Twiggles was picked up on the side of the road nearly unresponsive. It appears she had been hit by a car, and laid there unable to move for several days. The ER vets quickly determined she was severely anemic, emaciated, covered in fleas, and had a broken leg. Blood transfusions were immediately started, but it… Read More
REDCOLLAR RESCUE often takes in animals with very serious medical conditions. Once in our program, they get the best medical care possible, no matter the cost or time involved. Some of our Special Cases are described below with before and after pictures.
Niblet is only 1 year old and 10 lbs and was hit by a car. She sustained a broken pelvis and dislocated hip, but at her size was lucky to be alive! Niblet had orthopedic surgery and is now recovering and doing well. She is sweet and gentle and needs a nice bed or soft… Read More
Pepper was picked up by animal control, and due to his injuries, they initially thought he had been shot several times with a shotgun. We rushed him to the vet and after closer inspection, it appeared his wounds were from multiple animal bites. We aren’t sure, but he may have been used as a bait… Read More
Paxton was severely burned all the way down his back. We don’t know how he was burned, but our hearts hurt just thinking about the pain he had gone through. Despite his horrible condition, he gave lots of kisses to his rescuers. Paxton was sedated and his wounds cleaned, and he was placed on high… Read More
Boyd was hit by a car that crushed his back right leg and tore off all the skin. His leg was left untreated and was filled with maggots when his owners turned him in to the shelter to be euthanized. RCR rescued Boyd and took him immediately to the orthopedic surgeon, hoping to save his… Read More
Skyla suffered a severe injury to her right eye while she was trying to survive on the street. Unfortunately, it was beyond repair, and her eye had to be removed. It took a little while for Skyla to learn to navigate with one eye, but she is getting more comfortable every day! And wow is… Read More
Sawyer was an extreme cruelty case. He was severely abused at the hands of humans, and then discarded as trash on the brink of death. He had serious medical issues including being severely emaciated, a bullet in his abdomen, multiple pelvic fractures, dislocated hips, a calcified mass in his colon impeding ability to defecate, distended… Read More
Badger was apparently hit by a car and was found on the side of the road by animal control. RCR picked up Badger from the shelter and took him immediately to the orthopedic surgeon. He required 2 separate surgeries to his ankle and hip. Badger had several tough months of rehabilitation, but thanks to the… Read More
Adelaide was adopted from a local shelter as a puppy, but then found running loose as a stray with a torn cruciate in her leg a few months later. Her prior owners were contacted, but did not come to get her, thus Adelaide ended up on the kill list at the shelter due to her… Read More
Poindexter is just a little guy at 17 lbs. Not good odds for the car he encountered! Poindexter ended up at the shelter with a fractured left femur & fractured pelvis. These injuries are most certain death for dogs at a shelter. Rescue is their only hope. RCR saw Poindexter’s plea, and knew we had… Read More
