Medical Fund Stories

Saint Gin

Saint Gin came to us as a two-year-old Great Pyrenees from southern Illinois. We don’t know the extent of his previous situation, but we do know he was severely neglected. When Saint Gin arrived at our partner shelter, Washington County Animal Control, he had a limp and was so malnourished that his fur was falling out. On a feeding schedule of at least three small meals per day, he slowly began gaining weight and his fur started to fill back in. The results of an initial x-ray on his leg were inconclusive but showed abnormalities of the femur and tibia, possibly from an infection from skin contamination. Despite it all, he seems to love lif and is always happy no matter what. After taking him home to foster, an HHS staff member decided to formally adopt him and he is now the spoiled king of the castle.

Sultan

Sultan was hit by a car in November 2020 and had been left outside untreated ever since. His leg was broken and infected. The poor guy was surrendered to Aurora Animal Care & Control because the other dogs he lived with were starting to pick on him, likely due to his injury. Sultan was a bit traumatized, with good reason, but still a very friendly dog and let staff members pet and walk him. Six months outside in this kind of pain was too much for anyone to have to endure. The Zach Leathers Emergency Medical Fund allowed us to quickly get his leg amputated and help this sweet boy on the road to recovery.

Sultan was adopted in July 2021.

Honey

Honey came to us from Tennessee with a broken femur and dislocated hip. Shockingly, she also had evidence of being shot with a BB gun. West Suburban Veterinary Associates amputated her leg to give her a better quality of life. As energetic and happy-go-lucky as she was, we aren't sure if she even noticed. Honey was adopted in 2021.

Paco

Paco came to us from Chicago Animal Care & Control (CACC) at around three years old. He is a sweet boy who was found outside, where his injury likely occurred. Whether it was a car, animal, or fence-jumping injury... he isn't saying. He had a chronic hip dislocation and his knee was also damaged, so the recommended procedure according to our veterinarian and a second opinion was amputation, which took place successfully in mid-March of 2021. He was happily adopted only a month later.

Linka

Linka came to us from southern Illinois in 2020 with a unique condition: it appeared as though she was born with an only partially-formed front leg. Dr. Kristin and her team made the decision to amputate in an effort to give her the best quality of life. Once she had her surgery, she was up and running in no time and getting into mischief. She was adopted quickly by a loving family of HHS supporters and is living her best life with them now.