Max's House Urgent Matters

Amy Urgently Needs Your Help

Amy was found meowing and sumbling in the street. We're sure she was someone's pet at some point in her life because she is very sweet and ultra affectionate. We suspect she was dumped on the street as so many cats have been lately because of the slump in the ecomomy.

Being dumped on the street isn't Amy's only problem. A prelimary examination revealed that she is nearly completely blind. But the good news is we may be able to save what little sight she has left and even reverse some if not most of the sight she has lost - but she urgently needs to see a veterinary ophthalmologist before any more degeneration occurs. But the cost of her treatment is way beyond our means, especially at this time.

Because of all the surrendered, abused, abandoned, and returned pets we have been receiving due to the ecomony, our medical and emergency budgets are stretched way beyond the limit. Any donation, regardless of how small, will be greatly appreciated and may save this sweet little cat's sight.

You may also send a donatation by check or money order to:

Max's House Animal Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

(Please be sure to note "Amy's Fund" on your check)

100% of your donation will go to directly to Amy's care.

Update on Amy

Thanks to all the caring and compassionate people who contributed to Amy's Fund, Amy is now under the care of a veterinary ophthalmologist. She was diagnosed with bilateral hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy. The good news is she still has some vision. It appears that we caught it in time before her retinas completely detached. With continued care she should regain most of her vision if we can keep her blood pressure under control. She is currently on antihypertensive medication to control her blood pressure.However, we're having problems stabilizing her blood pressure so she needs blood pressure measurements and dosage adjustments as well as

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retinal exams every 1-2 weeks to keep her blood pressure under control and make sure her retinas aren't detaching which would leave her completely blind.

The ophthalmologist recommended Amy be seen by an internal medicine specialist as soon as possible to try to find the cause of her erratic blood pressure which is causing her retinopathy which could cause her retinas to detach. Erratic blood pressure in cats isn't a commonly encountered problem so Amy will need a battery of tests and probably x-rays and/or ultrasounds to find the cause and hopefully correct it.

We have been receiving so many "forclosure pets", other "economy-related surrendered pets" and adoptable (friendly, abandoned and abused) cats from our TNR and shelter outreach programs that our medical and emergency funds are nearly exhaused. Because of the slump in the economy, our adoption rate is too low to offset our medical and general care expenses. However, we must contnue Amy's care in order to save her sight. Any donation towards Amy's care, regardless of how small, will be greatly appreciated and will help us save this sweet little cat's sight.

You may also send a donatation by check or money order to:

Max's House Animal Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

(Please be sure to note "Amy's Fund" on your check)

100% of your donation will go to directly to Amy's care.

On behalf of Amy, Thank You.

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Oreo is a young black and white (hence-Oreo!) male cat who is in a very desperate situation. He was recently rescued from the street but had lost an eye somehow in his passage through life. A trip to the vet and it was sewn up and really looks like it was never there. Okay now everything's fine- right? Poor Oreo has another really urgent problem- he is losing the sight in his remaining eye. Oreo needs to be seen by a veterinary eye surgeon to see if we can save what's left of his sight. The problem right now is the cost of this procedure. He is a very sweet cat and we can't bear to put another burden on this sweet guy. Homeless is bad enough but homeless and BLIND! If you can't take him into your home, if you can make a donation to our rescue in his name- he and all of us will be very grateful.Our medical spending right now is stretched to the limit and every donation will be greatly appreciated.

UPDATE: Oreo had eye surgery on October 27. The surgery was a complete success and Oreo is expected to regain most of his sight in his remaining eye!!!
We will upload new pictures of Oreo in his new home as soon as we receive them.

On behalf of Oreo, we wish to offer all you who made this success possible our most profound thanks!

Oreo

How to Help

Give The Gift of Life

Sponsor a Homeless Kittens' Vaccination Series for just $22.00.

The FVRCP kitten vaccination series consists of the Feline Panleukopenia (feline parvovirus), Rhinotracheitis (feline herpesvirus), and Feline Calicivirus vaccines.

With kitten season beginning in just a few weeks, we are in desperate need of funds to vaccinate the hundreds of homeless and abandoned kittens that would otherwise die from preventable diseases.

There's no better way to honor a special animal companion than by giving the gift of life to a homeless and abandoned kitten in his or her name. A tribute gift will help you celebrate your beloved companion whose memories fill your heart or whose presence enriches your life.

If you'd like to make your contribution in tribute to or in memoriam of a special animal companion, send a picture of your special friend to tribute@maxshouse.com or by mail to:

Max's House Animal Rescue, Inc./Tribute
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
We'll add your picture of your beloved companion to our online Tribute Gallery.

After a year of extensive treatment and thousands of dollars Champ is doing great!
(More on Champ to follow)

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Spencer after surgery

Spencer has been diagnosed with a congenital, embryologic tumor known as a dermoid.on his left eye.
The dermoid is a mass of skin growing on his cornea that also contains hair follicles from which hair is
growing. The mass and hair growing from the mass are constantly irritating his eye which, in addition to the constant discomfort, is obstructing his vision and preventing his eyelid from closing properly. Spence must
wear an Elizabethan collar at all times to prevent him from scratching his eye out to relieve the constant
irritation and discomfort. If the tumor isn’t removed as soon as possible, it will increase in size and extend more invasively and probably result in the loss of sight in his left eye or even the loss of his eye as a whole.

Spence desperately needs surgery to remove the tumor as soon as possible. Because we have so many animals that need special care, our medical spending right now is stretched to the limit. Every donation to help pay for Spence’s surgery will be greatly appreciated. How to Help


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