Caring for Pets Stories

Paralyzed Chihuahua uses tiny wheelchair for mobility. Named after Robert Johnson, little dog appeared on Animal Planet's "Give a Dog a Home: Live!"

Can kittens survive panleukopenia (also known as feline distemper)? Read about kittens who did, and the care and treatment they received.

High-energy, rambunctious dog meets his perfect match: an active adopter who takes him for long walks and to play fetch in the park.

Slumber Buddies program at the NKLA Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles allows people to take adoptable pets for sleepovers. Read about all the fun.

Dog with collapsed trachea can't wear a collar or harness to go for walks since it prevents him from being able to breathe, so he now has a cart.

Two kitties with the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are rescued and then find a home together with a loving couple.

Dog came from LifeLine Animal Project to Best Friends in Atlanta to get heartworm treatment and help for his hind leg injury that required amputation.

Two sibling dogs with a rare neurological condition are wobbly on their feet, but that doesn't stop them from experiencing joy and loving life.

Registered as a therapy animal by Pet Partners, a cat, who was once homeless in a shelter, now helps Alzheimer's patients and other people in need.

Woman helps save on dog on the shelter euthanasia list from being killed. He had a leg that needed to be amputated and severely infected eye.

A yellow-headed Amazon parrot, with special needs (she has two legs that are splayed out), is adopted into the perfect loving, accommodating home.

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner helps a dog with terminal cancer cross an item off his bucket list by playing catch with him.

Cat found in snow with severe frost bite, requiring amputation of part of his tail, recovers and goes on to be fostered and adopted into loving home.

Deaf dog first masters hand signals and is now learning American Sign Language. Story includes step-by-step instructions on how to teach a dog ASL.

A puppy sick with parvo disease, a contagious viral infection, is brought to the Harris County Animal Shelter, where she receives the help she needs.