Rex
Handsome Rex here needed a dental procedure done, but his parents’ income had been hugely impacted by COVID-19. In their application, they wrote, “But he’s currently in pain, so I don’t want to make him wait. 🙁 It would help immensely to have some grant money to ease some of the burden.” We were able […]
Jakey
“In 2009 I just purchased my first home and for a house warming gift, my best friend surprised me with two puppies from her dog’s litter; my boy Jakey and my girl Brooke. Both Jakey and Brooke were the love of my life until the Fall of 2016; at which time Brooke became ill and […]
Moose
“Moose is an approximately 5 year old doberman with a foreign body/small bowel obstruction & requires surgery today. He is a great dog & a true member of our family…we would be devastated to lose him!!! We scrape by…but it’s not enough, especially when emergencies like this happen.” – Moose’s application for financial assistance […]
Caiden Rose
“I rescued my sweet Caiden Rose as a 7 week old puppy that was facing being put down due to her owners lack of medical care. She was dropped and her front leg broken. Her breeder chose to duck tape her leg to a popsicle stick. As she grew.. the tape didn’t. At 7 weeks […]
Lilly
Lilly has struggled with dental issues her whole life, and needed to have a third dental procedure performed to make her mouth more comfortable. She was obviously in pain, but her mom, having her own medical bills, couldn’t afford the whole procedure. We made an award for Lilly to get her teeth taken care of, […]
Sadie
“She is in need of a full frontal leg amputation due to cancer. We are just a regular middle class family who lives paycheck to paycheck.” Sweet Sadie’s family applied to RHFP for help paying for her needed leg amputation. We were happy to make an award to help Sadie kick cancer, and we were […]
Jasper
“Thank you to Rochester Hope for Pets to enable us to continue to have our Jasper as a whole dog. As an older couple on a fixed income, the expense of a repair surgery for Jasper seemed insurmountable. Rescued, Jasper came to us as a promise to a family member who could no longer care […]
Tom-tom
Today’s Tail of Hope: “Tom-tom was an adult dog we were fostering who ended up being Parvo positive. We adopted him to get him into immediate supportive care at Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Services. The wonderful team there kept him in isolation for 4 days giving him the best attention and care possible. This was […]
Bandit
Bandit was attacked by a neighbor dog which resulted in him having four fractured bones that required surgery. With COVID-19 impacting nearly everyone, Bandit’s family reached out to Rochester Hope for Pets. Bandit’s mom wrote, “We are a young family and hate to ask for help but the cost of the surgery is overwhelming at […]
Dizzy
“I would like to start with expressing my immense gratitude for this award. It really means a lot to Dizzy and I. Dizzy was born under a family friend’s porch and as a result made his way into my life. It was personally a time in life where things were difficult and has been honestly […]