«Allowing cats outdoors increases their risk of being injured and exposed to infectious diseases such as feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV),» says Jane Brunt, DVM, veterinarian and
owner of the Cat Hospitals at Towson and Eastern Shore, Md., and executive director of the CATalyst Council.
Robert A. Marrazzo, D.V.M. Member, American Associate of Feline Practitioners Medical Director and
Owner of The Cat Hospital at Palm Harbor
Jane Brunt, DVM, executive director of the CATalyst Council and founder /
owner of the Cat Hospital at Towson in Maryland, shares these tips.
Not exact matches
Owner of the Kaysville Veterinary
Hospital, he works with dogs,
cats, exotic mammals, reptiles and birds.
Volunteers walk dogs if the
owner is in the
hospital for an extended period
of time, and they change
cat litter for people who are too ill to do it themselves.
For over 30 years, Melton Veterinary
Hospital has improved lives through care and modern veterinary medicine to dog,
cat and horse
owners in Bastrop, Louisiana and surrounding areas
of Morehouse Parish including Mer Rouge, Oak Ridge, Bonita, Oak Grove and Ouachita Parish areas
of Sterlington and Swartz plus our friends in Crossett and southeast Arkansas.
Unfortunately, studies by the American Animal
Hospital Association reveal that nearly two - thirds
of pet
owners do no provide their pets with veterinary - recommended dental care This is alarming considering the negative effect that poor oral hygiene can have on the health (and happiness)
of dogs and
cats.
Dog and
cat owners in St. Catharines and throughout the Niagara Region trust Glenridge Animal
Hospital for a full array
of vet care services.
For instance, a few years ago, Tamara Padgelek, DVM,
owner of a Banfield, The Pet
Hospital, in Monroeville, Pa., was treating a female
cat suffering from recurring urinary issues.
Both the American Animal
Hospital Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association state that de-clawing
of domestic
cats should be considered only after attempts have been made to prevent the
cat from using its claws destructively or when its clawing presents a health risk for its
owner (s).
The authors surveyed 70 folks whose
cats had been diagnosed with FIC and as a control, surveyed 95
cat owners whose
cats were patients at the same veterinary
hospital, but had never shown signs
of urinary tract problems.
The ASPCA Animal
Hospital, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side, provides urgent care to animal victims
of cruelty and neglect, as well as to
cats and dogs whose
owners» total annual household income is $ 75,000 or less.
If an
owner is first on the scene, the effective administration
of first aid can be vital in keeping the
cat alive, alleviating pain and suffering, and preventing further harm when the
cat travels to the animal
hospital.
A microchip will never become lost or faded, and the vast majority
of veterinary
hospitals, animal control bureaus, SPCA's, and other organizations with a high chance
of receiving stray animals, routinely scan dogs and
cats who have lost their
owners.
«Because
cat owners are around their
cats daily, subtle changes or gradual changes can be missed,» says Dr. Joanne Gaines,
owner of Ridgeview Animal
Hospital in Omaha, Neb. «Increases in drinking and urination and weight loss are the most common gradual changes we see, and those changes can be caused by thyroid disease, kidney or liver disease or diabetes, most commonly.»
Dr. Richard Fried,
owner of the Lincoln Square Veterinary
Hospital in Manhattan, said he recently saw two
cats that seemed to go back into heat after spaying by a different vet.
Whether you're the proud
owner of a dog or
cat, your pet is welcome to our family - owned
hospital, where we put your pet first.
Today the Forest Hills
Cat Hospital is the oldest feline only practice under single
owner proprietorship east
of the Mississippi.
As an
owner of 3
cats and a dog, I know how hard it is for people to leave their animals in the
hospital.
Another important note: though some pet
owners online insist that raw beef is an ideal source
of nutrition for pets, most experts (including The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Companion Animal Parasite Council, and The American Animal
Hospital Association) agree that raw meat is not safe for
cats.
If dogs or
cats are boarding in a kennel while families are out
of town, Donna Lewis,
hospital administrator at Airpark Animal Hospital, said there are a few rules and tips owners should follow to prepare
hospital administrator at Airpark Animal
Hospital, said there are a few rules and tips owners should follow to prepare
Hospital, said there are a few rules and tips
owners should follow to prepare animals.
