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We often get animals at the Hillside who need expensive urgent or prolonged care.  Often, senior dogs require specialized medications that can really take a bite out of our budget.  Just one bottle of medication can cost as much as $200.  Sometimes an animal in our care needs life-saving emergency surgery or extensive veterinary care.

The Guardian Angel Program helps us provide critical care for them in their time of need.   When you sign up to be a Guardian Angel, you can select a dog or cat to help right here on this page by simply clicking on the donation button in their story.  Watch this page for updates on your Guardian Angel program animal.  Thank you for your generous support!!

Animals awaiting Guardian Angels:
Chico |  Jasmine | Chloe | Sugar | Brittney | Pixie | Polly

UPDATE: Chico has had his surgery and has also been neutered. Please call for more info if you would like to adopt or help Chico.

Chico is a brindle colored male Chihuahua. He was surrendered to us when his owners couldn't afford his medical care. Poor Chico had been hit by a car several weeks ago and has a dislocated hip. He will need surgery to correct this and is currently being kept crated in our shelter so his injuries do not worsen. At the time of his surgery, Chico will also be neutered.  Because of Guardian Angels like you, we are able to help animals in need like Chico, even if that help comes at a high monetary cost.  We know there are Guardian Angels for Chico out there, and if you are one of them and would like to help cover the cost of Chico's surgery,  simply click below to become a Guardian Angel for him.  Thank you for your heartfelt and generous support.  It is deeply appreciated.

Jasmine is a 10 year old brindle and white boxer that was surrendered to our shelter as her owner stated that he was getting divorced. Jasmine's little nubby tail never stops wagging the whole time she is at the shelter. We think she is so happy to be with people who care about her finally! Poor Jasmine is in terrible shape. She has sores all over her body from being crated and urinating on her self. She is currently at the vet's getting a full medical exam. Jasmine was kept in a cage in a "back room" of the home. She thinks the shelter is great since she is able to roam freely and have access to FOOD and WATER! Jasmine is so thin, you can literally pick her up with one arm. Jasmine will need medical treatment for her ailments and we are seeking some kind and caring Guardian Angels to come through for her.  Jasmine may well have suffered permanent medical issues due to apparent starvation and test results are pending at this time.  We are hoping and praying that everything will be okay with Jasmine. She deserves to know she is loved. If she is okay, she will be put up for adoption. To help us with Jasmine's journey to recovery, simply click below to become a Guardian Angel for her.  Thank you for your kindness and support.  It is deeply appreciated.

UPDATE 22s APRIL 2009 - ADOPTED!!

Chloe is a very young (under a year) chocolate lab mix. She has been spayed. Chloe is good with other dogs and loves people. However, Chloe will need surgery to correct urine leakage. She has an "ectopic ureter" and her only chance at correcting this incontinence is surgery.  This necessary surgery will cost $800, so Chloe needs some special Guardian Angels to help fund and get the surgery she needs.  Without this surgery, it is likely that poor Chloe will never get adopted because of the random urine leaks.  This breaks our hearts because Chloe IS housetrained and this problem is totally beyond her control.  Won't you become a Guardian Angel and help us get Chloe the help she needs for her condition and situation?  We are sure she'll find a great home after the operation.  To become a Guardian Angel to Chloe, simply click on the button below, it's fast and secure!

Poor Sugar aka "Pinky" (because of her current skin color) was found along a busy road in this horrible condition. She is definitely suffering from a severe skin disorder. Her skin is extremely inflamed and warm to the touch. UPDATE: Pinky was to the vet who believes Pinky MAY have an autoimmune disease. She is on several medications in an effort to bring her much needed relief, and we are hoping she will improve with time. Whoever owned this sweetheart obviously didn't care for her. UPDATE: Pinky is improving tremendously, as now her skin is much less pink! 

This sweet gal could use some Guardian Angels to help with her medical care which may be extensive depending on how treatments do and do not work.  If you would like to be a Guardian Angel for Sugar/Pinky, simply click on the Donate button below.  It's safe, easy and will help an innocent animal who needs you so very much.  Thank you so very, very much!

ADOPTED!!

Brittney  is a 4 year old cattle dog mix. She is spayed and housebroken. Her owners stated that they no longer had time for a dog, so Brittney is in need of a new home. Brittney has a torn cruciate (knee injury) that needs to be repaired, as well as needing treatment for Lyme disease.  Treatment and surgery is estimated to cost $1800!

Brittney needs some caring Guardian Angels to help assist us with helping Brittney.  If you would like to be a Guardian Angel, simply click on the donate button below. 

It is also urgent that we find Brittney a home home quickly.  She is being picked on by some other dogs and she really wants OUT now!  If you can give Brittney the home she deserves, please call us at 570-622-7769 for more information on this sweet gal. 

PIXIE, a young, sweet stray feline came to us with 3/4 of her tail stripped clean of its fur! This was one of those many times we wished animals could talk. Pixie needed to be seen by a veterinarian right away since her tail was showing signs of what surely was a painful and severe infection. Our vet informed us that this was a classic case of someone wrapping a rubber band tightly around the tail, hoping it would eventually fall off so they would have a bobbed cat! What a hideously cruel act. Thankfully Pixie escaped her torturers; who knows what else lurked in their minds. How very lucky she was when the door at which she kept scratching and crying was opened by a shocked but kind man who recognized the urgency of Pixie's situation and brought her to us. Her tail needed to be amputated immediately, and while under anesthesia, she was spayed. She is currently in a foster home under a very watchful eye since she is fascinated by her newfound very short, stitched tail.  Pixie needs some Guardian Angels to help defray the cost of her surgeries.  If you would like to be an Angel for her, simply click on the button below.  If you have room in your heart and home for a very special kitty, she will be available for adoption soon. Contact Becky manypawsone@comcast.net  for information. Thank you from all of us at Hillside, especially our residents!

POLLY is an eight year old spayed German shepherd, good with people and other dogs.  She would love a home to call her own since she is entering her "golden years".  In her last home, Polly's owner suffered a stroke and had a friend watch Polly until she recovered.  Unfortunately, Polly suffers from painful recurring ear infections which wasn't cured with previous surgery.  In order to help Polly, she now needs a total ear oblation for EACH ear, which is the removal of her eardrum which will cost $1700 PER EAR.

This surgery is only way to relieve Polly's suffering and helping free her from this pain is something we believe she deserves.  Polly needs some Guardian Angels desperately.  If you can't adopt Polly at this time, won't you consider becoming a Guardian Angel for her and donating to help cover the cost of her very expensive surgery?  Polly (and all of us here at the Hillside) would appreciate it so very much.  To donate to Polly, simply click on the button below.