Lonestar, whose heart is as big as Texas, was in need of major medical care. This one-year-old, 17 lb. baby had been hit by a car and suffered serious injuries. His right front leg was broken in several places, and he had a large deep gash across the back of his neck which required numerous

Rescued from the shelter with an embedded collar, sores all over her body, and a serious skin infection with no hair! Collins underwent surgery to remove the ingrown collar and intensive treatment at the vet clinic! Her neck wound and skin healed, and she grew in a beautiful coat! Collins is approximately 1 year old

Minnow was on death row at the shelter due to a fractured femur and wounds. She required immediate orthopedic surgery. While recovering from leg surgery, we discovered that Minnow was pregnant. She gave birth to 3 beautiful puppies…Shark, Guppy, and Barracuda, who were all recently adopted! Minnow has now found her forever family, too, and

Multiple infected puncture wounds on the inside and outside of his forelimbs. Zak’s hind feet were swollen, paw pads were bleeding and raw, and his toenails were missing, all making it too painful to walk. Vets suspect chemical or thermal burns. Required several weeks of daily hydrotherapy and laser therapy. Zak was a great patient,

Intentionally burned all down his back, at the hands of humans. Mogli required intense daily wound care treatment for more than 2 weeks at the ER. This case is under investigation by the Harris County Animal Cruelty Task Force. Despite his horrible experience, Mogli remained sweet to everyone, and now has a wonderful family for

Little 6 lb. guy found as a stray with a severely broken and dislocated jaw. Eagle had emergency orthopedic surgery to stabilize the front and rear mandible. Eagle also had an old leg fracture requiring repair. But look at that smile now! He left the clinic for a foster home, which quickly became his forever

Gilligan was turned into the shelter in the back of a hot truck. Suffered heat exhaustion! In addition, had an old nerve injury to his front right leg, which unfortunately could not be repaired, and required amputation. Maintained such a sweet demeanor, despite his ordeal. Recovered and was quickly adopted into a loving family!

Mary Ann was turned into the shelter severely ill, along with Gilligan. Had a life-threatening infection and severe anemia, requiring a blood transfusion and emergency surgery. Was found to have an infected uterus and dead puppies in her womb, and almost died from sepsis. After a lengthy hospital stay, Mary Ann fully recovered and is

Daffodil came to RCR after we received another call from the shelter asking us to take in a new cruelty case. Her front right leg was severely injured, so we took her immediately to the vet, where x-rays revealed that a part of her bone was shattered and missing. Per the vet, it most likely

Hawkeye was another urgent case, as he had been hit by a car and was injured and scared. He hid in the storm drain for 3 days before anyone could get him out. By that time, infection had set in and he was in critical condition. His left legs were severely injured. His front leg

Trey ended up in the shelter and was limping on his front left leg, which put him immediately on the kill list. We pulled him to safety in the nick of time! X-rays revealed he had a dislocated elbow and a fractured ulna. Unfortunately, during orthopedic surgery it was discovered that the damage was too

Edge came to RCR when we received an SOS call from the shelter begging us to help this little 11 lb. guy who had been attacked by another animal and was in critical condition. We rushed him to the ER where he was immediately put on IV fluids and pain meds for shock. X-rays revealed

Wabi Sabi, which is a Japanese concept that believes there is perfection in imperfection, is a 2 year-old, 21 lb sweet boy who had an old injury to the elbow on one of his front legs. We took our little perfectly imperfect boy to the orthopedic vet for his injured front leg and, unfortunately, it

She was named Kanga at the city shelter because she sat on her hind quarters as her 2 broken front legs dandled in the air like a Kangaroo. Animal Control had brought her in after receiving a call alerting them to a dog in distress. Kanga was unable to walk and was going to be

Kandi is another unfortunate K9 kid who ended up in the shelter after being hit by a car. Her injuries included a broken back leg, and rescue was her only hope. RCR took Kandi immediately to the vet where, after a successful orthopedic surgery, her leg is as good as new! Her cast is off,

Pete was turned into the shelter by his owners in near-death condition. He was horribly emaciated with a life-threatening skin infection, bleeding wounds all over his body, hookworms, anemia, conjunctivitis, and more. Pete smelled of motor oil, and it is suspected that his owner’s practiced the barbaric act of using motor oil to supposedly cure

Spirit was found with catastrophic injuries of an unknown origin! He had a HUGE gaping hole (approx 12″ x 6″) on his back that was filled with dirt and gravel. There were also additional lacerations throughout his body. Spirit was in shock. The ER vets immediately addressed his dangerously low blood pressure with fluids, medications

Fey was covered in mange, emaciated and running a fever when RCR rescued her from the shelter. We quickly learned that she had a serious and life-threatening condition called Pyometra, which is an infection in the uterus. She had two emergency surgeries, numerous blood transfusions and spent several days in critical care at the ER

Wonder found herself lost and alone on the street. As she struggled to survive, her eye was injured, causing more pain and hardship. RCR took her to the ophthalmologist hoping to save her eye, but it was damaged beyond repair. She had surgery to remove the bad eye, and is now our One-Eyed Wonder! She

Gracey was only 8 lbs and 2 years old when she was hit by a car, and found almost lifeless by the side of the road. She had a fracture on her right front radius and ulna, and numerous cuts and bruises. RCR rushed her to the vet where she had orthopedic surgery on her