http://indyhumane.org/index.php/sponsorships/ Puppies, kittens, and adult cats and dogs who have been granted a second chance at life thanks to medical and behavioral donor sponsorships. en tschmid@indyhumane.org Copyright 2009 2009-09-19T20:08:08+00:00 http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/cola_the_doberman_pinscher_dog_mass_removal/ http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/cola_the_doberman_pinscher_dog_mass_removal/#When:20:08:08Z Dogs, Medical Sponsorships, Mass Removal 2009-09-19T20:08:08+00:00 http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/max_the_dog_demodex/ http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/max_the_dog_demodex/#When:20:04:44Z Thank you Kristen M! Max needed sponsorship for a minor skin condition called demodex. With time and TLC, this is a very treatable condition. Max was found stray in a park by some good Samaritans and is now at home with a new family! Dogs, Medical Sponsorships, Demodex 2009-09-18T20:04:44+00:00 http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/maverick_the_dog_broken_leg/ http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/maverick_the_dog_broken_leg/#When:19:55:05Z Crystal H. sponsored this puppy to help him heal from a broken leg. Our vets decided to first try splinting his leg in hopes that the fracture can heal and we can save his leg. Thanks, Crystal! Dogs, Medical Sponsorships, Broken Leg 2009-09-17T19:55:05+00:00 http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/tufty_the_cat_entropion_eye_surgery/ http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/tufty_the_cat_entropion_eye_surgery/#When:19:15:32Z Carol G. donated a medical sponsorship so Tufty could have entropion eye surgery. This is a painful condition where the animal’s eyelashes poke down into the animal’s eye, and it can eventually cause corneal ulcers. The surgery will permanently repair the flaw and help save Tufty’s vision. On behalf of Tufty the cat, thank you for your kindness, Carol! UPDATE from Tufty’s adopters: My husband and I adopted Tufty (he was renamed Prince). I am a new HSI foster parent and went to the orientation, where Tufty and other cats waited for a place on the adoption floor. He had just recovered from his eye surgery. He found a place in my lap and spent the entire orientation snuggling up under my chin… in fact, I’m quite sure I missed some of what Laura, the foster care coordinator, said! LOL! I read all the paperwork though! For Tufty, a.k.a. Prince, purring isn’t enough; he gets so happy he “yelps” intermittently. I took him home initially as a foster kitty that day. He spent the weekend in the “kitty suite” getting to know our resident pets (2 dogs, 1 cat) under the door and getting lots of playtime from myself, my husband & my daughter. By Sunday, he was able to come out and play with everybody, though he still gets his kitty suite to himself when no one is home to supervise. We adopted Prince to make room for the next actual “foster” kitties or puppies. I wanted to thank Carol G. personally for helping to fix Tufty’s eye by sponsoring his surgery. We’re not in a place financially where we would have been able to do that right now, so without you, we would not be able to have our little Prince. Thank you too, HSI, for all that you do! -Erin H. and family Cats, Medical Sponsorships, Eye Surgery 2009-09-17T19:15:32+00:00 http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/charlotte_the_cat_eye_surgery/ http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/charlotte_the_cat_eye_surgery/#When:19:58:26Z Barb K. sponsored this sweet girl, whose eye needed to be surgically removed due to its condition. Charlotte was transferred to the Humane Society of Indianapolis from a partner rescue organization that requested our help. Thanks, Barb! Cats, Medical Sponsorships, Eye Surgery 2009-09-16T19:58:26+00:00 http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/brandy_the_dog_heartworm_treatment/ http://indyhumane.org/index.php/hsi/article/brandy_the_dog_heartworm_treatment/#When:19:30:56Z Thank you, Wendy H., for being Brandy’s angel! Brandy was heartworm positive when she arrived at the Humane Society of Indianapolis. Heartworm treatment can be expensive, and many shelters cannot afford to offer this treatment. We’re grateful to have medical sponsors like Wendy so dogs like Brandy can get the second chance they deserve! Dogs, Medical Sponsorships, Heartworm Treatment 2009-09-16T19:30:56+00:00