There’s a new treatment for distemper helping dogs across the nation and more locally at Houston Pets Alive! It’s Vitamin C. That’s right the same vitamin that helps you fight a cold is being used to treat distemper with promising results. Vitamin C is an important constituent in cellular functions; without it there is cellular […]
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Houston comes together to save ill pup
A dog that had barely reached her first birthday was fighting for her life, again. We had already saved her from imminent euthanasia at a local municipal animal shelter, but now we needed to save her from illness. After we noticed Daisy having trouble breathing and eating, we rushed her to the animal hospital. Veterinarians […]
Puppy Bowl finds forever homes for dozens
The New England Paw-triots defeated the Pup-delphia Eagles in the Houston Puppy Bowl I. The Paw-triots dragged more toys to their side of the field. Houston Pets Alive! hosted the adoption event at Dogwood Houston. Brady, the quarterbark for New England, and Gronk, their tail end, were an unstoppable team. The puppies wore adorable uniforms […]
Volunteer Spotlight: All Risks Houston
In conjunction with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Week of Giving, All Risks Houston headed out to volunteer with Houston Pets Alive! on Friday, October 20, 2017. All Risks is the largest independent wholesale insurance broker in the country, and they are dedicated to giving back to communities through their employees. Paige Addison, Brokerage Underwriter […]
Kat Saves Kittens And Adopts Their Mama
Festering in her house while the streets flooded during and post Hurricane Harvey, Kathleen “Kat” McFadden began researching agencies she could work with that would be most impactful to the community. When she finally managed to get out of her driveway, Kat headed over to Houston Pets Alive! (HPA!) because it was closest agency and […]
New Foster Mom Takes On Bottle-Fed Babies
Berri Moffett had never formally fostered before, but she loves helping animals and knew fostering was a vital step in getting animals into their forever homes. So Berri decided to join the Houston Pets Alive! (HPA!) family. Talk to any foster parent, and they’ll tell you it is the most challenging and rewarding thing they […]
Macy and Her Puppies Have Sweet Foster Mom To Thank
Anita Shah, an animal and outdoors lover, rescued a puppy in December, and decided she wanted to give back to organizations that made that possible. Anita started volunteering for Houston Pets Alive! (HPA!) in June 2017. She liked how HPA! Was a smaller organization where her help could definitely be utilized. She decided to start […]
New Foster Mom Dives Right In
Since joining the Houston Pets Alive! foster network in June, Phuong Trinh has dedicated her spare time to fostering kittens. Originally from Vietnam, Phuong Trinh moved to Texas to attend Texas A&M University. After graduation, Phuong spent two years in South America before moving back to Houston with her fiancé in April. It only took […]
This Volunteer Dropped Everything To Help Texas
When Michelle Gregory saw the devastation that followed Hurricane Harvey’s landfall – especially all of the displaced animals – she found a way to jump on a plane from California and travel here to help. Having worked in animal sheltering for the SPCA for five years, and then most recently at a private veterinary practice […]
Street Dog Hit by Car Recovering Thanks to Amazing Foster
When Harvey hit and unprecedented flooding consumed the greater Houston area, we felt helpless. We have always wanted to foster, but decided putting it off until after we were married was our best bet. But when the storm hit, we decided fostering was a tangible way to help – and we could no longer wait […]