HEART Pet Rescue

03/11/2024

Eight-year-old Linley showed remarkable generosity by turning her birthday into a fundraiser for HEART Pet Rescue. Instead of traditional presents, she requested donations to help animals in need! Her compassionate initiative was a great success, bringing in numerous contributions through Amazon and PayPal. She even hand-delivered a substantial collection of donations at our Meet and Greet event. This young girl's selfless act demonstrates incredible kindness and maturity beyond her years!

03/11/2024

Unbelievably, we had to take another dog to Veterinary Emergency Group last night! Sugar Pie, a puppy being treated for double luxating patellas, was playing with her foster sister when her foster mom heard a scream. We don't know exactly how it happened, but Sugar Pie broke her radius and ulna! She had to go to the ER at 10PM and left at 3 with a nicely wrapped leg! She's on pain meds, is resting, and will see her regular vet this week!

Believe us when we say this has been an extraordinary year with unusual vet visits!

As always, if you'd like to donate to help us recoup her $900 vet bill, you can do so at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=N3PP5TQNW47G6&ssrt=1730631980371 or by mailing a donation to:

HEART
P.O. Box 18172
Raleigh, NC 27619

01/11/2024

Sapphire has left the building! She spent four nights in the emergency clinic getting better! Yesterday was her decision day and she had rallied, started eating, and had a little more pep! Today when our volunteer went to see her she was up, wagging her tail, and happy to see them! She has a lot of meds to take over the next week and will then have a recheck with her regular vet to decide next steps.

We are so grateful to the donors that made her ER stay possible. Spending this kind of money on one dog is a tough decision. The donations made it significantly easier to give her the time she needed!

Keep her in your thoughts over the next few weeks as she continues to heal and her vets work to see if they can figure out what caused this and/or how to move forward.

We'd also like to thank the amazing team at Veterinary Emergency Group! The entire staff were caring, competent, careful, informative, and compassionate through every step and every decision .

31/10/2024

While she isn't looking her best, Sapphire seems to be doing better today. She is being tube fed at the moment and started another medication. Her foster can't visit until later because she gets excited and excitement causes Sapphire to regurgitate.

We've had some very generous donations making it possible for Sapphire to remain at the emergency clinic so long! If she continues to improve, we hope she will go home tomorrow. We are keeping our fingers crossed. She is fighting pneumonia and constant regurgitation.

Last night the clinic started tube feeding and different meds to try to stop the vomiting. So far it seems to be working! We are all feeling more optimistic!

If you'd like to help with Sapphire's medical costs, which are hovering at $6000 right now, please do so! You can make a donation via our PayPal page (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=N3PP5TQNW47G6&ssrt=1730395753547)

You can also mail a donation to:
HEART
P.O. Box 18172
Raleigh, NC 27619

27/10/2024

We're at the Cary PetSmart on Walnut St. until 4PM today! Stop by and meet some of our adoptable dogs!

18/10/2024

Roxie is a rocket dog! She has the smarts to do just about anything and the athletic ability to make it happen! She needs a fenced yard and an active adult family that is smarter than she is! She's an amazing little dog who is looking for the home of her dreams!

Roxie is an adoptable Dog - Miniature Pinscher searching for a forever family near Raleigh, NC. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

17/10/2024

Dulcie is yet another adorable young dog looking for a home! Read her write-up below to learn more about her and what sort of home we are seeking!

Dulcie is an adoptable Dog - Poodle searching for a forever family near Raleigh, NC. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

16/10/2024

Lora and her brother, Rowan, are very special pups to us! We had to trap them because they were so lost and afraid! Once out of the traps, however, they proved to be wonderful and sweet little dogs! Both had suffered broken bones as puppies and had to have surgery to repair them after entering our program. They are lucky to be alive and, thanks to so many of our supporters, we were able to provide the medical care they needed!

Lora is an adoptable Dog - Chihuahua Mix searching for a forever family near Raleigh, NC. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

15/10/2024

Bo Berry is another cute little dog we have up for adoption! Check out his write-up below!

Bo Berry is an adoptable Dog - Miniature Poodle & Shih Tzu Mix searching for a forever family near Raleigh, NC. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

14/10/2024

We have some cute little dogs looking for homes! Hopscotch is just one of many!

Hopscotch is an adoptable Dog - Maltese & Miniature Poodle Mix searching for a forever family near Raleigh, NC. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

24/09/2024

Meet Smudge! He's an adorable little poodle puppy who needs to find his new best friends! He's a bit shy when he first meets people and took about a week to decide his foster home was okay. Now he will hang out with foster mom and come up for petting. He's still a bit shy and will need ongoing socialization and training.

Please visit the linked profile below and scroll down the page to read his entire write-up before following the directions we've provided to submit our adoption survey!

Smudge is an adoptable Dog - Miniature Poodle searching for a forever family near Raleigh, NC. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

19/09/2024

ADOPTED!

Built like a tank, but sweet as a lamb! That's our good girl Sunny Ray! She's a great dog with a winning personality! If you're interested in adopting her, please scroll down the Petfinder page and read our entire write-up before following the directions we've provided to submit our adoption form!

Sunny Ray is an adoptable Dog - Pug searching for a forever family near Raleigh, NC. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

14/09/2024

We forgot to update you on Sweetie Pie! She came through her surgery with flying colors! She is on crate rest/quiet time for the next two weeks with only short time to walk for potty breaks. She can increase activity minimally after another day or so. Then back to the vet for a check up in two weeks. PT will follow and when ready, she will have her second knee surgery. She will then have to go through all of this again!

12/09/2024

Please keep Sweetie Pie in your thoughts today! She is an older puppy who entered our program recently with two severely luxating patellas. This makes it impossible for her to walk normally and would only have gotten worse as she aged if she didn't have surgery. Today she will have her worst knee repaired and will also be spayed.

She's a great little dog who has many many months of recovery and additional surgery ahead of her!

If you would like to donate to help with her vet fees, please visit our PayPal sight: https://heartpetrescue.org/?page_id=73

You can also mail a donation to:
HEART
P.O. Box 18172
Raleigh, NC 27619

Please mention your donation is for Sweetie Pie. If you do not get a thank you note via email or snail mail from us, please let us know! We try to thank everyone and sometimes people slip through the cracks and are missed! We don't want that to happen!

10/09/2024

Over the weekend we were given an offer we couldn't refuse! Treats and food donations that were a bit overwhelming! Thank you, Unleashed of Cary and ! We have dogs on this food and all dogs will enjoy the treats!

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One of our favorite things is helping out local area animal rescues, and thanks to our wonderful customers and all of the brands that we work with, we get to do it pretty often! We don't post every time that we do, but this past weekend was pretty special.

We got to surprise HEART Pet Rescue at Unleashed of Cary with an extra-large, how-are-they-going-to-fit-this amount of dog treats thanks to our friends at Stella & Chewy's!

Please join us in thanking Stella & Chewy's for their generous donation (so generous that this is just one third- we actually split their donation between 3 rescues- see our Unleashed, the Dog & Cat Store community page to see all of the recipients!!!)

09/09/2024

Remember Rowan? He's the little Chi mix we had to trap to help. He was limping when found. When we had radiographs done on his bad leg, we learned he had an old injury to his femur. His leg had been broken when he was younger and healed badly.

When his vet began the surgery to repair his leg, he discovered the damage affected Rowan's pelvis, as well. Each move to repair caused more damage. The decision had to be made to remove Rowan's leg to salvage his pelvis.

Rowan recovered well and hasn't noticed his leg is missing! He's doing fantastic and is now ready to find his forever home! He's a very lucky boy who is no longer in pain!

06/07/2024

Surgery did not go quite as planned for Rowan. Sadly, once the surgery was underway to remove the ball of Rowan's femur, it was discovered that there was simply too much damage to save his leg. We knew going in that Rowan had a more severe injury than his sister did and that losing the leg was considered a remote possibility. His vet was devastated, hoping we'd have as clear a surgery as his sister, Lora, had last week. It was not to be.

Rowan is now home and will see the vet again next week to check the surgical area and remove drains.

We suspect this will be a non event for Rowan. Knowing now just how extensive the damage was and how adept Rowan was at hiding pain, he will likely think his life has taken a turn for the better! We won't know until his surgical wound completely heals, but he will have to feel better!

Rowan is a sweet dog. We know that he will eventually find a fabulous home that will see his greatness and not dwell on his loss! We know Rowan will be back to his wild and crazy self soon!

Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, and donations to help Rowan and so many other dogs in our program over the last month! We do not normally have this many medical needs all at one time!

05/07/2024

Surgery today!

Rowan, a young dog brought into our program after being trapped, has turned out to be a wonderful and wild little boy! We are surprised by how well he adjusted to an injury he sustained at some point as a puppy!

When we got radiographs of Rowan, we were expecting a luxating patella. However, a much more serious problem was revealed! He has been navigating, walking, playing, and climbing with a broken femur! It's believed that Rowan and his sister, Lora, were hit by a car as older puppies and never provided care. Their legs healed, but not well. The ball of the hip never went back in the socket!

Today, Rowan will have surgery to remove the ball of his femur. This is
called a Femur Head Ostectomy (FHO). Once he recovers, Rowan's body will fill the ball of his hip with scar tissue and he will live a normal life!

Rowan's sister had the same surgery last week! Her recovery has been astounding! The foster is having challenges keeping her quiet during her recovery! We expect Rowan to do just as well or better than his sister. These two have been through a lot in their short lives!

We will post a note soon about all the dogs who've received amazing care this month thanks to your generous donations! Without the help of our community, we couldn't do what we do!