Pet Calendar

Walter’s Fund has helped 6 animals receive life saving care in 2024,
spending $4,017.73 to save them.

🌸 Briscoe: mass removal – Briscoe is being adopted in January!

🌸 Calzone (X-rays) –  transferred to a rescue group

🌸 Billie Jean: dental, mass removal, CBC  – transferred to a rescue group

🌸 Oliver: dental and 7 extractions – transferred to a rescue group

🌸 Daisy: hernia repair – Daisy was adopted!

🌸 Rash: tail amputation – Rash got a GREAT home on a horse farm with 5 feline siblings and 5 or 6 canine ones.

More about Briscoe

He is being adopted in January. (His foster is adopting him then.) Briscoe’s back story is that he was adopted from the shelter a few years ago. His foster stayed in contact with the adopter and was horrified when she saw the condition Briscoe was in when she borrowed him for her college graduation photos, with a mass so large that it impeded his ability to even go to the bathroom properly.

The adopter was unconcerned about it but also was not particularly interested in having Briscoe any longer and last December the foster convinced the adopter to return Briscoe. But then we had a middle aged pittie with a mass on him to deal with. Thanks to Walter’s Fund, we were able to cover the cost of the surgery.

The foster took Briscoe back into her home and decided that if he was still with her after a year of making efforts to adopt him out, she would adopt him. (She is a vet student so she was wary of immediately committing given the demands of school and knowing that she would encounter many needy animals so if there was a great option for Briscoe she would let him go again.)

More about Rash

Rash was adopted! Rash was in pretty bad condition when he was found–a scrawny kitten with a messed up tail. Frankly, I wasn’t sure we should invest in him–tail amputations can cause major litterbox issues. But the person who found him was committed to fostering him and the vet was able to save enough of the tail that the problems didn’t come about. And Rash got a GREAT home on a horse farm with 5 feline siblings and 5 or 6 canine ones.

Fun Facts for people who like numbers

We began 2023 with $4,329.69 in Walter’ Fund, and Balloon Juice peeps contributed $3,430.73 to Athenspets in 2023.

We began 2024 with $2,375.68 in Walter’ Fund, and Balloon Juice peeps contributed $2,221.82 to Athenspets in 2024.

Athenspets has matching funds for donations received through Dec 31 (Tuesday)  As I type this, they have $400 in matching funds.

I’m sure someone will ask for the thermometer, so I added it to the sidebar.

The thermometer shows $8,761– reflecting the total donation amount through the thermometer since we adopted Athenspets in Sept 2022.  The current balance of Walter’s Fund is $570.   I would love to start the new year with a balance of $1,000 go get them through until the check for calendar sales arrives in late February or March.  If we get there, the thermometer will read $9,191.

(As always, no one should feel obligation to donate to anything at Balloon Juice!)