SPECIAL NEEDS RESCUES
Meet our current special needs rescues! Angels of Animals specializes in rescuing those who need care that goes above and beyond - those who are blind, disabled, neurologically challenged, or critically injured. We believe that every animal deserves a fighting chance. Please read our stories and consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work. We believe in miracles, and hope you do, too!
Sparrow - Shattered pelvis and liver shunt.
Sparrow came to us last fall after being hit by a car and left to die in the street. He had surgery to repair his shattered pelvis and leg bones, and after eight weeks of cage rest, he was on his way to a full recovery. Then the seizures started. Sparrrow was diagnosed with a congential liver shunt - a large blood vessel bypasses his liver, so toxins are not filtered out of his blood. Without corrective surgery, this condition is fatal.
Thanks to generous donors, and grants from The Onyx and Breezy Foundation (onyxandbreezy.org) and Partners in Animal Welfare (partnersinanimalwelfare.org), Sparrow had his surgery on January 30 and is on his way to recovery. He is happy in his foster home, and his hope is to someday be healthy enough to be adopted with his best friend, Dove.
Sparrow is currently on medical management that includes anti-seizure medications, antibiotics, and a prescription diet. He will undergo testing on March 28, and we will hopefully begin to wean him off his meds! Stay tuned for what we hope will be the happiest of happily ever afters for this precious little guy!
Olivia and babies - Emergency C section and severe respiratory illness.
Olivia came to us from a hoarding situation, unvaccinated and very, very pregnant. She and her babies were in distress, so we raced from Montclair Animal Hospital to VEG in Clifton. Olivia's calcium was very low, and she had six kittens inside of her that needed to come out right away! The care that she received at VEG saved Olivia's life, and all of her babies - a true miracle and an experience we will never forget.
Olivia was also incubating a severe respiratory virus, something that is common but preventable with routine vaccination. She had a dangerously high fever and terrible congestion, and required constant care, antibiotics, and sub-q fluids. Through it all, she cared for her babies, but her milk was drying up, the kittens were getting sick one by one, and everyone was struggling. An amazing team worked together to bottle feed and support Olivia and her babies. Everyone survived (this family has a guardian angel for sure!) and the entire family will soon be going to their forever homes! Olivia will be adopted with one of her babies, because this dedicated little mama fought so hard to save her family.
As is often the case, our costs for this rescue have far outpaced donations, but we never make rescue decisions based on our bank balance. If a life (or seven) can be saved, we never let a lack of funds stop us. Please consider a donation to help us pay off Olivia's surgery. Click the link above to help!
Cricket - Forever in our hearts, RIP July 2022.
Cricket lost his fight last July, but we will never stop fighting for animals like him. He will forever embody our mission and our passion to provide a happy, healthy life to homeless animals with exceptional medical needs, and support our local shelters. Cricket spent the last years of his life experiencing all of the love and care he had missed, and we will love him to the end of our days.
Cricket came to us from a high-intake partner shelter here in New Jersey. He had suffered years of neglect and abuse and was in deplorable condition. He weighed only 5 pounds. He was covered in diarrhea and urine scald, his coat was matted all way to his skin, and his flea and ear mite infestation were so severe that he had bleeding sores on his neck and back.
Cricket's medical issues are complicated. He is diabetic from the steroid injection he desperately needed at the shelter. He is in stage 2 kidney failure. He also suffers from inflammatory bowel disease. In addition to his urgent medical issues, Cricket is a victim of backyard breeding - he is missing a vertebrae in his spine! He suffers from neuropathy, vitamin deficiencies, and arthritis.
We are working with Cricket's primary vet, the wonderful Dr. Stock at Montclair Animal Hospital, as well as internal medicine specialist Dr. John Lucy and veterinary nutrition specialist Dr. Laura Eirmann, both of Oradell Animal Hospital, to address Cricket's many competing medical issues through both medication and diet. Cricket receives around-the-clock care in his foster home (for real, this guy is a JOB but there is no better job in the world!), a specialized diet (he eats 5 times a day on a specific, calorie-controlled schedule, with a mix of prescription foods and a home-prepared diet under strict veterinary supervision), twice-daily insulin, blood sugar and urine monitoring, daily sub-q fluid therapy, and so much of the love that he was deprived of in his previous life.
Our current goal is to bring his diabetes into remission, preserve his kidney function, reduce the pain from arthritis and diabetic neuropathy, and resolve his IBD issues. We are also working to improve his body condition (currently a 3 of 7) and help him gain some much-needed weight. He's getting stronger every day and truly living his best life!
Due to his fragile medical condition and need for ongoing specialized foster care we are not accepting adoption apps for Cricket at this time.
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