From the Heart Animal Rescue

11/27/2025

11/25/2025

What Do My Monthly Donations Go To?

Meet Nana.

After her human mom passed away, Nana and her sister Gigi were left behind. Their mom’s husband tried to give them away to another rescue, but when asked to hold onto them for just a short time, he refused.

That same day, both girls were picked up as strays and taken to the shelter.

On the way there, Nana had a seizure from overheating. Thankfully she recovered, but the shelter knew she needed help. We couldn’t separate the sisters, so two foster families stepped up to make room.

Gigi quickly blossomed and was adopted. Nana, however, is still healing—fearful, shy, and deeply traumatized. She’s now in our Fospice program, where donations provide medical care, stability, and love for dogs who can’t be placed in traditional homes.

Because of you, Nana isn’t just surviving—she’s living with dignity and compassion. Please consider becoming a monthly donor. Your ongoing support ensures dogs like Nana continue to receive the care they deserve.

$5 a month really does save lives.

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11/18/2025

below Thanks to your generosity last week, 6 people joined as monthly donors and 6 gave one-time gifts — together, you’re helping our hospice dogs live with comfort and dignity.

Because of monthly donations, Fraggle — who is on 5 medications — gets to continue into her golden years comfortably. One-time gifts help tremendously in emergencies, but monthly support is what keeps tails wagging through vet visits, medications, and cozy beds.

We’re thrilled to share that these new donors have been added to our From the Heart Family, bringing us to 19 monthly donors. Every new monthly donor means another pup gets the care they deserve.

Our goal is to reach 25 monthly donors before Thanksgiving. If you can spare even $5 a month, it will help these pups tremendously and give us the breathing room to plan ahead with confidence. Please click the link below and select monthly.

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11/07/2025

It’s been a while since we’ve posted—not because we’ve gone quiet, but because we’ve been focused on caring for our pups and supporting our team. This work is full of love, loss, and everything in between—and sometimes we need a moment to breathe.

For the past five years, we’ve been incredibly mindful about asking for donations. We know the world has been upside down, and we’ve only reached out when it was truly needed. Thanks to a small but mighty group of monthly donors—and our savings—we’ve kept going.

But now, our savings are starting to dwindle.

We rescue lots of senior dogs from shelters, many of whom stay with us on a hospice basis. These are the pups everyone celebrated when they got out of the shelter—but because they’re not adoptable, they sometimes get forgotten. We haven’t forgotten them. And we won’t.

They still need food. Lifesaving medications. Vet care. Comfort. Dignity.

And while we’ve always stretched every dollar, the truth is: a dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to. Costs are rising—what used to be a $25 bag of food in 2019 now costs us over $30. But even as prices climb, our commitment hasn’t wavered.

So today, we’re coming to you—hat in hand—with a simple ask: If you can, please consider joining our $5 Friday campaign. Just $5 a month. That’s it. Small donations add up, and recurring support helps us plan, prepare, and continue providing the life these pups deserve. If you can spare $5 a month, please click the link and pick monthly at the top.

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🐾You can be part of something powerful.
🐾You can help us keep going.
🐾 You can make sure these dogs are never forgotten.

Thank you for being part of our community. Thank you for caring. And thank you for believing that every life—especially the ones nearing the end—deserves love.

11/02/2025

We’ve been inundated with messages from our four-legged friends demanding urgent clarification:

“Will dinner still be served at the correct time after the time change?!”

Rest assured, we hear you loud and clear. Our inbox is overflowing with polite (and not-so-polite) reminders that dinner is not negotiable—even if the clocks fall back.

So, to all the humans out there: your dog doesn’t care what the clock says. Their stomach runs on real time. Please adjust accordingly.

05/11/2025

Happy Mother's Day to all the awesome moms out there!

05/10/2025

Happy Dog Mom Day!!

Post a picture of your pups to celebrate.

05/06/2025

Whoever surprises us with these gift cards, THANK YOU!

They are very appreciated and go toward medicine we order.❤️

02/28/2025

T***s wants everyone to know she's feeling SO much better.

We wanted to say "thank you"! Because of your donations, more than half of her urgent care bill has been paid.

T***s is looking for her forever home. She is around 8 years old and a fantastic little dog. She is housetrained for a doggy door. More of a snuggler than playful. She will try to push you out of the way so she can bury her nose behind you on the couch. T***s loves to bask in the sunshine in the morning, so she would like a backyard but it's not a deal breaker. She is an early riser, so sleepy heads may not be the best match. Mainly, she's just looking for breakfast and then is willing to go back to bed.

T***s is now on a lifelong medication. It costs around $30 for a 90-day supply. If this is an expense you can handle in addition to normal doggie care and think T***s would be the best couch potato buddy, please visit our website and fill out an adoption application.

02/19/2025

Well folks, we've had our first urgent care visit of the year.

Last night, T***s decided to give her foster mom a good scare. After work, T***s met her mom at the front door as usual and ran to her kennel because she knows dinner is on its way. After dinner was served, foster mom went to the kitchen to get everyone's meds (in a home full of senior dogs, almost everyone is taking some kind of medicine). Less than 10 minutes later when foster mom returned to the living room, T***s was almost unresponsive in her kennel.

Foster mom immediately checked her gums, and they were very pale. Her eyes were slow to respond to light and she would not stand up at all. Foster mom grabbed T***s and rushed to the Westside Urgent Care. A tech met her at the desk and rushed T***s to the back. As always thank you to the wonderful staff at the urgent care center.

After running blood work and doing an ultrasound, the Dr. came into the room to explain that T***s' gallbladder was "sludge-y". Medically known as Gallbladder Mucoceles. A mucocele is an accumulation of mucus in the gallbladder that causes the gallbladder to stretch and become larger than normal. And just like in humans, gallbladder problems can be extremely painful.

After some pain meds and fluids T***s was discharged. She will now need to be on a medication to help keep her gallbladder healthy. T***s is back home resting and getting extra snuggles.

We were able to pay with a credit card last night but soon that bill will be due. If you would like to donate and help pay for T***s' urgent care visit, please visit our website or click below.

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02/12/2025

ATTENTION!!
It has been reported that a microchip company, Save This Life, has ceased operations and unlinked their database from the national registries.

What does this mean for you? If your pet was microchipped with a chip from "Save This Life" and were to become lost, there is no way to find your information and reunite you with your pet.

What should you do? Find your pets microchip number, your vet clinic can scan it for free and reregister the chip with one of the other databases. We recommend either 24PetWatch or HomeAgain.

You can use https://www.aaha.org/for-veterinary-professionals/microchip-search/ to look up the microchip number to see which database it is registered with. Once you find who the microchip is registered with, you can call them and check to be sure your contact information is correct.

Only 6 in 10 microchips is actually registered with the correct contact information. So many times, we have a found pet that is chipped with no way to get the pet home because either the information is outdated, or it isn't registered at all. Even if you believe your pets are registered and have correct contact numbers, please double check. Also ask if you can add an emergency contact in the event you are unable to pick up your found pet.

01/31/2025

Contribution statements were emailed last night. If you made a donation to From the Heart last year, please note that you received yours. Be sure to check the Junk folder. If you did not receive yours, please send us a message so we can update your contact information.

Thank you to everyone who donated last year. The ONLY reason we can rescue is because of your generosity. ❤️