Senior Dogs In Pima County Have Something To Wag About!
No Kill Pima County was pretty excited when The Grey Muzzle Organization announced the recipients of its annual grants this past July. NKPC is one of 78 animal welfare groups chosen from 344 applicants to receive a grant to help local senior dogs.
The winning groups received more than $705,000 in grants to help save or improve the lives of at-risk old dogs in their communities.
But the real winners are the dogs!
The GMO grant helps seniors, like 17-year-old Cinderella,
get the veterinary care they need.
Cinderella and her brother and sister have the luck of good genes and a loving/responsible family. All three are doing well, with some hearing loss (Cinderella and brother Sparky) and some vision impairment (brother Sparky).
Then, recently, Cinderella started coughing and when it didn’t go away mom reached out for help because she feared she would not be able to cover the veterinary visit, diagnostics and treatement. Indeed, Cinderella needed diagnostics which confirmed she had a buildup of fluid in her lungs and a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. The good news is she has started medication that will help her and mom is ever so grateful:
“Thanks to your help, I the mama was able to take my Cinderella to the vet.
Her meds are costly but I will manage. Thanks again 😊❤️ God 🙏 bless you all.”
Cinderella is one of 8 mature dogs NKPC approved for funding in July. We expect to help about 30-40 dogs with the $5,000.00 grant from GMO, while including some additional support from your donations to our fund: Support Options Solutions to Keep Animals Out of Shelters (S.O.S.).
The goal of S.O.S. is to help pets get veterinary care for unexpected needs (illness or injuries) and assure that care is not delayed or denied or a beloved pet surrendered to a shelter to get that care. Shelters are crowded and space should always be reserved for animals who truly have no other options, especially not those who already have a family who loves them.
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Over the past 14 years, the national nonprofit Grey Muzzle Organization has provided more than $3.8 million in grants to support its vision of “a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid.”
“Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’re delighted to help deserving organizations like No Kill Pima County make a difference in the lives of dogs and people in their communities,” Grey Muzzle’s Executive Director Lisa Lunghofer said. “Many senior dogs in Pima County continue to enjoy their golden years in their own loving homes, thanks to the wonderful work of No Kill Pima County.”
The national nonprofit The Grey Muzzle Organization improves the lives of at-risk senior dogs by providing funding and resources to animal shelters, rescue organizations, sanctuaries, and other nonprofit groups nationwide. For details, please visit www.greymuzzle.org 