The 'Broken Wing Fund' and why it's important
Let’s talk about Angel of Hope’s ‘Broken Wing Fund’ and why it’s important to have such a fund at the ready. We often take in angels that need some extra love and care. Whether that’s specialty surgeries, extra vetting services, or an extended stay in foster care to heal or readjust to life in a safe environment. When you donate to our ‘Broken Wing Fund’ you’re ensuring that we have the resources to do those specialty surgeries. Donations let us say yes – knowing we can take care of whatever comes our way, in advance, thanks to the support and donations of this fund.
In the month of February alone, Angel of Hope’s vetting team completed nine specialty surgeries on cats in need and one specialty surgery on a dog. Here are a few of their stories, click on the links to learn more:
1) We did two partial tail amputations due to frostbite, one on a cat we named Frostbite, and another on Mr. Monk.
2) Miss Jackie joined us from a local shelter with a badly scarred eye that our vet felt would cause her issues in the future so we opted to remove it.
3) We had a 6-month-old girl, Callie join us from a Northern Minnesota Rescue with a ruptured eye. She arrived at AOH and within a few minutes our vet team started her on pain meds and prepped her for surgery to remove the eye.
4) Then we had four-month-old Boom Boom who was part of an unplanned litter and given away as a puppy. Before being turned over to rescue Boom Boom was left to be an “outside dog.” Unfortunately he was too young for that and lost all of his toes on a rear foot, and part of his tail to frostbite.
5) We also had two leg amputations this month. The two newest members of our tripod squad are Mr. Freeman and Miss Rabbit. Freeman is a total sweetheart that came to us with a deformed leg and severely underweight. Miss Rabbit came with two kittens, a stumpy tail, and a deformed front leg that we had to amputate. We believe she may have been caught in a piece of machinery at some point, and that's what led to the damage of her tail and leg.
6) AOH also removed both eyes on a blind kitten, Fred, that came in as an owner surrender.
7) AOH also performed exploratory surgery on Olaf ; he joined us from a Turtle Lake Reservation with a large neck wound; after a week of antibiotics and ointments with no results, and the wound spreading to Olaf's face, our vet team decided to search the wound for a quill or other possible debris.
In the month of February, in addition to those surgeries, the AOH vet team also removed tumors and performed biopsies, did five dentals, wound triage, and over 200 spay and neuter surgeries. Specialty surgeries are not covered by the adoption fees; so the generous donations from our supporters help AOH continue to give these animals some the care they need before finding their new homes.
These are just a few examples from just ONE MONTH at Angel of Hope. Since then we’ve helped countless more animals get healthy and find their forever homes; and YOU can help us care for even more by donating to our ‘Broken Wing Fund’ on our website today! All you need to do is indicate that your donation is for the ‘Broken Wing Fund’ when making a payment online or through the mail. Thank you for your support!
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Angel of Hope Animal Rescue: Angel of Hope is dedicated to rescuing, providing love, and appropriate vet care to homeless and abandoned pets. Our goal is to match these animals with quality, forever homes, one animal at a time. We believe all animals deserve a loving and healthy life. www.aohrescue.org