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 Dillion:
Dillon is now 1 years old and 125lbs and growing! He came to us as a bonus.
Like the saying goes "When you buy a dozen
you get the 13th free", well when we picked
up our 12 Alabama Chihuahua’s we got Dillon!
He is a pure bred Great Pyrenees from Tuscumbia,
Alabama. Ironically that is the birthplace of Helen
Keller, and like Helen Keller, Dillon is both blind
and deaf.
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 Dreamer:
Dreamer is a 6 year old Greyhound who fractured
and dislocated her first cervical vertebrae during
a race. A rescue group in Florida saved her and
contacted us. Since her condition was fragile, Susan
went to get her and flew back with her on Companion
Air (see Resources Page). Dreamer is doing very
well and has fit in well with her chums at Angel's
Gate. Not only is she ambulatory but vets are surprised
that she runs about happily. She is a treasure. |
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 Sydney:
Sydney is a Lab with an inability to hold her urine
and bowels.. Sydney is the official greeter at Angel's
Gate. She needs an ongoing supply of wee-wee pads
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 Scooter:
Scooter is an English Bull Dog puppy from Seattle,
Wash., with spinal bifida. He needs surgery to repair
a "cherry eye" and a consult with a neurologist. |
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 Humphrey:
Humphrey was the first handicapped animal to come
to Angel's Gate, That was in 1993. Two cervical
discs were cracked in a home accident leaving him
paralyzed in the hind legs. After surgery we were
told that he would never walk again. Fortunately,
no one told Humphrey. After six months he began
to scratch with his hind legs and a few months later
he walked up steps. He could then walk and run for
short distances. He lived to be 19 yrs old. |
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 Katie:
Katie was a young feral kitten who came to us (1998).
She has only three feet. Against the advice of two
veterinarians, who said that Katie should have her
leg amputated, we left her intact. She is doing
just fine and she rules our great room. She is very
feisty but can be loving and affectionate, too.
Best of all she doesn't seem to know she has a handicap.
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 Christmas
Joy:
Rescued hours before she was to be killed at a shelter
because she was miss-diagnosed with Irritable Bowel
Syndrome and deemed "un-adoptable " she
was admitted to Angel's Gate during the Christmas
holidays. She is a highly intelligent, affectionate,
obedient dog and a true joy to have in our animal
family. |
 Lizzie:
Lizzie came to us from the
ASPCA in late 1999 and was
paralyzed from the neck down.
She received extensive therapy.
Now she runs around with the
best of them, has a loving spirit
and zest for life. Still, she loves
cuddling the most. |
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 Mimi
and Ned:
Mimi is a miniature horse and came to us from Georgia.
She is permanently lame. Her constant companion
Ned, a pygmy goat was given to a man on Long Island
"as a joke" but hails from Penn. |
 Chase:
Chase with torn Achilles
tendons walks on all fours! |
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 Little
Red:
These are two of the 24 cats with FIV (Feline Aids
Positive) who share a lovely room at Angel's Gate.
We are one of the few safe havens for cats with
FIV and FELV (Feline Leukemia) on in the tri-state
area. |
 Faith:
Faith, 13-week-old Cockapoo, was born with megaesophagus,
a pouching of the esophagus that cannot be surgically
corrected. She is going to need a lifetime of care.
Once she is strong enough, she will have a gastroplexy
(a feeding tube placed in her stomach). |
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 Daisey
Mae
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 Logan
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 Bootsie
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 Sampson
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 Patches,
Elliott,
and Madison
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 Elenore
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