Yesterday, our Parvo puppy’s condition drastically declined, prompting emergency measures. He broke with Pneumonia and had few white blood cells remaining to fight off the secondary infection. Our veterinary team performed an urgent blood transfusion to combat his anemia and worsening immune system. They turned to Jeffurry – a calm, loving six-year-old shelter pup. When […]
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Our veterinary team is currently caring for an extremely sick puppy who tested positive for Canine Parvovirus, also known as Parvo. This puppy is very dehydrated and has intestinal damage, leaving him down three pounds since his intake. Too weak to lift this head, drink water or eat on his own, he is in critical condition and
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Mr. Happy is On the Mend Mr. Happy is recovering well from amputation surgery after coming to KHS suffering from a radial nerve avulsion in his front left leg. He grows more alert by the day, purring and leaning into affection every chance he gets. Now that Mr. Happy’s leg is on the mend, our
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Mr. Happy, an emaciated five-month-old kitten, recently arrived at KHS’ Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center in critical condition. He was covered in fleas and unable to walk due to an unknown injury to his front leg that left it without muscle tone or strength. Our dedicated veterinary staff wasted no time in providing
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Local authorities alerted the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) when Reese and Ginger were found neglected and starving. Thanks to your support, we were able to rescue them. Ginger and Reese were some of the saddest horses we had ever seen. These poor mares had spent the last several years on a lonely piece of land
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As the year comes to an end, join the Kentucky Humane Society in making a difference in the lives of animals in need when you give a triple-matched gift right now. Every donation made through midnight tonight will be tripled to help provide medical care, food, recovery time and love to the cats, dogs and
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Dear Friends, As 2023 comes to an end, I’m thrilled to share just a few of the lifesaving successes we’ve achieved together at the Kentucky Humane Society this year. We still have one more chance to save lives before 2023 ends. Donations to our Give Hope campaign are being TRIPLE MATCHED thanks to a $35,000
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Earlier this week, three two-month-old kittens came to KHS needing immediate care for severe eye injuries. Cammy, Chester and Cullen, as we’ve named them, each had one swollen eye seeping with infection, leaving them disoriented and in pain. The siblings were also suffering from upper respiratory infections, adding to their discomfort. Our veterinary team provided
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Give Hope to animals like Mistletoe who arrived at KHS last week with a partially degloved jaw along with road rash-like injuries along her face and paws. Her injuries lead us to believe she may have been struck by a car. Mistletoe also has an extremely swollen left eye that has been damaged and may
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MIRACLE UPDATE: It is with heavy, broken hearts that we share Miracle took his final breaths during the early hours of the morning after being rushed to KHS yesterday in critical condition. He was emaciated with a body score of 1 and so weak he couldn’t walk or lift his head, let alone eat or
