Caring for Pets Stories

Cat could be rude in his needy bid for attention, jumping on people's shoulders or legs. Enrichment, clicker training and more, has help immensely.

Excitable dog learns to be calm by participating in basic training, impulse control games, agility, hydrotherapy, and parallel walks with other dogs.

Read story of one cat who had declawing surgery go wrong, leaving her with chronic pain and behavioral problems, two primary reasons not to declaw.

‘Clubfooted' rabbit (his condition isn't exactly clubbed feet) receives pain and anti-inflammatory meds, joint supplements, and makes a new friend.

Street cat positive for the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) receives treatment for a leg abscess, including laser treatments and a skin graft.

Injured kitten arrives at clinic requiring emergency care, including fluids for dehydration and medication for pain, and eventually surgery.

Tuxedo cat with injured pelvis developed megacolon, for which he requires medication. He has been adopted into a loving, understanding family.

Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) dog has trouble walking due to a narrowing of her spinal discs. She needed surgery. Read her story.

How do you discourage puppy biting? That was one of the biggest rude behavior problems with Rubiks the pup, though he had others too. Training helped.

One-eyed cat with FIV is older and looks a little rough, but this affectionate, cuddly boy is the best lap cat. Just ask his new adoptive family.

Dog with impulse control issues (jumping, mouthing, other rude behaviors) gets reward-based training to calm down and get control of his unruliness.

Do pigs bite humans? One young, energetic pig, who could be ornery and aggressive, used to. He received training and more exercise and is now happier.

Story of an extremely introverted, frightened, unrideable horse who is receiving caring, gentle and specialized training so she can be ridden.

Abner loves being an 'only cat.' He does not enjoy the company of other felines. He likes living as a single cat in the Best Friends mail room.

Cat and her kitten are rescued from Zion National Park. TNR is not an option for these extremely shy ‘cat turtles,' so they come to Best Friends.