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My Dog Eats First

We provide pet food, supplies, veterinary care and additional services to the houseless with pets in Louisville, Kentucky.
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STREET OUTREACH: We hand-deliver pet food, supplies and provide veterinary assistance to the houseless with companion animals. We work with caseworkers that are helping the houseless with pets transition to homes to make sure they receive the pet food and assistance that they need to keep their pets healthy and happy during their transition period.

11/16/2024

Shirley's Way is giving away $10,000 on December 3rd to the 501(c)(3) organization with the most votes on the post below. Please be sure to comment with My Dog Eats on the original post below.
We can really use this money to get our Vet with a Pet program off to a great start! Please share this on your own page and ask your friends to comment My Dog Eats First on the original post, too.

11/11/2024

In honor of Veteran's Day, we are announcing a new program called Sponsor a Vet with a Pet. We were recently contacted by several caseworkers for unhoused veterans with pets that were overdue on vaccinations or needed medical treatment and we were able to help. We would like to be able to do more. Stay tuned for more information!

11/09/2024

It's time again to fill the pantries. We like to provide pet food to several people/pet food pantries around the city, with our focus on Portland, downtown and the Highlands. To reach more people, we also stock small pantries with canned and dry food, leashes and treats. If you would like to help, please comment here and we will provide a drop off location. We feed lots of cats, too, so dry, canned and litter is always welcome.

10/31/2024

Happy Howloween friends!

10/20/2024

A huge thank you to Shelby and Three Dog Bakery-Louisville in Westport Plaza for the amazing donation of Fromm dog food. Like many grass roots charitable groups, we've seen a drop in donations which has forced us to sometimes purchase food at retail prices. This is a huge boost to us and we will be filling up several little pantries and donating to several churches with food drives, in addition to distributing to the streets.

10/20/2024

Pets we have helped with vet care in the past few months. There are so many that we are asked to help, that are found wandering the streets or are with an unhoused person who does not know about us. These situations make us the saddest because not only is the pet suffering but also the owner because they are unable to get their pet medical care. Most of these situations are so urgent that there's no time for pictures.

10/20/2024

We have been hit hard with vet bills lately. Some very serious issues where pets have passed and also minor issues that could become major without our intervention. I want to thank so many community resources that have come to our rescue such as Pets4Life for their preventative care for the fur babies. Treating Parvo can knock out a big portion of our budget.
We also thank Borden Crematory for two recent cremations. We know the bond between people and pets and believe that for those who have nothing more than the pet, it's important to provide an urn and other keepsakes when their beloved pet passes.
Please consider a donation to us to help us continue to provide these services. You can go to MyDogEatsFirst.org, Venmo@MyDogEatsFirst or Paypal-mydogeatsfirst.com.

Our mission is to provide pet food, supplies, basic vaccinations and spay/neuter services for the pets of the homeless in Louisville, KY.

10/19/2024

It's been a rough week in our community, so how about some happy news? Met up with two people that we used to serve who were a part of the houseless community for many years. They have found housing, are sober, they are furthering their education, have a nice vehicle, have two beautiful fur babies, Loki and Thor and a REAL baby on the way, due in December. My Dog Eats First supplies food and puppy pads when needed but Thor recently broke his leg while acting like a puppy, and we were able to provide vet care. He didn't like his cast much, but he is now back to being a wild,crazy pup.
This is why we still believe that miracles do happen.

10/04/2024

Tomorrow at 11 am at the Douglass Loop Farmers Market in tne Highlands. We will be set up from 10-1 with the pet blessing at 11:00.

Saturday, October 5th at the Douglass Loop Farmers Market! More details to follow.

10/01/2024

This coming Saturday, 11:00 am at the Douglas Loop Farmer's Market.

Saturday, October 5th at the Douglass Loop Farmers Market! More details to follow.

09/28/2024

Today 9-12!

09/24/2024

Saturday, October 5th at the Douglass Loop Farmers Market! More details to follow.

09/16/2024

We are in need again of indivual gallon bags of dog and cat food. There are several churches giving away "people food" that can use our help on a weekly/monthly basis. The price of pet food has risen drastically and pet owners attending these events are struggling. Please send us a message and we will supply a drop-off location.

09/12/2024

We just want to thank everyone for all the wonderful donations left at our front doors. Without these donations, we couldn't stock little pet pantries or make pet food donations to several churches in needy areas with food pantries.

09/11/2024

Our heroes came in all sizes ❤️❤️ Thank you all for your service !!

Address

2640 Gleeson Lane
Louisville, KY
40299

Telephone

+15026942746

Website

http://www.mydogeatsfirst.org/

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Look who is out of the hospital and feeling better! Thanks to her foster mom, Katelyn, who realized she wasn't feeling great and took her to Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital to be checked out. After spending the night in the ICU, her temp is almost back to normal and her tummy issues have subsided. We had a scare with her but all of the positive thoughts and prayers helped her pull through. This baby is a survivor!

Recently, we attended the Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog Shows in Louisville. We were busy talking with people and trying to get the word out about what we do and we forgot to post this adorable video and we just couldn't let it pass by. Enjoy!

I Lost My Son

Don’t judge the homeless. Almost everyone I know is ONE disaster away from being unhoused. Do your part by advocating for shelters and do what you can to help. If you see a need, FILL a need. - Beth

Miracle Panda

This week, we witnessed a miracle as Panda survived a fall from an overpass that was at least 2-3 stories high. Keysha, a friend to all dogs, witnessed the accident, found Panda below on the railroad tracks, chip checked her and discovered she was chipped to us and another outreach organization, Feed Louisville. Donnie and Camila were close to the area and rushed her to Jefferson Animal Hospital. A week later, she walked out of the hospital and jumped in her foster caregiver's car. The best news- NO BROKEN BONES. We are grateful that Panda is on the mend and staying with her special foster, Angie T. All of our donations go to feed and provide care to those that are experiencing being houseless. Go to www.MyDogEatsFirst.org to donate.

Creed Goes Home

After a 4-5 day stay at Shively Animal Hospital, Creed is anxious to go home. He left with antibiotics, pepcid and a plan to be seen back in a week to check his white blood cell count.

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MDEF PROGRAMS: PET FOOD BANK: We offer a supplemental pet food program the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 1800 Portland Avenue 40212 from 7p.m. - 8 p.m. EST. PEOPLE FOOD BANK: We offer a supplemental PEOPLE food program in partnership with Dare To Care the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 1800 Portland Avenue 40212 from 7p.m. - 8 p.m. EST. STREET OUTREACH: We hand-deliver pet food, supplies and provide veterinary assistance in homeless camps in Louisville through volunteer efforts and community partners 6 days a week. FREE VETERINARY CARE: We provide cost-free veterinary care to the homeless with pets in Louisville. LOW COST WELLNESS CLINICS: We provide monthly low-cost wellness clinics and provide basic vaccinations, flea treatment, etc. to the undeserved with companion animals in the West End communities in Louisville. SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM - We provide free spay/neuter vouchers for pets of the undeserved and homeless with companion animals in the Louisville area. THE GRATITUDE HOUSE: We support The Gratitude House, the only pet friendly sober living/transitional house in Louisville.