The Rabbit Haven: Mohawk Operation Grant Report
How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?
We used the grant funds to establish a “Petfinder Foundation Matching Grant Challenge” pool to match gift donations from the public for specific veterinary cases, dollar-for-dollar until the grant funding is exhausted. We effectively turned your $1,000 funding into a $2,000 medical expense pool to help at-risk rabbits!
We were able to rescue rabbits with very serious medical conditions, knowing we could use the grant funding as leverage for our efforts to raise funds to cover their high medical costs. Due to the high influx of injured rabbits needing immediate rescue, we expended the grant funding within only six weeks.
How many pets did this grant help?
We were able to save four seriously injured rabbits.
Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.
Mitchell was on the euthanasia list at a local shelter. He had significant chemical burns to his hindquarters and sides. Mitchell had a significant loss of skin and fur on his hindquarters and huge areas above his tail where skin was simply gone and the tissue was healing as best it could, in large black masses, and still other areas where the fur was gone and burned skin remained with a leathery peel rising off of him. He was treated for shock, traumatic burns and infection from the wounds. He had to be kept very clean and the temperature in his area controlled. He saw the vet on a regular basis and fortunately did not require surgery. The burns also have affected the area around his eyes, leaving them inflamed. We used $300 of the Petfinder grant as a challenge to raise funds for his care.
Mitchell is an adorable pure white, blue-eyed Rex boy and living miracle. After suffering from serious chemical burns several months ago, he is fully recovered. Mitchell is neutered, calm, gentle and one of the most loving rabbits you will meet. In late April, Mitchell was adopted into his forever home!
The other three bunnies we helped were: Jumanji, abandoned in the rain in a busy parking lot. He had a badly infected tooth removed and was treated for an abscess. We used $350 of the Petfinder grant as a challenge to raise funds for his care. Cassie, left at a shelter with a severely fractured leg. The injury was so severe, the leg had to be amputated. We used $250 of the Petfinder grant as a challenge to raise funds for her care. And Zanie, a former Easter Bunny rescued with a large and dangerous abscess in left eye. Initially, eye-removal surgery was recommended, but the eye was spared, although Zane is blind in one eye. We used $100 of the Petfinder grant as a challenge to raise funds for his care.
