Help Needed for Attleboro Animals

Friends of Attleboro Animal Shelter is caring for several dogs and cats needing extra medical attention. The nonprofit organization is seeking donations from the community so it can help these animals.

"FAAS is a nonprofit volunteer group, which provides care for dogs and cats who end up in the city's shelter," a press release from the organization states. "The city doesn't provide any money for the medical care of cats and has a limited budget for dogs."

FAAS provided the following biographies for cats and dogs needing medical attention:

• Ba-Loo is a Himalayan kitten that arrived with us on New Year's Day. Our lil' man has already gone through surgery to correct a prolapsed rectum. Ba-Loo has made great progress in some areas, but continues to struggle in other areas so now we prepare to take it to the next step. The next step is to see the Feline Internal Medicine department at Tufts to investigate some ongoing issues related to his digestive system.  
• Ellie Mae is a 5-year-old bloodhound who arrived with us a short time ago. During her routine veterinary exam, we received the news that she is heartworm and Lyme positive. She has completed her required treatment of Lyme and will prepare for her heartworm treatment at Central Ave Veterinary.
• Tiny is a big bold beautiful black cat that was just diagnosed with diabetes. Feline diabetes is challenging to manage in the beginning and is done so with frequent monitoring, insulin and proper diet. Tiny has spent the past week hospitalized at Central Ave Veterinary to closely monitor him as we work together to get his treatment plan in place.
• Max is a 5-year-old, happy-go-lucky pit bull who was recently seen by Dr. Church at Eye Care for Animals in Warwick. We learned Max suffers from cataracts in both eyes, with complete loss of vision in his right eye and 90 percent loss of vision in his left eye. He has a follow-up visit scheduled for April 24, at which Max will undergo cataract testing referred to as an ultrasonography-ocular procedure. The results from this procedure will tell us if Max is a good candidate for surgery. 

Those who want to help can write a check payable to FAAS, P.O. Box 592 Attleboro, MA 02703. Contributions can also be made via PayPal using FAAS's email address attleboropets@hotmail.com. Donors are asked to note on the check which animal they are helping so FAAS can keep them updated with the progress.

Updates on all the animals will be posted on FAAS' Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FAASAttleboropets.