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Below, you will find Rat Terriers with special financial needs. If you would like to help by donating a portion of the cost of their care, please notify us at the link below, and we'll be happy to tell you how you can help.
It's that time of year for giving. Become a Secret Santa by donating toys, treats, dog bed, blanket, etc….. Look for the Santa Hat icon to become the Secret Santa for that Rattie. If a Rattie has a Santa hat, then they are in need of a Secret Santa.
Just click on the Santa hat on the dogs profile to register for that dog.
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Ratties in Need
For National Dog Day, I'd like to share with you the recent urgent rescue of Ray the rattie who was plucked off the Euthanasia List on his last safe day at the shelter. With so much unknown, I wanted to wait for his vet visits to have some idea of what we can do to help him and make him adoptable in the future. Here is his story:
Ray was brought into the shelter on August 18th, 2026. He was unable to use his rear legs at that point. The shelter put out many pleas for him. His deadline for euthanasia was at the end of day on August 22nd which is when his stray hold was up.
To not prolong his suffering, the threat of euthanasia was imminent. The shelter issued 2 pleas on that date, noting he was very sweet and needed help.
After consulting our rescue president, we placed a hold to save his life.
We are putting up a fundraiser to help with his medical needs. Since rescue, he has had bloodwork, neuter, deciduous teeth removed and has had consults with 2 different Orthopedic surgeons. After discussing his case with both surgeons, the plan is to strengthen the right rear leg with rehab and supervised exercise. The left leg isnt able to be repaired due to the severity and thickness of the luxated and displaced knee.
It may have been a congenital defect, or a defect plus being hit by a car. We have his Rehab consult set for September 16th which was their 1st opening. We had to prepay for that consult. In the last 3 days, Ray's medical care has cost $1,010.00.
Please help us with this medical case, a most urgent boy. Throughout it all, Ray continues to be a sweet boy, a Ray of shining love & light.
Donations are greatly appreciated and much needed.
Brianna and her housemates had euthanasia deadlines at the shelter in late May 30th 2026. We took in a total of four dogs, whose owner was deported. The 4 dogs were in the shelter since May 30th where they all lost weight and contracted bad upper respiratoy infections.
Brianna is 2-3 years old and 15 lbs. While we don’t know the exact ingredients of Brianna, we know she’s a one-of-a-kind, pawfect mixture of cuteness, spunk, and uniqueness.
She loves to eat, go for walks, and enjoys sunbathing in the yard.
Her nemesis is squirrels! She would squeak when she spots them🐿️
She’s not a lap dog, but she prefers to keep her human in her sight. Her favorite spot is the back of the couch, where she hangs out with her human.
Although she barks on walks to let everyone know her presence, she’s good with dogs and very respectful when introduced one on one. She’s easily startled by loud noise, so we think young children might not be a good fit.
This young lady is ready to find her forever home. Please fill out an application on our website if you’re interested!
UPDATE June 4,2026 :Glenda's sutures were removed. She is doing great! She learns to navigate her way around the house. She is loving and so sweet!
UPDATE May 21, 2026: Glenda had to have her right eye removed. The pressure in that eye was not improving at all and the Opthamologist said it was necessary to be done ASAP. We weren't expecting a fast paced emergency case, but we are so glad we could save her. Glenda is amazing!
Glenda was terrified and shut down in the Animal Shelter. We saw a video of her shivering and felt so bad for her!
Once rescued, we saw her right eye was very swollen and got her in to see an Opthamologist ASAP. She has glaucoma and other issues with her eyes and may be visually impaired in her left eye as well. She is VERY sweet and a gentle sweet girl. We are trying to save the eye but need your help.
Her Opthalmologist and regular DVM visits in the 1st week totalled $550 and she has more vet visits coming up. Please help us help her.
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Charlize has been in rescue for 2 years when out of the blue, one of her eyes started having a whitish blue tinge. She is only 3 years old, so we knew it wasn't cataracts.
Regular vet visit didn't see much of concern but showed her tear production was low so she was prescribed some meds.
The blue tinge got worse so we had to consult an Animal Opthamalogist. The diagnosis wasn't great - she had a luxating lens. More meds were tried on a round the clock regimen. After 4-6 weeks of follow up visits and constant care, we didn't have great options. The easiest option for Charlize was to remove the eye as the pressure was building behind it no matter what medications she was on. She recovered nicely from that surgery and today 09/08/2025 the other eye looked like it had the same tinge. We took her to the specialist for an Emergency Consult. The right eye lens isn't luxating as badly as the left had done but the pressure behind the eye is very high. She is taking multiple medications and has a follow up visit next week. Specialist bills are very expensive, especially Emergency Fees. Please consider donating towards Charlize's past, current and future eye care bills.
Sponsor a Rattie FAQs
Often when we rescue a dog, they come to us with hidden medical conditions. This could be heart worms (very common), tumors, eye problems, pancreatitis or even broken bones. We try and keep our adoption fees low but one dog with a severe medical condition could deplete most of our funds. It is these special cases where we need additional financial support to care for these sweet babies.
Pick a dog from our sponsor page and follow the links to donate for their veterinary care. Any amount will help off-set our veterinary expenses or medications for the pups. The donation is tax-deductible and you will know you helped one of our ratties on the road to recovery.
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