We appreciate all the financial help and how quickly the surgery was after we brought him in so he did not have to be in pain any longer.
Tia & Cody Martin
Tia & Cody Martin
Dr. Schutz is so amazing. She explained everything perfectly. After my bad (terrible) experience with another vet it was so refreshing to have someone be so kind and informative. Thank you so much!
Faith S
Faith S
We were treated amazingly and received excellent care. River recovered wonderfully.
Christina S
Christina S
Benji seems a lot calmer throughout the day. We think the program is great! We are very pleased with our experience. Thank you for supporting military families like ours.
Fernando A
Fernando A
My name is Danielle Stanley, I am a mother of two young children and a military spouse to one of the finest Unites States Coast Guard members there is. We also have two other special members of our family, Lola and Roxy. We adopted Lola about 5 years ago from the humane society and our family grew attached right away. A few years passed and we decided our family was ready for another member, so we headed back to the humane society. I came across many dogs, but “Angel” (later named Roxy by our family) pulled at my heart strings the moment I set eyes on her. We brought her home and we all agreed that our family now felt complete.
I had a wonderful conversation with Mary Mandrigues over the phone and explained to her my situation. We are a young single income military family who are separated because of deployment and have a dog who will be needing very expensive medical treatments. I felt like I was talking to a close friend after a few minutes. She explained that their vets at the office can do an exam and her and I could meet in person after he came up with a treatment plan so I decided to talk to Dr. Djordjevich.
After I met with Dr. Djordjevich he recommended a TPLO surgery and explained thoroughly why this would be the best and only treatment for her particular case. I also was able to speak with Mary and she said given our circumstances Helping Paws would be able to help us with the expenses! I was floored and so thankful to have been able to find someone who was willing to help out our family. July 15 was the day for Roxy’s surgery, and our whole family was feeling anxious and worried.
After I met with Dr. Djordjevich he recommended a TPLO surgery and explained thoroughly why this would be the best and only treatment for her particular case. I also was able to speak with Mary and she said given our circumstances Helping Paws would be able to help us with the expenses! I was floored and so thankful to have been able to find someone who was willing to help out our family. July 15 was the day for Roxy’s surgery, and our whole family was feeling anxious and worried.
We got to bring her home on July 20 and start her healing process. We did 2 months of no jumping, running or messing with the incisions. She hated it but we stuck to it to make sure she healed up nicely! Ethan spends time with Roxy several times a day just laying with her and massaging her. He tells her she will be better soon, and he will take great care of her. Now were in December and Roxy is all healed up and back to normal. Some days I forget she even had any issues with her knee at all, but I always think of the help that Mary and the Helping Paws program gave us.
My husband has been gone on deployment for 6 months now and will be returning on Monday the 21st and cannot wait to see how Roxy is post surgery! We are forever thankful to Mary and everyone at the Monhacky Animal Hospoital and especially the people at Helping Paws!
My husband has been gone on deployment for 6 months now and will be returning on Monday the 21st and cannot wait to see how Roxy is post surgery! We are forever thankful to Mary and everyone at the Monhacky Animal Hospoital and especially the people at Helping Paws!
Lilly, a 9 year old sweet, shy girl, came to our Escondido office with excruciating neck pain. Our Dr Kitt quickly recognized the situation and we were able to provide her ‘Dad’ with the necessary medication to keep her comfortable. Thanks to your help and donations, we can continue to keep Lilly pain free!