senior dogs who have needed extensive veterinary care on top of our expected spay/neuters, heartworm tests, and vaccines.

These girls needed senior wellness panels, follow-up bloodwork, growth removal, radiographs, antibiotics for tickborne illnesses, eye meds, 2/3 dogs needed heartworm treatment, and we're looking at an upcoming very expensive dental procedure for Miss Kota.

Our adoption fees rarely cover the cost of care that we provide for a young/adult dog. For a senior dog, their fee NEVER covers the cost of the care that we provide them with. For Emma alone, Lighthouse spent $1,009.66 on her medical. Our adoption fee for senior dogs is $250.

Please consider donating to cover these bills so we can restore our emergency veterinary fund and continue to rescue more dogs that need our help

This is Willa's total not even including her heartworm treatment:

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You can make a difference by donating today to Lighthouse Animal Shelter.

We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We also offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.

Having a happy environment for our adoptable animals that is also healthy is one of our top priorities. We've looked into other options but having artificial grass for our play yard is the one that makes the most sense for our dogs, volunteers, and visitors.

Our new lawn will be installed by Forever Lawn. https://www.foreverlawn.com/k9grass/

Years ago we had natural grass at our shelter! With thousands of happy dogs running in circles, that quickly turned into sand. With our New England weather, that sand quickly turns into mud. With heavy rain, the giant mud puddle at one end of our yard lingers for days. While our dogs do love playing and digging in the dirt & mud, K9 Grass/Turf will provide them with a clean, safe, and comfortable surface to play and relax on.

What our dogs will soon find out is that if we spend less time cleaning our floors, kennels, etc. of dust and dirt and less time cleaning each dog as they come in after a party in the mud puddle, we'll have more time to dote on our pups on our new K9 Grass lawn!

The quote for our backyard is $31,750. This is going to be a huge hit on our finances but it's one that we truly believe is the right choice for our current dogs and the hundreds of dogs we rescue from euthanasia in the future.

This is something we have contemplated doing for years and we're finally taking the plunge with the health and happiness of our dogs in mind. Please consider helping us provide our dogs with a better outdoor experience.

You can make a difference by donating today to Lighthouse Animal Shelter.

We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. Lighthouse Animal Shelter focuses its efforts on helping homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.

Ginger is scheduled for emergency surgery after being hit by a car and she needs your help!

 

We received an urgent email explaining that a sweet, 7-year-old dog named Ginger was at a shelter in Columbia, SC. She needed out of the shelter that day and was in need of immediate medical attention.

Lighthouse has committed to Ginger's rescue. She is now at the emergency vet who has estimated a $6,000 surgery (including her board). We really want to help her.

Any donation big or small will help this sweet girl on her road to recovery.

 

Thank you for your continued support! Xrays are below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information about Lighthouse Animal Shelter: We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) 3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. At Lighthouse Animal Shelter, we focus our efforts on helping adult and senior homeless animals. All animals in our care receive full vetting: spay/neuter, vaccines, testing & parasite control. We offer information and referral services to assist the community with concerns relating to their own or stray companion animals.