At first glance, Beyonce looks like a perfectly healthy Great Dane. Her heart and lungs, however, tell a completely different story. Without treatment, Beyonce would not have survived for much longer. Heartworms have been making each breath difficult for her, and her heart can’t take strenuous activity. Each dog that comes into our care receives a heartworm […]
A mom, dad, and their puppies were found dumped in our parking lot on the hot pavement – right between a busy road and train tracks. One puppy had even collapsed due to heat exhaustion. Our staff rushed out to save mama and six of her puppies before they got to the road and immediately brought […]
BELLATRIX NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW!! We know it’s tough to look at. We know it’s even worse to think about – how could a beautiful kitten like Bellatrix end up like this? But this is the reality that too many animals face here in Houston. Let’s get this precious kitten back to being healthy and […]
We can’t believe it, but we have yet another animal in need of emergency care! Our $2,000 vet bill just turned into $4,000. 😱 After evaluating Knish, it was clear she needed emergency surgery on one of her rear legs that became completely dislocated and broken from her hip and cannot go back in. We […]
Leg amputations for cats cost around $2,000. We want more than anything to see this kitten go to a good home, happy and healthy, and we need YOUR help to get her there. Will you help Stellaluna heal?
We rescued three cats recently who all had the same mysterious problem… each of them had trauma to their tail. Pearl Moon, Harvest Moon, and Twilight Moon were clearly in a lot of pain, and yet they were still incredibly friendly towards the HPA! staff, cuddling and purring whenever they were picked up. We had […]
We recently rescued not one, but TWO spaniels. These pups are both sweet, calm, and would make the perfect pets – but first, they need your help. Spammy, the first spaniel we rescued, has hematomas in both of his ears so large, they require surgery to remove them. These hematomas are serious bruises that cause […]
We recently rescued Friendship Express from a local animal shelter, but he still needs a savior. This gentle pup is just 9 months old and is suffering from a horrendous case of demodex mange, a common form of mange caused by mites which live in the affected dog’s hair follicles. Friendship Express is so infected by […]
We’ve had a handful of medical cases on our hands (warning, some medically graphic photos here). It’s all part of the job to get our babies ready for their forever homes, and we’ll do whatever they need, but it doesn’t make their journeys any easier. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t come for free. These four babies […]
Pickle was found not long ago by a local animal shelter abandoned by her owners, alone and in a major pickle. She has sarcoptic mange, which is caused by parasitic mites that burrow just beneath the surface of the skin and feed on material on or below the skin. It’s all over her body, as you […]
