What is an FHO Surgery? FHO stands for femoral head ostectomy. An FHO means removing the ball (head) of the upper leg bone (femur) that connects with the hip bone so that the 2 bones do not rub together abnormally and cause severe pain. It is a procedure to relieve pain. The procedure does not… Read more »
Questions You Must be Able to Answer for Your Pet During Intake at Helping Hands Veterinary Surgery & Dental Care When you come to Helping Hands for your pet’s Surgery or Dental Care, there are important questions you must be able to answer for your pet. If you are having your spouse, or a friend… Read more »
A Wrong Label Changed Our Lives! May 15, 2014 started out just like any other day. We did our intake of the day’s animals who were here for surgery and dental care. There was a very nice lady who transported two cats from the Nelson County SPCA/Humane Society Almost Home Adoption Center for dental care…. Read more »
My Pet Has Bladder Stones…Now What? Your pet has been diagnosed with bladder stones and needs surgery? We have performed many Cystotomies (surgery to remove pet bladder stones) here at Helping Hands over the past seven years. One common cause of pet bladder stones is chronic, low grade urinary tract infections (UTIs). Another common cause… Read more »
Featured Grateful Pet—Roxy Mae 4 Years After her ACL Repair!! Above is a picture of Miss Roxy Mae. Mom sent us this picture of her this past March to show us how well she is doing after her ACL surgery here at Helping Hands in July of 2013! We so love to get updates on… Read more »
Osteosarcoma…one Dog’s Story Meet our friend Ozzy! We met Ozzy and his Dad last summer at the Richmond Vegetarian Festival. Dad sadly reported that Ozzy had been diagnosed with an osteosarcoma in his leg (an aggressive form of bone cancer) and he was going to have to euthanize his best buddy. We asked his dad… Read more »
Have you ever heard the word ‘pyometra’? I didn’t before I worked with animals. I thought the only reason to spay a dog or cat was to prevent them from getting pregnant. A pyometra is an infected uterus and it is a life-threatening condition. When we (here at Helping Hands) get a phone call from… Read more »
Meet Puppy Zeus 🙂 This handsome fella is Zeus. His Mom Daisy (a chihuahua) came to Helping Hands Affordable Veterinary Surgery and Dental Care in December of 2016 in need of an emergency C-section. Mom Daisy had three boys and one girl. The little boy above was born with a cleft palate.This can be a… Read more »
Meet Pickles Pickles was rescued as a puppy in 2003 from the Humane Society in Topeka, Kansas. He is a happy-go-lucky guy and always looks for interactions with other animals or people. Through our many adventures, Pickles has enjoyed an active lifestyle. He has always enjoyed running, playing, and hiking with his family. Little did… Read more »
Miss Jack’s Story The short version is that Jack showed up outside my door Christmas Eve 2011 when I was living in Sierra Leone. My house had been broken into and I had asked my landlord for more security and this was the result: When she was two months old, she was badly injured when… Read more »
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