The ASPCA Animal
Hospital (AAH) operates to relieve suffering and provide lifesaving care for animals who have been victims
of cruelty and neglect, and for
cats and dogs whose
owners are experiencing financial challenges.
They discovered that less than 6 percent
of dogs and
cats who suffered cardiac arrest in
hospital return to their
owners.
The death
of a dog or
cat can be as devastating to some as the passing
of a favorite aunt and many pet
owners need emotional help to get them through the tragedy, a pet bereavement counselor said Monday.Jamie Quackenbush, a social worker at the Veterinary
Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania, said nearly 90 percent
of pet
owners consider their animals members
of the family and grieve the same way as they would for the death
of a human.However, pet
owners have an added burden, wrote Quackenbush in his book, When Your Pet Dies: How to Cope with Your Feelings.
If Pepper, your
cat, cries and trembles all the time she's at the veterinary
hospital but would send Aunt Mildred in Iowa into fits
of sneezing if she accompanied you on a family visit, or if your boxer Blutto goes on a hunger strike at the kennel while you're eating your way through a cruise, there's an alternative.In truth, many pet
owners don't have as good a time as they could on vacation because they worry about the loyal four - footed friends they've left behind.Nine years ago, Jeanne Tusler faced this same problem when she acquired a black teacup toy poodle named Gigi.
The most common reason diabetic
cats are brought to my animal
hospital is because
of owner concern that the
cat has begun to urinate too frequently and drink too much water (polyuria & polydipsia).
This serious parasite afflicts
cats as well, and Dr. Duffy Jones,
owner of Peachtree Hills Animal
Hospital in Atlanta, says the disease can be easily avoided.
For
cat owners from South Tampa, Hyde Park, Davis Island, Bayshore and across the greater Florida area, we're proud to offer a comprehensive range
of services here at our signature
cat hospital!
According to a survey
of pet
owners by the American Animal
Hospital Association (AAHA), more than 53 %
of dogs and
cats will travel with their
owners this holiday season.
For
cat owners from South Tampa, Hyde Park, Davis Island, Bayshore and across the greater Sunshine State, our animal
hospital is proud to provide state -
of - the - art dental care!
Almost 12 million dogs and
cats are euthanized each year because there are not enough homes for them.Local pet
owners have a chance to take part in a national program to reduce the number
of unwanted animals.As an extension
of February's Spay Day USA, several veterinarians and animal
hospitals in Seminole and Orange counties still are offering discounted spay and neuter operations in March.For details, prices and appointments, call organizers at (407) 260-6392.
Dr Sadek is the
owner and founder
of two
cat hospitals in the Grand Rapids, MI area, the Kentwood Cat Clinic and the Cat Clinic Nor
cat hospitals in the Grand Rapids, MI area, the Kentwood
Cat Clinic and the Cat Clinic Nor
Cat Clinic and the
Cat Clinic Nor
Cat Clinic North.
Fellow, American Association
of Feline Practitioners
Owner and Founder
of The
Cat Hospital at Palm Harbor Throughout his life Dr. Marrazzo has had, and continues to develop a growing passion and love for
cats, as well as an appreciation
of their unique nature.
Since opening the
hospital's doors, her singular purpose has been giving pet
owners across the Glen Cove region a trusted partner in their companion's long - term health and wellness willing to provide the breadth
of veterinary services and approaches and the commitment to follow - up care that the special
cat, a dog, or a pocket pet in your life truly deserves.
Dr. Paul Girgis and the staff at Hollywood
Cat and Dog
Hospital have provided Hollywood compassionate veterinary care and pet services year after year, making us the animal clinic
of choice for pet
owners in and around the Hollywood community.
According to a survey
of pet
owners by the American Animal
Hospital Association (AAHA), more than 53 %
of dog and
cats will travel with their
owners.
Some
cat owners are willing and able to take on the task
of measuring their
cat's blood glucose levels at home rather than in a veterinary
hospital — a potentially less expensive and more accurate monitoring method.
Most veterinary
hospitals, animal control bureaus, SPCA's, and other organizations likely to receive stray animals are capable
of scanning dogs and
cats with unknown
owners.
Staying informed about dog symptoms or
cat symptoms that a pet might exhibit when sick or injured helps
owners to act quickly and think clearly to help stabilize their pet until they can get to one
of our two veterinary
hospital locations.
