Miracle Medical Fund

We'd Like To Make More Miracles Come True

PoundHounds has helped ACOs in 27 towns with funding to spay/neuter, vaccinate and heartworm test over 375 dogs. Sometimes a dog comes into a town pound with a more serious medical issue -- heartworm, lyme disease, broken bones, entropian, tumors, cuts and bites. When there is no money in the town budget to take these dogs to the vet, they sit for days, weeks, and even months. Sometimes they're euthanized for lack of care. That's where we try to help. The Miracle Medical Fund is named after a real dog, aptly named Miracle, who came into a town pound. Miracle had disfiguring growths and no one wanted to adopt her. We raised money to have the tumors removed and Miracle quickly found a wonderful home. PoundHounds is one of the only organizations in the state that ACOs can turn to for help with medical care for stray dogs.

Please send your tax-deductible donation to:

Simply write "The Miracle Medical Fund" in the corner of the check or in the notes section of Paypal if you'd like to pay by credit card. Only with your generous donations can we continue to offer this gratifying, but costly, support to ACOs and the dogs in their care.

Rayna from Fitchburg

Rayna is a 9 month old Pit mix that ended up in the Fitchburg town pound after her owner was sent to jail. In addition to her other woes, Rayna was bitten near her eye by a brown recluse spider - this was the result. Through all the pain and discomfort and 8 weeks of medication, she was a loving, happy go lucky girl that is just looking for love and attention. But one of her eyes was cloudy and the vet that was treating her told the ACO that Rayna would probably lose her sight. The ACO contacted us and we arranged and paid for Rayna to see an eye specialist (yes, an ophthalmologist for dogs). After her visit the ACO wrote to tell us, "They were sooooo impressed with her attitude and disposition. What the vet had to say about Rayna's eye was: 1) less tear production than normal, 2) eye infection, 3) scar tissue. As of right now they put her on a lot of meds. The good news is he believes that she won't lose her eye or her vision, though sometime in the future she may need surgery to remove some of the scar tissue. Words cannot express how happy I am for this girl. Thank you, Judith, and Poundhounds!"

We just paid over $2,400 to help the Town of Whatley save this sweet stray's life. Can you help us with his expenses?

Whatley is a stray who was hit by a car in Whatley, Massachusetts. The Whately ACO brought him to a local vet but there was no money in the town budget to provide the surgery he needed. They were even afraid to commit to x-rays to find out the extent of the problem because they knew they had no money to pay for the surgery. The town administrator and the ACO heard about our program and called us. If we could not help with the dog's medical care, he would be euthanized.

We committed to paying the $400 to take x-rays and pay for Whatley's boarding. Unfortunately, the x-rays showed that the break was so bad that the vet wouldn't attempt the surgery. Whatley needed an orthopedic surgeon. We contacted Dr. Thompson from Riverbend who had helped Zeus (below). He got Whatley's x-rays and told us, grimly, that the break was bad, and the length of time that had passed had worsened Whatley's prospects. The surgery would cost over $2,000. Whatley's life was in our hands now.
We gave Dr. Thompson the green light. An incredible team effort followed with the ACO transporting Whatley to his surgery. Dr. Underwood, the vet who had helped Whatley in the first place, found him a foster home.

Dr. Thompson says that Whatley's surgery went exceedingly well, but it will be at least three months of diligent post-operative care until we know if Whatley will romp and play as before. We thought Whatley deserved a chance. If you can help us with Whatley's bills, it will help us replenish our badly depleted medical fund. We will be happy to send you updates on Whatley as we get them.

Please send your tax-deductible donation to:

Write "for Whatley and the Miracle Medical Fund" in the corner of your check. We thank you!

Harry Houndini from the Thompson, CT pound

Successfully treated for heartworm and lyme disease. Harry is now in his forever home. If we had not had the Miracle Medical Fund available to treat him, he would have been considered unadoptable and euthanized.

Aspen from the Norton pound

Aspen was successfully treated for entropian (a condition in which the eyelids turn inward). His new mom sent a happy email about Aspen and how much she loves him. She says, "I want to extend a sincere thank you to you, Judith, and the rest of the staff at PoundHounds for your commitment to the health and welfare of homeless animals. Thank you for paying for Aspen's eye surgery. Without that surgery, his eyelashes would eventually scratch the eye lenses so badly that he would go blind. We will, instead, enjoy many years of fun and companionship together."

Bailey from the Billerica pound

We paid for Bailey, a senior Beagle, to have a tumor removed from his chest and his ears treated for a massive infection. We also found him a foster mom, who fell in love with Bailey and adopted him. Bailey lived happily with his new family for a year, enjoying life to the fullest.

Unfortunately, cancer returned. Bailey's mom cared for him until the time came to help him cross over the bridge.

Buster from the Norton pound

Buster was treated for heartworm, neutered and vaccinated and also found his forever home through our web site. The ACO wrote to us and said, "We were really worried. It would have been a grave injustice to have to euthanize a sweet adoptable dog because we couldn't afford the medical care." Buster is now happily living with his new family who also wrote to tell us, "We are so happy. Buster is a beautiful dog and has made such a difference in our home. Thank you so much!"

Sammy from the Thompson, CT pound

This wonderful dog became a hero when he protected two sick kittens that were thrown into his cage at the pound by an unknown perpetrator who clearly expected Sammy to tear the kittens apart. Instead, Sammy curled up around the kittens and kept them warm with his body all through the night until the dog warden found them in the morning. Sadly, only one of the kittens lived...but both would have died if it hadn't been for Sammy. We treated Sammy and his daughter, Misty, for heartworm, and both found their forever homes through our web site.

Zeus from the Belchertown pound

Zeus was a young Golden mix whose leg, as you can see from this photo, was shortened and unusuable from an untreated injury. The ACO was told that he would need to have his leg amputated, but we found an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Thompson, who was willing to try to straighten and splint the leg. After many months, Zeus did, in fact, regain use of his leg and was able to run and play once more. Sadly, Zeus developed lymphoma, which took him suddenly and unexpectedly. We were happy that we could give him a few months of play in what turned out to be an all-too-short life.