Medical and Spay/Neuter Care
Medical Care for Rescue Dogs
Many dogs arrive at Dogs 2nd Chance needing medical care. These rescue dogs need vaccines, heartworm and flea prevention, and spay/neutering. Many need heartworm treatment and we often fund routine and emergency surgeries.
Every dog we place is spayed or neutered, vaccinated and started on monthly heartworm and flea prevention.
Providing thorough medical care for rescue dogs before adoption is one of the most important, and often most expensive, parts of what we do.
Spay & Neuter Assistance
Every dog we place is spayed or neutered, as described on our About Adopting a Dog page.
Our spay & neuter assistance work doesn’t stop at our own dogs. Reducing unplanned litters across the Mid-South is central to our mission, since it’s the single biggest factor in how many dogs end up needing rescue in the first place.
Spay and neuter is the single biggest factor in how many dogs need rescue.
When Medical Bills Get Big
Some dogs need more than routine care. Ana, for example, was hospitalized with double pneumonia and racked up a vet bill of more than $12,000. You can read Ana’s hospitalization story here.
Cases like hers are why donations matter so much: they let us say yes to dogs who need serious medical intervention instead of turning them away.
You can help cover veterinary costs by donating directly, or get your own pet chipped and support our work at the same time at one of our microchip clinics.
What every dog receives before adoption
- Spay or neuter surgery
- Full vaccine series
- Heartworm testing and monthly heartworm/flea prevention
- Emergency treatment when needed, like Ana’s care
Dogs 2nd Chance is 100% run by unpaid volunteers, so your donation goes directly to a dog’s care, not overhead.
Help cover a vet bill for a dog who needs it.