Berkley Pet
Hospital, like many pet owners, feels pets are family members, which is why we are a full service pet hospital, offering the following services: complete physical examinations low cost neuters and spays low cost vaccinations radiology non anesthetic dentals Here are some of the many reasons to choose Berkley Pet Hospital: Fully equipped veterinary medical and surgical facility State of the art dental equipment with dental radiographs Fully stocked pharmacy In - house laboratory for timely, accurate test results In - house ultrasound Endoscope Sterile surgery suite Surgery recovery area Three (3) examination rooms Fully stocked prescription diets Critical patient monitoring area Isolation suites for contagious patients Large suites for feline and canine boarder Grooming for dogs
Hospital, like many pet
owners, feels pets are family members, which is why we are a full service pet
hospital, offering the following services: complete physical examinations low cost neuters and spays low cost vaccinations radiology non anesthetic dentals Here are some of the many reasons to choose Berkley Pet Hospital: Fully equipped veterinary medical and surgical facility State of the art dental equipment with dental radiographs Fully stocked pharmacy In - house laboratory for timely, accurate test results In - house ultrasound Endoscope Sterile surgery suite Surgery recovery area Three (3) examination rooms Fully stocked prescription diets Critical patient monitoring area Isolation suites for contagious patients Large suites for feline and canine boarder Grooming for dogs
hospital, offering the following services: complete physical examinations low cost neuters and spays low cost vaccinations radiology non anesthetic dentals Here are some
of the many reasons to choose Berkley Pet
Hospital: Fully equipped veterinary medical and surgical facility State of the art dental equipment with dental radiographs Fully stocked pharmacy In - house laboratory for timely, accurate test results In - house ultrasound Endoscope Sterile surgery suite Surgery recovery area Three (3) examination rooms Fully stocked prescription diets Critical patient monitoring area Isolation suites for contagious patients Large suites for feline and canine boarder Grooming for dogs
Hospital: Fully equipped veterinary medical and surgical facility State
of the art dental equipment with dental radiographs Fully stocked pharmacy In - house laboratory for timely, accurate test results In - house ultrasound Endoscope Sterile surgery suite Surgery recovery area Three (3) examination rooms Fully stocked prescription diets Critical patient monitoring area Isolation suites for contagious patients Large suites for feline and canine boarder Grooming for dogs and
cats
Doctors Ross and Nelson have the same philosophy as Dr. Cornforth, Dr. Talbot and Dr. Bob Gorrindo, and stand behind Carson Valley's Mission Statement, «Carson Valley Veterinary
Hospital exists to provide kind, compassionate, friendly, and thorough medical and surgical care
of dogs and
cats with an emphasis on preventative and early detection medicine, while at the same time, keeping in mind and in action the concerns and desires
of the pets»
owners.»
Chicago Daily HeraldAll About
Cats Veterinary
Hospital Offers Feline Dental Care Promotion for National Pet Dental Health MonthGlobeNewswire (press release) LAS VEGAS, Feb. 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- In honor
of National Pet Dental Month, pet
owners and their felines can benefit from All About
Cats Veterinary
Hospital discounted dental services till March 31st.
The American Animal
Hospital Association strongly opposes the declawing
of domestic
cats and supports veterinarians» efforts to educate
cat owners and provide them with effective alternatives.
«Definitely maybe» may be the closest you'll come to diagnosing Pandora Syndrome,» says Dr. Elizabeth Colleran, a feline veterinarian and
owner of two
cat hospitals.
Every female dog and
cat in estrus or «heat» shall be confined by way
of a solid barrier such as a wooden fence, inside the
owner or attendant's home, or in a veterinary
hospital or animal establishment, in such a manner that another not neutered male
of the same species can not come in contact with such dog or
cat, except for intentional breeding purposes.
At North Elm Animal
Hospital, we take pride in providing our patients and their human caretakers with all the information necessary to help
cat owners make educated decisions about all facets
of feline nutrition,
cat foods included.
