Caring for Pets Stories

Best Friends provides treatment for shelter cats with ringworm (a minor skin condition): medicated shampoo baths and an oral anti-fungal drug.

Rabbit with hind leg paralysis receives antibiotics, pain medication, subcutaneous fluids and physical therapy, and he is now hopping again.

Read about four cats with urinary incontinence who require little extra care, are clean, and need to have their bladders expressed a few times daily.

Senior cat with kidney disease, in a foster hospice home, is adopted by her foster mom and moves with her to Nova Scotia.

Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Metro Animal Services partner for Paws on Patrol program that pairs shelter dogs with police.

Dog is hit by a car, which leaves him with two broken back leg femur bones and other injuries. He receives surgery, physical therapy and hydrotherapy.

Stray shih tzu dog, with a foxtail grass awn embedded in his paw and other issues requiring immediate attention, is in bad shape when rescued.

Cat with a neurological condition that makes him wobbly finds the perfect home with a woman who continues his strength training and physical therapy.

Reactive shelter dog -- leash and barrier reactivity, lunging, and fencing with other dogs -- receives positive-reinforcement and agility training.

Cat who kept running out the door gets outlets for his adventurous spirit and frustration: clicker training, walks on a leash, and golf cart rides.

Dog with neurological disorder has a specialized training plan that helps him with his brain disorder symptoms and his tendency to fixate on things.

Car rides help a shy dog relax and overcome her nervousness. She enjoys watching the scenery roll by and sniffing the breeze.

Pigs are happier, healthier and better behaved with people when they live in pairs or groups and have good, stable friendships with other pigs.

Senior cat with cerebellar hypoplasia (CH) is wobbly when he walks, but that doesn't stop him from being charming, affectionate and sweet.

Dog with skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma on his underside and melanoma on his ear, finds the perfect home with a couple committed to helping him.