Ozark Haven Rescue: Emergency Medical Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

The Emergency Medical Grant was used to provide surgery to restore the use of a leg and hip for a little one who had been hit by a car and left along the highway.

Without this grant, it would have been nearly impossible for our organization to provide the very costly surgery that was required to save and restore the use of this little one's leg. He now can live a life free of pain, with the full use of his leg!

How many pets did this grant help?

One

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Dexter had a guardian angel! Good citizens spotted a little battered bundle on the side of the road in the pouring rain. The selfless act of picking up this crushed puppy, wrapping him in a coat, and making a call saved Dexter’s life that day. Ozark Haven Rescue answered that call and sought immediate medical care. This poor tiny crumpled puppy had been struck with such force that his hip and pelvis snapped. While homeless pets with medical needs are common, funds are not plentiful. However, with skilled foster care and attentive doctors who performed a femoral head dissection, Dexter had hope. Between experienced therapeutic fostering and the Petfinder Foundation’s support, we were able to turn this adoptable baby around. What was once a doomed little life is now a flourishing, adopted rescue puppy. Dexter now has a long, happy life to look forward to.