Pennsylvania: ACCT Philly: (pet food, referrals for low - cost spay / neuter and wellness services) Action for Animals Humane Society: Latrobe (spay / neuter assistance) Animal Care & Assistance Fund (veterinary care assistance) Animal Food Bank
of the Lehigh Valley: (pet food for families in need) Animal Friends: Pittsburgh (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Animal House Project: (pet food for low - income residents
of Chester County) The Animal Rescue
of Western Pennsylvania (veterinary care assistance) Chester County Pet Food Pantry: Chester, eastern Berks and Montgomery counties (pet food & care assistance) Delaware County SPCA: (spay / neuter and wellness services) Forgotten
Cats, Inc.: Willow Grove (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Henry's Cupboard at the Brandywine Valley SPCA: West Chester (pet food pantry) Humane Society of Berks County: Reading (pet food and veterinary care assistance) Humane Society of Harrisburg Area: (pet food pantry, low - cost spay / neuter services, wellness clinics, microchipping) Humane Society of Westmoreland County: Greenberg (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Red Paw Emergency Relief Team: Philadelphia (emergency assistance including search & rescue, emergency transport, shelter, and veterinary care to animals involved in fires and other residential disasters) Rescue Pet Food Pantry: (provides pet food to 501 (c) 3 rescues to free up financial resources) Sam's Hope: Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties (pet food and veterinary care assistance for pet owners with demonstrated financial hardship) Spay / Neuter Assistance Program, Inc.: Harrisburg (low - cost spay / neuter) Washington Area Humane Society: Eighty Four (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance, assistance for necessary veterinary medical care) Western Pennsylvania Humane Society: Pittsburgh (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for necessary veterinary medical care Wilkes Barre Animal Hospital: Wilkes Barre (spay / neuter assistance for cats) Pet Pantry of Lancaster County: (pet food, spay / neuter and wellness services, community cat program) Pennsylvania SPCA: Philadelphia (spay / neuter and wellness servi
Cats, Inc.: Willow Grove (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Henry's Cupboard at the Brandywine Valley SPCA: West Chester (pet food pantry) Humane Society
of Berks County: Reading (pet food and veterinary care assistance) Humane Society
of Harrisburg Area: (pet food pantry, low - cost spay / neuter services, wellness clinics, microchipping) Humane Society
of Westmoreland County: Greenberg (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Red Paw Emergency Relief Team: Philadelphia (emergency assistance including search & rescue, emergency transport, shelter, and veterinary care to animals involved in fires and other residential disasters) Rescue Pet Food Pantry: (provides pet food to 501 (c) 3 rescues to free up financial resources) Sam's Hope: Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties (pet food and veterinary care assistance for pet
owners with demonstrated financial hardship) Spay / Neuter Assistance Program, Inc.: Harrisburg (low - cost spay / neuter) Washington Area Humane Society: Eighty Four (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance, assistance for necessary veterinary medical care) Western Pennsylvania Humane Society: Pittsburgh (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for necessary veterinary medical care Wilkes Barre Animal
Hospital: Wilkes Barre (spay / neuter assistance for
cats) Pet Pantry of Lancaster County: (pet food, spay / neuter and wellness services, community cat program) Pennsylvania SPCA: Philadelphia (spay / neuter and wellness servi
cats) Pet Pantry
of Lancaster County: (pet food, spay / neuter and wellness services, community
cat program) Pennsylvania SPCA: Philadelphia (spay / neuter and wellness services)
California: The ACME Foundation: Clearlake (veterinary care assistance for senior and disabled pet
owners) Actors and Others for Animals: Greater Los Angeles area (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, assistance for necessary veterinary medical care) Animal Assistance League
of Orange County: Orange County (pet food, transportation and veterinary care assistance) Animal Health Foundation: Los Angeles and Orange Counties (veterinary care assistance) AnimalSave: Green Valley (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Animal Welfare Assistance Group: Monterey County (veterinary care assistance, spay / neuter; pet food and supplies for seniors, disabled veterans,
owners of service dogs and others; pet care resources and referrals) Bad Rap: San Francisco (pit bull - specific assistance for finding rental housing and insurance) California Department
of Social Services Assistance Dog Special Allowance (ADSA) Program: Statewide (provides monthly stipend to eligible persons who use a guide, signal, or service dog)
