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2020: Making an impact despite challenges
Veterinary services
Veterinary services and foster care are the dynamic duo behind the MD SPCA’s lifesaving work. Vet technicians and foster coordinators choreograph a complex dance to give pets the care they deserve. Pets grow up and grow strong as they move from hand to hand, and heart to heart, so they are healthy and happy when they find their forever families.
Spazz
Adopted 10/10/2020
Spazz
Adopted 10/10/2020
When Spazz was surrendered in early October, his fur was matted from head to toe. Our team sedated and shaved him, but when staff tried to walk Spazz, he hid and growled while showing teeth. Outside the kennel, Spazz was a new man. He jumped into laps, chewed squeaky toys, played fetch in the fun run, and was soon cleared for adoption. He found his forever home with a couple committed to keeping up with that long hair!Dahlia & Mimosa
Adopted 10/05/2020
Dahlia & Mimosa
Adopted 10/05/2020
In July, bonded pair Dahlia Sun and Mimosa Sun was transferred to the Maryland SPCA and quickly adopted. But Mimosa developed an upper respiratory infection and the pair was returned. After Mimosa’s infection cleared, the pair were adopted and returned a second time. But the staff at MD SCPA doesn’t give up. On October 5, our team made a purrfect match. Their furever family reports that Mimosa and Dahlia are “pure love and with us at all times. They especially love showing up at Zoom meetings. We are so happy they’re a part of our family. “Zorp
Adopted 09/25/2020
Zorp
Adopted 09/25/2020
Zorp arrived at the Maryland SPCA with two broken femurs, a broken tail, and parasites. Our partner, Skylos Sports Medicine, surgically repaired his left femur. Zorp’s foster mom, an MD SPCA veterinary technician, helped him heal. He received range of motion stretches on his surgical leg 2-3 times a day and binge-watched bird videos on YouTube. After six weeks and a tail amputation during his neuter surgery, Zorp was cleared for adoption. But a friend of Zorp’s foster mom, an orthopedic veterinarian, had already fallen in love with him. Zorp’s happawily-ever-after involves a kitten sibling! His mom says they “get along so well together. He loves to curl up with me at night and is a purr machine!”Kira
Adopted 09/05/2020
Kira
Adopted 09/05/2020
Kira was raised in a shelter until she came to the Maryland SPCA in August 2020. She was promptly treated for intestinal parasites and mange (a mite infection of the hair follicle causing hair loss and scabbing). Then we placed her in foster for continued medical treatment and, after spending her whole life in a shelter, to learn how to live in a loving home. In September, Kira was featured on WMAR and adopted! Her family reports that she enjoys hiking, lots of attention, and destroying the occasional couch cushion—no one’s perfect—but food puzzles and lots of toys have helped curb this habit!Where do our Kibble Connection clients live?
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