FURRY FRIENDS FOSTER & RESCUE, INC.

MEDICAL FUND 2025

When our rescue was founded, in February, 2014, our mission was defined as helping the animals who need us the most – those with medical issues, needing more than the normal vetting that all responsible rescues do for the animals in their care; those in imminent danger of euthanasia; and those needing training/behavior modification.

The past several years have been a struggle for our rescue financially. Our medical fund has been empty consistently. We remain committed to providing our dogs with the best medical care available, and we have dogs in our rescue with chronic medical conditions. We are in urgent need of your help to cover the cost of their care, and to chart a path forward.

Rosey is a dog who has been a part of our lives at FFFR since 2015. She was adopted but came back to us in 2018 when her family broke up and neither of her owners could keep her. In the time she has been back with us, Rosey has had surgery to repair ACL tears in both legs, a torn meniscus, a growth on her foot, and, most recently, had a splenectomy because of a mass on her spleen. Aside from all of that, she has serious allergies which cause chronic skin issues. Skin issues are kept controlled by a prescription diet and medications. She is also suffering from early stage kidney disease. We want to keep our girl with us as long as we can, and as long as her quality of life remains good. She’s now also on a number of medications to manage the kidney disease. So far it’s working and she remains happy, active, and, as always, “Miss Personality”! She is a forever foster dog in the rescue. Her foster mom and family adore her, and Rosey adores them right back.

Noodles is a forever foster dog in the rescue as well. Now about 5 years old, he came to us as a young puppy. He had been a “puppy store” dog and, when he became ill, we agreed to take him into the rescue. He had an elongated soft palate that caused aspiration pneumonia, from which he almost died. He was at the vet for a month before he could be transferred to a foster home. We had surgery done to correct the congenital palate malformation, but the damage to his lungs was irreparable. He was adopted by his foster family. After a repeat bout with pneumonia, they realized the couldn’t afford his ongoing medical needs, and surrendered him back to us. We agreed that he loved them as much as they loved Noodles, and that he would remain with them as a forever foster, with the rescue covering the cost of his care.

All of the other dogs in the rescue also require medical care that is, although less costly, nonetheless necessary - not to mention that, as all pet owners know, emergencies invariably come up and we must be prepared for that.

As a result, we have been unable to take on more. We have not been able to intake any new dogs since early 2022 - we must be able to provide reliably for our current dogs before we can make a commitment to others.

Right now … today … we need YOUR help to be able to continue to fulfill our mission.

Several years ago we started a fund dedicated to medical care. Our goal each year is to raise $40,000, all of which will be set aside specifically to provide medical care for dogs who need us!

Until we can replenish that fund, we cannot continue to rescue. We absolutely must have funding to cover the cost of care for the dogs already in the rescue, before we can rescue more.

Please join us in our mission!  Your donations will make ALL the difference to these dogs!  Help us to ease suffering, heal their injuries, restore their health – which will, in turn, allow us to find them wonderful forever homes.

You can donate using your debit or credit card by clicking on the “Donate” button below.  You can also mail donations to us at the following address: Furry Friends Foster & Rescue, Inc., .PO Box 388, Milford CT 06460. None of us can do this alone.  Together, we can make a real difference to dogs in need.  It always takes a village!