Jacksonville Friends of the Animals

12/20/2024

One of our most dedicated and loyal supporters is in the VA home now. She spent her life serving our country and is one of our most generous supporters. Griswald paid her a visit today to express his thanks for making this world a better place ❤️

12/08/2024

Update on Griswald the parvo survivor. As you can see he is doing great! He went from 6.6 lbs to 25 lbs in just a few weeks and is loving his life. We’re going to do a DNA test on him. It will be interesting to see what he is, although we already know he’s 100% good boy ❤️

11/25/2024

11/18/2024

Update: he has been found and is back home 😊

Please comment here if you see him.

11/05/2024

We just received this message about a dog loose on Redmond Road in Jacksonville. Does anyone recognize him ?

10/26/2024

Spotted by City Hall then headed towards the Waffle House. Anyone recognise this dog? Has a collar on.

10/22/2024

Update: she has had her surgery and is doing well ❤️

This little girl was found in a ditch with a broken leg last Saturday in Hot Springs. The finder took her to Airport Road Animal Hospital in Hot Springs where they took X-rays to determine the amount of damage. She was treated with antibiotics and pain meds and referred to Jacksonville Animal Hospital for orthopedic surgery. She does not have a microchip and there are no “lost” posts that we can find.

So here she is with no one to care for her but us. Her name is Lucky, and she’s approximately 6 months old. Based on her age, the vet thinks we can avoid amputation and save the leg. We don’t have an estimate for the cost yet but probably looking around $1000. Please help if you can. We will keep you updated on her progress ❤️

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10/20/2024

Happy Sunday from Griswald! He goes back to the vet next week for his shots and anything else he might need. He seems to have settled into his foster home very nicely. Thank you again for donating to his care. He wouldn’t have made it without you ❤️

10/13/2024

Good morning from Griswald! He continues to thrive and will go back to the vet next week to get all his shots and a checkup. He’s definitely gaining weight and he loves to play. He’s a barker 😂😂

10/11/2024

All money raised will go to pay the vet bills for Jak's Second Chance Rescue Ranch. Please donate if you can 🙏

10/09/2024

Griswald says good morning 😃

He’s doing great, eating well, and enjoys playing with the other doggies in the house. Thank you to everyone who donated to his care. You literally saved his life ❤️

10/06/2024

The slipper bandit has struck again! Foster mom has decided they are now his slippers and will go buy herself a new pair today, which will remain out of reach😂

For those who haven’t been following Griswald’s story, he is a parvo survivor. At first the vet didn’t think he would make it overnight because he was so malnourished. But we gave him a chance, and when he survived that first night we knew he was a little soldier. We raised enough money for the monoclonal antibody treatment and he responded very well.

Thank you everyone who donated, shared, and prayed and sent positive thoughts. We will keep you updated ❤️❤️

10/04/2024

Meet Koal. Koal is a Great Dane we were asked to help with last week. He was found in pitiful condition. Per the vet report, he has multiple pressure sores and hygromas (fluid-filled sacs on his joints from pressure or injury) heavy heartworm positive, very malnourished, and a right testicle which was extremely hard and swollen to the size of a baseball. Neuter surgery yesterday revealed shot and a bullet in the testicle. He also has a bullet in his leg and bullet fragments throughout his body which are stable and not causing problems at the moment.

He is under the care of Little Woods Animal Clinic in Cabot. We have already paid $500 on his account and would like to recoup that money for the next urgent case that can't wait. We also don't know if Koal will be a candidate for the heartworm treatment. We are waiting for some more test results to see what the best option is for him.

Koal is in a foster home where he is being treated like a king and will never have to sleep on concrete again.

Thank you so much ❤️