Cat People: Bakersfield (cat food / litter, spay / neuter assistance, vaccination assistance) 661-327-4706 Cats in Need (of Human Care): Southern California, multiple locations (spay / neuter assistance) The Chester Foundation: Sacramento region (veterinary care assistance) FACE Foundation: San Diego (grant assistance for pets in need of emergency or critical care) FixNation: Los Angeles (spay / neuter assistance for cats) Friends of Long Beach Animals: Long Beach (spay / neuter assistance) Haven Humane Society: Redding (low - cost spay / neuter, pet food assistance, emergency veterinary grants for residents receiving Medi - Cal or Medicare) Clinic: 530-241-1658; Shelter: 530-241-1653 Helen Woodward Animal Center: Rancho Santa Fe (pet food) Helen Woodward Animal Center Animeals program: San Diego County (free pet food for the dogs and cats of elderly or disabled people) Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley: San Bernardino (low - cost spay / neuter) Humane Society of Truckee - Tahoe: Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County (pet food pantry and low cost / free spay & neuter programs for Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas, and those that qualify) Keep Your Pet: Sacramento (behavior assistance, veterinary care assistance, services for seniors) LA Animal Services: Los Angeles (spay / neuter, vaccination and microchip assistance) Marin Humane Society: Novato (pet care assistance to low - income seniors, persons living with HIV / AIDS and those receiving hospice services; please see website for complete list of services) Mercy Crusade's Spay and Neuter Clinic: Oxnard (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Mojave Desert Animal Rescue: Western Mojave Desert (pet food & supplies and veterinary assistance for homeless, unemployed, disabled, and senior pet guardians) Mountains» Humane Society: Lake Arrowhead (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Napa Humane: Napa (spay / neuter assistance) Ohlone Humane Society Special Assistance Program: Fremont, Union City, and Newark (veterinary care assistance, pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Orange County SPCA Animal Rescue Fund: Orange County (assistance for veterinary care including spay / neuter) Palo Alto Humane Society: Palo Alto (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for emergency veterinary care) PALS: Pets Are Loving Support (veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Pasadena Humane Society: Pasadena (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS / LA: Hollywood (pet food and supplies, veterinary medical care assistance, grooming, spay / neuter, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, and other services) PAWS San Francisco: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Peninsula CatWorks: veterinary care assistance for cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for dogs, cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assistan
Cat People: Bakersfield (
cat food / litter, spay / neuter assistance, vaccination assistance) 661-327-4706 Cats in Need (of Human Care): Southern California, multiple locations (spay / neuter assistance) The Chester Foundation: Sacramento region (veterinary care assistance) FACE Foundation: San Diego (grant assistance for pets in need of emergency or critical care) FixNation: Los Angeles (spay / neuter assistance for cats) Friends of Long Beach Animals: Long Beach (spay / neuter assistance) Haven Humane Society: Redding (low - cost spay / neuter, pet food assistance, emergency veterinary grants for residents receiving Medi - Cal or Medicare) Clinic: 530-241-1658; Shelter: 530-241-1653 Helen Woodward Animal Center: Rancho Santa Fe (pet food) Helen Woodward Animal Center Animeals program: San Diego County (free pet food for the dogs and cats of elderly or disabled people) Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley: San Bernardino (low - cost spay / neuter) Humane Society of Truckee - Tahoe: Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County (pet food pantry and low cost / free spay & neuter programs for Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas, and those that qualify) Keep Your Pet: Sacramento (behavior assistance, veterinary care assistance, services for seniors) LA Animal Services: Los Angeles (spay / neuter, vaccination and microchip assistance) Marin Humane Society: Novato (pet care assistance to low - income seniors, persons living with HIV / AIDS and those receiving hospice services; please see website for complete list of services) Mercy Crusade's Spay and Neuter Clinic: Oxnard (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Mojave Desert Animal Rescue: Western Mojave Desert (pet food & supplies and veterinary assistance for homeless, unemployed, disabled, and senior pet guardians) Mountains» Humane Society: Lake Arrowhead (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Napa Humane: Napa (spay / neuter assistance) Ohlone Humane Society Special Assistance Program: Fremont, Union City, and Newark (veterinary care assistance, pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Orange County SPCA Animal Rescue Fund: Orange County (assistance for veterinary care including spay / neuter) Palo Alto Humane Society: Palo Alto (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for emergency veterinary care) PALS: Pets Are Loving Support (veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Pasadena Humane Society: Pasadena (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS / LA: Hollywood (pet food and supplies, veterinary medical care assistance, grooming, spay / neuter, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, and other services) PAWS San Francisco: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Peninsula CatWorks: veterinary care assistance for cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for dogs, cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assistan
cat food / litter, spay / neuter assistance, vaccination assistance) 661-327-4706
