Lewis County Humane Society: Emergency Medical Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

Denali, a 5-week-old kitten, had emergency surgery. He was suffering from intussusception and eye and upper-respiratory infections.

This year so far has hit us extremely hard with the overwhelming number of dogs and cats surrendered or brought in by Animal Control and the rescues of homeless, abandoned, hoarded, sick and abused animals. We have a hard time saying NO to any animal and we help as many as we possibly can every day. Our veterinarians have had to complete several surgeries for us and this has impacted our budget. As a small, rural animal shelter, we rely on the help and donations from our community and grants we are awarded. By receiving this $500 to pay for Denali's surgery, it gives us the opportunity to use other funds to help other animals in need.

How many pets did this grant help?

1

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Denali was one of seven kittens rescued from a hoarding case and living in a bad environment. He was suffering from eye and upper-respiratory infections as well as intussusception [a life-threatening intestinal condition]. Denali had emergency surgery in March 2021 in order to save his life. He made a full recovery and was adopted to his furever home in April 2021. His new family loves him to death and he is being very spoiled. Here is what his momma said: “Denali is very lovable and likes to follow me while I do chores. He is big on just watching while I do stuff. I would say he loves me the most!”