Wildlife Conservation United States Project #5578

Give Medical Care to Stray Animals and Wildlife

by DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital

Project Report | May 8, 2018
May 2018 Update from DoveLewis

By Chris McDonald | Development Officer

Grayson got a second chance with a loving family

Thank you for donating to our project! Here are a few stories from the hospital floor we're following:

A Last Resort Leads to a New Life

As Jenny Easley and her daughter drove home, they spotted an injured cat on the side of the road. They knew they had to help, but they weren’t sure how. They knocked on nearby doors and called neighbors trying to find an owner. Finally, a friend gave her a helpful suggestion: “Call DoveLewis.”

Our doctors got to work, stabilizing the cat and evaluating his injuries – a broken leg, a laceration, and internal bruising and bleeding. The cat received the care he needed thanks to the donor-supported Stray Animal & Wildlife Program.

But the story doesn’t end there. Jenny and her family couldn’t resist adopting the adorable feline – now named Grayson – from the Humane Society of Southwest Washington who provided follow-up care. “As soon as I scooped him up in my
arms,” Jenny said, “it was love at first sight.” Good Samaritans and compassionate donors like you ensure lost and injured animals get the emergency care they need.

Lost and Injured No More

Your support of the Stray Animal & Wildlife Program makes a difference to nearly 1,500 animals every year. A good Samaritan returned home one afternoon to find a misaddressed box filled with 17 turtles on her front porch – and the box had no return address label. Without any knowledge of how to care for turtles, she brought these strays to DoveLewis. The turtles were cold, weak and dehydrated, and in need of extensive treatment, including oxygen and fluids. Our resourceful technicians even created a makeshift terrarium with a kennel, plastic wrap and heating pads to keep the turtles warm. All but one turtle survived, and they were transferred to a county shelter for adoption.

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Feb 9, 2018
February 2018 Update from DoveLewis

By Chris McDonald | Development Officer

Nov 13, 2017
Stray Animal And Wildlife Quarterly Update - 2017

By Lauren Cox | Development Officer

Stray python Forky takes a ride in a police car

DoveLewis treats a wide variety of stray animals and wildlife every year. This spring we had a particularly interesting client that was brought to DoveLewis after being lost for over a week!

A Slithering Stray Reunited with Family After Eight Days

West Linn police officer John Huntsman responded to an unusual call this summer – a stray ball python had hitched a ride on the car of an unsuspecting Oregon City resident. Officer Huntsman, a biology major and animal lover, arrived to find the snake wrapped around the underside of the vehicle.

He was able to detach the snake, but he had trouble finding an organization that would take such an unusual stray animal. Thanks to the donor-supported Stray Animal & Wildlife Program, DoveLewis was more than willing to care for the lost creature. On the drive to DoveLewis, the snake started poking his head out of the bag. “I ended up grabbing him, and he just wrapped himself around my arm,” Officer Huntsman told KPTV. “He seemed very comfortable.” In the meantime, the python’s family saw Officer Huntsman’s photo of the snake on Twitter.

They contacted the police department and tracked their beloved python, named Forky, to DoveLewis. It turns out that the 7-year-old snake escaped from her cage, left the house and attached herself to a neighbor’s car. She had been missing for eight days. Though missing snakes are rare, the Stray Animal & Wildlife Program was created for moments like this.

“I feel especially proud of the program when we are able to reunite pets with their owners,” said Chief Medical Officer Lee Herold. Forky’s young owner, 14-year-old Trystan Bales, thought Forky was gone forever. He was overjoyed when his mom called to inform him that his python had been found. “I am thankful to DoveLewis for taking such good care of her,” Cassandra Bales, Trystan’s mom, said. “The techs were saying that they could tell she was loved, and they were fighting over who got to take care of her.”

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 we have treated 536 stray animals and wildlife. This is an 11 percent increase over the prior year.

Your support ensures that any ill, injured or lost animal gets the emergecny care they need. Thank you so much for your continued generosity!

Trystan and his pet snake Forky are reunited

Stray kittens cared during the summer

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