Cats in Need (of Human Care): Southern California, multiple locations (spay / neuter assistance) The Chester Foundation: Sacramento region (veterinary care assistance) FACE Foundation: San Diego (grant assistance for pets in need of emergency or critical care) FixNation: Los Angeles (spay / neuter assistance for cats) Friends of Long Beach Animals: Long Beach (spay / neuter assistance) Haven Humane Society: Redding (low - cost spay / neuter, pet food assistance, emergency veterinary grants for residents receiving Medi - Cal or Medicare) Clinic: 530-241-1658; Shelter: 530-241-1653 Helen Woodward Animal Center: Rancho Santa Fe (pet food) Helen Woodward Animal Center Animeals program: San Diego County (free pet food for the dogs and cats of elderly or disabled people) Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley: San Bernardino (low - cost spay / neuter) Humane Society of Truckee - Tahoe: Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County (pet food pantry and low cost / free spay & neuter programs for Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas, and those that qualify) Keep Your Pet: Sacramento (behavior assistance, veterinary care assistance, services for seniors) LA Animal Services: Los Angeles (spay / neuter, vaccination and microchip assistance) Marin Humane Society: Novato (pet care assistance to low - income seniors, persons living with HIV / AIDS and those receiving hospice services; please see website for complete list of services) Mercy Crusade's Spay and Neuter Clinic: Oxnard (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Mojave Desert Animal Rescue: Western Mojave Desert (pet food & supplies and veterinary assistance for homeless, unemployed, disabled, and senior pet guardians) Mountains» Humane Society: Lake Arrowhead (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Napa Humane: Napa (spay / neuter assistance) Ohlone Humane Society Special Assistance Program: Fremont, Union City, and Newark (veterinary care assistance, pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Orange County SPCA Animal Rescue Fund: Orange County (assistance for veterinary care including spay / neuter) Palo Alto Humane Society: Palo Alto (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for emergency veterinary care) PALS: Pets Are Loving Support (veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Pasadena Humane Society: Pasadena (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS / LA: Hollywood (pet food and supplies, veterinary medical care assistance, grooming, spay / neuter, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, and other services) PAWS San Francisco: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Peninsula CatWorks: veterinary care assistance for cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for dogs, cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assista
Cats in Need (
of Human Care): Southern California, multiple locations (spay / neuter assistance) The Chester Foundation: Sacramento region (veterinary care assistance) FACE Foundation: San Diego (grant assistance for pets in need
of emergency or critical care) FixNation: Los Angeles (spay / neuter assistance for
cats) Friends of Long Beach Animals: Long Beach (spay / neuter assistance) Haven Humane Society: Redding (low - cost spay / neuter, pet food assistance, emergency veterinary grants for residents receiving Medi - Cal or Medicare) Clinic: 530-241-1658; Shelter: 530-241-1653 Helen Woodward Animal Center: Rancho Santa Fe (pet food) Helen Woodward Animal Center Animeals program: San Diego County (free pet food for the dogs and cats of elderly or disabled people) Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley: San Bernardino (low - cost spay / neuter) Humane Society of Truckee - Tahoe: Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County (pet food pantry and low cost / free spay & neuter programs for Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas, and those that qualify) Keep Your Pet: Sacramento (behavior assistance, veterinary care assistance, services for seniors) LA Animal Services: Los Angeles (spay / neuter, vaccination and microchip assistance) Marin Humane Society: Novato (pet care assistance to low - income seniors, persons living with HIV / AIDS and those receiving hospice services; please see website for complete list of services) Mercy Crusade's Spay and Neuter Clinic: Oxnard (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Mojave Desert Animal Rescue: Western Mojave Desert (pet food & supplies and veterinary assistance for homeless, unemployed, disabled, and senior pet guardians) Mountains» Humane Society: Lake Arrowhead (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Napa Humane: Napa (spay / neuter assistance) Ohlone Humane Society Special Assistance Program: Fremont, Union City, and Newark (veterinary care assistance, pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Orange County SPCA Animal Rescue Fund: Orange County (assistance for veterinary care including spay / neuter) Palo Alto Humane Society: Palo Alto (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for emergency veterinary care) PALS: Pets Are Loving Support (veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Pasadena Humane Society: Pasadena (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS / LA: Hollywood (pet food and supplies, veterinary medical care assistance, grooming, spay / neuter, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, and other services) PAWS San Francisco: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Peninsula CatWorks: veterinary care assistance for cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for dogs, cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assista
cats) Friends
