Seniors
Medical Needs
Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease in dogs. It is exactly as its name states, worms in the heart and lungs that eat away at the material until the heart can no longer function.
Heartworms are found in the heart and large adjacent vessels of infected dogs. The female worm is 6 to 14 inches long and 1/8 inch (5 mm) wide; the male is about half the size of the female. One dog may have as many as 300 worms.
TREATMENT CAN COST AROUND $500 TO OVER $1000! Almost every dog or cat with heartworms can be healed, but due to the high cost of treatment we can't heal as many dogs and cats as we would like. Please consider donating to help save heartworm positive pets. For more information on the causes and treatment of heartworm disease please click here.
There are several benefits when you adopt a senior dog. Here are the top ten reasons a senior dog might be the perfect dog for you!
- Older dogs are housetrained.
- Older dogs are not teething puppies, and won't chew your shoes and furniture while growing up.
- Older dogs can focus well because they've mellowed. Therefore, they learn quickly.
- Older dogs have learned what "no" means. If they hadn't learned it, they wouldn't have gotten to be "older" dogs.
- Older dogs settle in easily, because they've learned what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack.
- Older dogs are good at giving love, once they get into their new, loving home. They are grateful for the second chance they've been given.
- What You See Is What You Get: Unlike puppies, older dogs have grown into their shape and personality. Puppies can grow up to be quite different from what they seemed at first.
- Older dogs are instant companions -- ready for hiking, car trips, and other things you like to do.
- Older dogs leave you time for yourself, because they don't make the kinds of demands on your time and attention that puppies and young dogs do.
- Older dogs let you get a good night's sleep because they're accustomed to human schedules and don't need nighttime feedings, comforting, or bathroom breaks.
We can learn a lot from dogs and cats with medical needs! They can enjoy life to the fullest with just a little help from us. Please consider donating to assist a pet who needs medical attention.
