Chico was rescued from our local pound with his 7 brothers and sisters. All of his siblings have since found their forever homes as Chico just waits patiently for his. We learned early on that something was going on with our little chico. He just wasn't quite as active as his siblings. After several examinations, we learned that Chico had patent ductus
arteriousis.
The ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel that connects the two main arteries of the body - the aorta and the pulmonary artery. This blood vessel is normal in the fetus, but shortly after birth, it should close. When the ductus arteriosus remains open or patent after birth, this abnormal communication between the aorta and pulmonary artery passes extra volumes of blood into the lungs.
Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) is a birth defect representing the second most common congenital heart defect of dogs. Approximately seven out of 1000 live birth puppies are affected.
Chico has his surgery set up for December 11, 2009. The Wiregrass Humane Society is a nonprofit organization and runs strictly on donations from the public. We are very thankful to Dr. Martin for doing this surgery at a discounted rate of $600.
If you can not give Chico a home but would still like to help, please call or email to find out how you can make a donation towards his treatment.
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We now accept credit/debit cards!!! We now accept Mastercard and Visa as well as debit cards. We no longer accept out of state checks.
We are open Monday through Sunday from 12:00 noon to 4:30 daily.
Upcoming events:
Thrift Shop has moved to a bigger and better location!!!
Our Second Chance Thrift Shop is located at 1381 Reeves Street. We are across the street from Barrow's Furniture. We are open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm (Tuesday until 5 pm). We are no longer open on Saturday. If you have items that you would like to donate to our thrift shop please drop items by during our store hours or call (334)792-8476 or the shelter at (334)792-6693 after 12 noon. All proceeds from sales at our thrift shop benefit the animals at our shelter. Come visit us at the Thrift Shop.
The Wiregrass Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the rescue and care of homeless pets in our community. The Wiregrass Humane Society was established in 1975 as a grass roots effort to help abandoned or lost pets in our community. Currently the Wiregrass Humane Society can house around 100 animals.
If you would like to make a contribution to The Wiregrass Humane Society please mail donation to:
The Wiregrass Humane Society
P. O. Box 1045
Dothan, AL 36302.
Adopting a friend
Adopting a friend for life is easy at the Wiregrass Humane Society. Once you have selected a pet for adoption you will fill out a short adoption application and meet with one of our adoption counselors and if approved we will go over our adoption contract and you go home with your new friend. Our adoption fee is $75.00 for both dogs and cats. This adoption fee covers the cost of spay/neuter surgery and the pet will be up-to-date on its shots, worming, rabies vaccination (if old enough to receive). All pets are required to be spayed or neutered before leaving our shelter so if you select a pet that has not had surgery we will schedule this procedure and take the pet in for surgery. You will have the option of picking up your pet at the veterinarian's office or at our shelter. We do not make any exceptions to this policy.
Come Visit Us!
The Wiregrass Humane Society is located next to Dothan Animal Control and the Omussee Water Treatment Plant (approx. 3 miles outside the circle). You will turn on Webb Road heading outside the Ross Clark Circle, you will then turn left on Omussee Road and then take a right on Jerry Drive. We are the first building on the left. We are open Monday through Sunday from 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm.
"We make tails wag"
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