Stories

TUX

Kitty Tux got out during the hurricane and got hit by a car.  His leg was broken, and it appeared that he had possibly also ingested some kind of lethal ...
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TITO

Tito the acrobat jumped a 6 foot fence and got hit by a car!  Dad is a single parent who did not have the $ to bring him to the ...
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GIZMO

We received a plea from a young lady for her dog, who was urinating blood.  The poor dog needed life-saving surgery, and she could not afford it.  We were able ...
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DEPP

CHAIN received a desperate plea from his owner, a 19 year old college student.  Depp, a young pup,  had developed great pain and could not pass urine, thus prompting Haleigh ...
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BUDDY

Poor little Buddy was very sick and his owners weren't in a financial position to help him.  His prostate was severely infected, and he needed emergency surgery to save him.  ...
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GHOST # 2

Ghost got a little carried away and ate a rubber bouncy ball.  This misadventure led to a blockage that was life threatening.  The family paid $1,200 to University of Florida ...
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GHOST

Florida CHAIN saw a post asking for immediate help for this pup in Lecanto.  It had been vomiting, possibly with blood, and had lethargy and diarrhea for a couple of ...
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MAX

Florida CHAIN was alerted to a situation with a beagle who had ingested pork bones from the trash.  He was very ill, and had a workup at UF.  He coughed ...
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TANK

Tank, a little chi, had a bad day recently.  He was snoozing under a blanket when the owner's friend accidentally knelt on him.  He was in great pain, and was ...
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JAEGER, MOLLY, AND GATOR

CHAIN received a phone call from a woman who had temporary possession of these three dogs.  Their owner had recently died, and the woman living with the dogs had been ...
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ROGUE

We were contacted by a crying mom today regarding her little Frenchie, Rogue.  The poor woman had spent the morning calling everywhere she could think of to get emergency surgery ...
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DREAM

Dream is a 5 year old girl who had lived most of her miserable life outside in a small and filthy cage with no shelter.  The owner died, and so ...
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MOLLY

We saw a plea on social media for a dog named Molly.  Molly had been hit by a car, and suffered a severe fracture of her right hind leg.  The ...
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DOODLES

Poor little Doodles, a very senior dog at approximately 18 years of age, was dumped!  She was in bad shape.  She was grossly underweight, heartworm positive, deaf, blind, and loaded ...
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PRINCESS

Princess ran away from her home when a careless dog sitter did not attend to her.  She disappeared on New Years Eve.  When her owner returned from out of town, ...
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DENALI

Denali presented at Humanitarians of Florida with a suspicious mammary tumor.  The owner was basically homeless, and had to money for surgery/biopsy.  Florida CHAIN was able to provide the money ...
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SNUGGLES

Snuggles the little poodle came to us through Humanitarians of Florida.  She was a very sick little dog, age 12, who was brought in with pyometra, a life-threatening infection of ...
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REBEL

Rebel did not have a Merry Christmas this year.  He was attacked by a feral dog in his own back yard, and his life hung in the balance.  Rebel is ...
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PINTO

Sweet Pinto was surrendered in awful condition to a local animal advocate.  He lived on a farm, and clearly, was not getting medical attention for his painful skin issues.  The ...
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MAXINE

This beloved girl is Maxene.  Chain received a heartfelt plea from Maxine's elderly owner.  She was at the Maricamp Animal Hospital with pyrometra, a life threatening condition which required immediate ...
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BUDDY

Buddy got into a pack of trouble when he was attacked by 2 other dogs in his home.  The owner reached out to Florida Chain in tears, explaining that Buddy ...
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LUCY

Miss Lucy was obviously very ill.  She had lost a great deal of weight quickly and was having vomiting and bloody stool.  Chain was called upon to help, and Lucy ...
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JERE

Poor Puppy Jere, found tied up and "broken", and very, very ill.  A lovely lady pulled her off her tether and brought her home and to the attention of Florida ...
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“BB”

Meet "BB", a very much loved dog who showed up at Planned Pethood Cares at death's door.  He was extremely ill, with what turned out to be a severe prostate ...
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OREO

Poor sad Oreo came into Planned Pethood Cares with no money in his back pocket and a severe and painful eye hemorrhage .  He needed an enucleation ASAP, and Planned ...
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TITANIA (AKA, “Barn Kitty”)

CHAIN was approached for help by the person whose backyard in which this kitty had taken up residence. After having been TNR'ed  (trapped, neutered and released), this cat and her ...
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OREO

CHAIN was contacted by one of our partner vets, Planned Pethood Cares, in Sumter County.  They had a sweet dog with a severe eye hemorrhage that needed immediate enucleation.  This ...
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YUKI

Yuki came to us via Humanitarians of Florida.  The poor boy was suffering from a bowel obstruction, and the owner had no money to save him.  She had applied for ...
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SCHITZ

Schitz was referred to us as a kitty with something very strange and ugly happening to her eye.  The owner had been hurt financially by the pandemic, and was unable ...
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ARMANI

This gorgeous 2 year old, hw negative,  80 lb sweetheart was sadly hit by a car 4/22/2021.  He was not brought to the attention of the vet until 4/23, at ...
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