“About a month ago Duke had not been acting like himself, he wasn’t his normal rambunctious self and was extremely sad looking. We took Duke to Continental Ranch Pet Clinic where they found two socks and part of his favorite rubber ball lodged in his small intestines. Duke required immediate surgery. The cost was more than we were able to pay, as most vet bills are, and we were offered the option to apply for a grant from H.E.A.R.T. The bill was covered except for the portion we were able to pay and it took the financial stress out of an already stressful situation. Duke later needed to be hospitalized at the specialty hospital which was a cost out of our pocket. Had we not been able to receive funding for the surgery there would have been no way we could have paid for the hospitalization and Duke likely wouldn’t have made it through the night. We are so deeply grateful for H.E.A.R.T. because without them Duke wouldn’t be with us today. As you can see from the picture Duke has a history of tearing everything up and being really proud of it so naturally he would be a pup that would eat socks and we are so grateful for financial help when this rascal does what he does best, causing mischief. Thank you H.E.A.R.T team!”
Cordero, Erica, and Duke
“My husband, our one-year-old orange and white, male kitty, named Sweet Pea and I are all very thankful for Heart Southwest’s financial assistance to help cover the cost of an expensive second pallet repair surgery after the first surgery had not been entirely successful. My family and I adopted Sweet Pea in January 2020 and found out not too long into him being our amazing, quirky, loving cat, that Sweet Pea had health quirks, too, including a cleft pallet. In simple terms, Sweet Pea was born with a defect, or a large hole in his throat that was a pathway for any kind of food, water or even and other unwanted particulates to go into places none of it should have been, irritating our cat’s entire upper respiratory system. My husband and I cannot believe that Heart Southwest graciously came to Sweet Pea’s rescue and paid for his entire dental surgery through a grant! Currently, Sweet Pea is healing up amazingly, and thanks to Heart Southwest, we all feel so blessed and relieved to know that Pea’s life will not be one of constant sickness any longer. Our boy is so happy too! Thank you, Heart Southwest!”
Stephanie & Justin
“Bruce Wayne is like a brand new dog but the next five days are crucial for intestinal leaks so no playing or jumping so in lack of better words no being a corgi :). Even though he’s trying so hard. You have no idea how much joy you have brought to our family and we can’t repay you enough. We hope one day you get to meet our Batman because you guys saved his life. Please update with a payment plan or volunteer info when you can and I will let you know what type of payment schedule we can get on. If only you took corgi kisses for payment jk 🙂 because he is full of them.”
Miriaha