Give Medical Care to Stray Animals and Wildlife

Just when we think we have seen every type of stray pet brought to DoveLewis, a stray Bearded Dragon was found by a good Samaritan and brought to DoveLewis. Its toenails had been painted a teal blue color.  When it was initially brought to DoveLewis, it was lethargic and cool to the touch.  Since these animals don't do well when they are cold, the hospital staff warmed the Bearded Dragon with warm 'hot water bottles'.  After several hours, it became much brighter and began to move more normally.  The staff offered it some leafy greens, which it ate ravenously.

This sweet abandoned stray elderly Pomeranian was found and brought to DoveLewis.  He has a congenitally deformed right hind, a heart murmur, Alopecia (hair loss) and a mature cataract in his left eye.

This adorable 10 week-old female stray kitten  with a leg/foot injury was found by a good Samaritan and brought to DoveLewis. The good Samaritan reported that the kitten had been found hanging by the affected foot from a lawn chair and had been that way for an unknown period of time.  The kitten was brought to DoveLewis and was adopted by the good Samaritan who found her.

This 2 year-old stray female terrier mix dog was found by a good Samaritan and brought to DoveLewis.  She had severe skin disease and Alopecia

This tiny, stray, neonatal kitten was found abandoned in a garbage can and brought to DoveLewis by a Good Samaritan.  He was so young when found, that his eyes had not yet opened. He is now thriving in loving foster care with a DoveLewis employee and her family.

These are just a few of the over 1,000 injured or ill stray pets, birds and small mammals who are brought to DoveLewis every year.  All the humans who work at DoveLewis and the stray animals receiving care at DoveLewis send a huge thanks in advance for your support of the DoveLewis Stray Animal and Wildlife Fund, which helps make the care of all these strays possible!

Injured or ill stray animals are found and brought to DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital by good Samaritans, police officers, firefighters, and county shelter staff.  In FY16, DoveLewis provided emergency veterinary care for 1,509 injured or ill strays, which was 115 more stray animals  than in FY15.  These lost, injured and abandonded stray animals or wild birds and small wilflife find comfort and medical care at DoveLewis at the time they need it the most. In an effort to reunite as many strays with their families as possible, we always scan for microchips and post photos on our online lost and found pet database.  Over the years, we have reunited countless lost animals with their families via our lost and found database. We work with the Audubon Society  of Portland by caring for ill or injured birds and small widlife on evenings and weekends when the Audubon Society is closed, and then the next morning we transfer these birds and small wildlife to the Audubon Society for ongoing care and rehabilitation.  From January 1 - July 13, 2016, 826 stray pets, birds and small wildlife have received care at DoveLewis thanks to those who so kindly support the Stray Animal & Wildlife Fund.

This 3 week-old stray kitten was brought to DoveLewis by an apartment manager who heard him crying.  There had been a litter of kittens nearby;  the mother cat had moved the litter, but somehow this little guy was left behind.  The apartment manager brought him to DoveLewis.  He was covered in fleas, dehydrated and had an eye infection.  A DoveLewis employee fostered him, and named him 'Ernie'.  She bottle fed Ernie and he thrived in her care.  When he was old enough, he was adopted by a loving family.

This litter of 8 orphaned, underweight stray kittens were brought to DoveLewis by a good Samaritan.  The 'runt' of the litter had an eye infection.  The DoveLewis Stray Animal and Wildlife Program/Fund gave them the second chance they deserve.

This sweet female stray Maltese mix dog was found and brought to DoveLewis. She had a matted coat, overgrown nails, and was dehydrated. 

This adorable little stray dog, thought to be a Pomeranian/Papillion mix, was found in a county outside the Portland Metro area brought to DoveLewis by a good Samaritan.  He had alopecia and dry eyes. 

These injured or ill stray animals pictured above, and so many more who find their way to DoveLewis, get the second chance they need and deserve thanks to the wonderful people who so kindly support DoveLewis' Stray Animal & Wildlife Fund.  Thanks in advance for your support of this fund, and all the stray animals who are treated here send their thanks too!