Author Archives: lindsaymccay

Patti the kitten needs a hero!

September 12, 2011 by lindsaymccay

Patti is a very sweet, wonderful 3 month old kitten girl. She was born with a congenital spinal defect that causes her to be incontinent. I hate writing those words because I know they pretty much guarantee you will stop … Continue reading →

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Nakia: Sweet Survivor needs a home

July 27, 2011 by lindsaymccay

Nakia is one of those stories that we hear a lot at APA, but they never get any easier. Hers is a story of abandonment and neglect, and it is a story that APA desperately wants to see have a … Continue reading →

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Theodore: the special kitten with a big heart

May 17, 2011 by lindsaymccay

Theodore is a special 9mo old kitten that needs a very special home. Ideally he would be adopted by someone who works at a vet clinic because of his needs (so tell your vet and vet tech friends about him!), … Continue reading →

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Cookie’s mammary tumor test results are in!

November 1, 2009 by lindsaymccay

Cookie’s /* */ . Hopefully this can be a lesson to everyone to get their female dogs and cats spayed. Reports show that 1 out of every 4 dogs that are un-spayed will develop breast tumors at some point in … Continue reading →

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Cookie’s Tests

October 24, 2009 by lindsaymccay

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for coming together to help Cookie! Since we’ve received so many generous donations we went ahead and sent Cookie’s tumor off for a histology test to tell us what kind of tumor it is. … Continue reading →

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Even after a mastectomy this “Cookie” is still sweet!

October 17, 2009 by lindsaymccay

I recently had the privilege of meeting the dog “Cookie” at our hospital on Thursday. She’s an older dog – estimated to be about 6 years old – and has a large tumor on one of her mammary glands. As … Continue reading →

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Claudio update

October 8, 2009 by lindsaymccay

Hey remember me? I was attacked by dogs a couple of months ago and survived.  I had some hernias that were repaired and now I am good as new. Here’s the problem.  I need love.  I need a lot of … Continue reading →

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Surgical Dilemma Sterilized!

September 28, 2009 by lindsaymccay

Thanks to two large donations from Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez and State Representative Eddie Rodriguez and donations from generous APA! blog readers we were able to purchase a refurbished autoclave which shipped all the way from the Garden State!  … Continue reading →

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