of Long Beach Animals: Long Beach (spay / neuter assistance) Haven Humane Society: Redding (low - cost spay / neuter, pet food assistance, emergency veterinary grants for residents receiving Medi - Cal or Medicare) Clinic: 530-241-1658; Shelter: 530-241-1653 Helen Woodward Animal Center: Rancho Santa Fe (pet food) Helen Woodward Animal Center Animeals program: San Diego County (free pet food for the dogs and
cats of elderly or disabled people) Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley: San Bernardino (low - cost spay / neuter) Humane Society of Truckee - Tahoe: Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County (pet food pantry and low cost / free spay & neuter programs for Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas, and those that qualify) Keep Your Pet: Sacramento (behavior assistance, veterinary care assistance, services for seniors) LA Animal Services: Los Angeles (spay / neuter, vaccination and microchip assistance) Marin Humane Society: Novato (pet care assistance to low - income seniors, persons living with HIV / AIDS and those receiving hospice services; please see website for complete list of services) Mercy Crusade's Spay and Neuter Clinic: Oxnard (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Mojave Desert Animal Rescue: Western Mojave Desert (pet food & supplies and veterinary assistance for homeless, unemployed, disabled, and senior pet guardians) Mountains» Humane Society: Lake Arrowhead (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Napa Humane: Napa (spay / neuter assistance) Ohlone Humane Society Special Assistance Program: Fremont, Union City, and Newark (veterinary care assistance, pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Orange County SPCA Animal Rescue Fund: Orange County (assistance for veterinary care including spay / neuter) Palo Alto Humane Society: Palo Alto (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for emergency veterinary care) PALS: Pets Are Loving Support (veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Pasadena Humane Society: Pasadena (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS / LA: Hollywood (pet food and supplies, veterinary medical care assistance, grooming, spay / neuter, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, and other services) PAWS San Francisco: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Peninsula CatWorks: veterinary care assistance for cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for dogs, cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assista
cats of elderly or disabled people) Humane Society
of San Bernardino Valley: San Bernardino (low - cost spay / neuter) Humane Society
of Truckee - Tahoe: Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County (pet food pantry and low cost / free spay & neuter programs for Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas, and those that qualify) Keep Your Pet: Sacramento (behavior assistance, veterinary care assistance, services for seniors) LA Animal Services: Los Angeles (spay / neuter, vaccination and microchip assistance) Marin Humane Society: Novato (pet care assistance to low - income seniors, persons living with HIV / AIDS and those receiving hospice services; please see website for complete list
of services) Mercy Crusade's Spay and Neuter Clinic: Oxnard (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Mojave Desert Animal Rescue: Western Mojave Desert (pet food & supplies and veterinary assistance for homeless, unemployed, disabled, and senior pet guardians) Mountains» Humane Society: Lake Arrowhead (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Napa Humane: Napa (spay / neuter assistance) Ohlone Humane Society Special Assistance Program: Fremont, Union City, and Newark (veterinary care assistance, pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Orange County SPCA Animal Rescue Fund: Orange County (assistance for veterinary care including spay / neuter) Palo Alto Humane Society: Palo Alto (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for emergency veterinary care) PALS: Pets Are Loving Support (veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners) Pasadena Humane Society: Pasadena (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS / LA: Hollywood (pet food and supplies, veterinary medical care assistance, grooming, spay / neuter, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners, and other services) PAWS San Francisco: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners Peninsula CatWorks: veterinary care assistance for
cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for dogs, cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assista
cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for dogs,
cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assista
cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans
of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet
owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department
of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal
Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets
of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assistance)
Susan resides in San Francisco and is the proud
owner of a special needs
cat, a rescue from the SAGE Concord
hospital.
«Pet
owners need to learn the signs
of a healthy dog or
cat so they can recognize health problems early,» said Deborah C. Mandell, VMD, DACVECC, member
of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, and staff veterinarian and adjunct associate professor at Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary
Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania.