September 3, 2019Falcor, a small Pekingese dog recently arrived at the SPCA so severely neglected that he had necrotic tissue all up his back that had eaten away the flesh down to his spine. We did everything from blood transfusions to IV antibiotics to save him, but in the end, all we could do was hold him …
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August 29, 2019The BC SPCA’s East Kootenay Branch is seeking your help with medical costs for a stray cat staff have named Claude, who came to the SPCA with a number of health issues. Claude has a broken sternum, hyperthyroidism and dental disease, which makes it painful for him to eat. He will need daily medication to …
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August 22, 2019The BC SPCA’s Nanaimo & District Branch is asking for your help with medical costs for an affectionate stray cat called Fizz, who is suffering from chronic pain due to a number of issues with his ears. Fizz has a severe ear infection in both ears and multiple polyps in both of his ear canals. …
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August 20, 2019Coco arrived at the BC SPCA’s Shuswap Branch with cherry eye that was left untreated for a year. The untreated eye caused damage and the vet has tried twice to surgically repair the cherry eye without success. Now, this three-year-old boxer mastiff cross has to see an ophthalmologist, eye care specialist, to possibly remove the …
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August 19, 2019The story of Mystic’s horrific injuries has tugged at the heartstrings of one Vancouver Island woman. Cat wanted to help Mystic after hearing he had been shot five times with BB gun pellets and came to the SPCA with a badly fractured leg. Mystic went through surgery to remove the BB pellets and needed to …
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August 16, 2019The BC SPCA’s Kelowna Branch is asking members of the public to help Alice, a three-year-old dog who needs surgery. Alice has a ruptured cruciate and torn meniscus, requiring tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) surgery to walk and run again without pain. “Alice loves cuddles and she’s most relaxed when she’s around people,” says SPCA Kelowna branch …
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August 13, 2019The BC SPCA’s Vancouver Branch needs your help to cover medical costs for Maple, who came into SPCA care with a broken femur. A call of concern to the BC SPCA Animal Helpline led animal protection officers to Maple’s home. This four-month-old dachshund puppy fell down the stairs and snapped her left femur. With no …
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August 9, 2019Mr. Fluffers came to North Cariboo District SPCA with a badly fractured leg that could not be saved. This handsome tabby cat had surgery to amputate the damaged limb and now he needs your help to cover his medical costs. “Mr. Fluffers is a very sweet and loving one-year-old cat,” says SPCA North Cariboo District …
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August 7, 2019The BC SPCA’s Kelowna Branch is asking members of the public to help Sitka, who was hit by a car and left to die on the side of the road. A Good Samaritan found this beautiful six-month-old black cat trying to crawl off the road and onto the grass. He rushed her to a local …
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August 2, 2019Smokey was the subject of a cruelty investigation and was surrendered to the BC SPCA Vancouver Branch because her owner failed to provide this cat with the medical treatment she desperately needed. This gorgeous two-year-old cat had two large bladder stones causing her to cry out in pain and urinate blood. Smokey was living in …
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