Author Archives: lindsaymccay
Take A Chance on our Acey Boy
Do you know what happens to dogs when they are left untreated for heartworms?- Caval syndrome. This disease is a serious complication of chronic heartworms in dogs and cats. Once an animal has this, the adult heartworms living in the … Continue reading
Posted in Pets Needing Homes Tagged acey boy, caval syndrome, heartworms 4 Comments
Help Sterilize a Surgical Dilemma
The APA! surgery clinic has spayed and neutered approximately 500 pets since mid July! Without our own surgical suite we were having to contract surgeries out to other veterinary clinics in Austin and could only have 100 surgeries performed each … Continue reading
Posted in Donations Tagged autoclave, spay/neuter trailer 4 Comments
Much Ado About Claudio!
Our baby boy Claudio needs a new Hero! Claudio came to us from Town Lake, having been attacked by a dog. He had several abdominal hernias and infection from the attack and was slated to die due to the injuries. … Continue reading
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Cashmere, the super soft-natured puppy
Hello! My name is Cashmere! I am a 5 month old pit bull from Austin, TX. My last owners thought that I would look tougher without my ears so they tried to remove them. As I am at least 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Donations, Pets Needing Homes Tagged annie, cashmere 2 Comments
I Wish I Was Homeward Bound
“We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us” – Max Depree Unfortunately for Chad, we humans have broken … Continue reading
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Our new Surgical Unit is up and running!
Every animal that is adopted out through Austin Pets Alive! gets spayed or neutered before going to their new home. For the first year of operation we have used local veterinary clinics, such as Emancipet, to get these services done. … Continue reading
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The dogs and cats of Austin desperately need your help!
I know we often post on this blog our needs for help, and every time Austin has stepped up and helped us out in a major way. If it wasn’t for that help, we couldn’t have saved the nearly 1,400 … Continue reading
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