06/13/2026
Kimmy Needs Your Help!
Thanks to Cindy Ford and her family, Kimmy did not die tonight. Instead, she is in my heated garage in a heated doughnut bed with another blanket tucked over her and she is sleeping soundly. This was after she got to polish off a small bowl of homemade chicken broth and a few bites of cooked chicken.
The Fords found this little girl late this afternoon in the Modoc Recreational Estates wandering their yard without any possible way she could’ve gotten in save for someone tossing her over their fence! Small abrasions on her nostrils seem to support this method of entry. 😤
Kimmy is clearly at least 12 to 14 years old, blind in both eyes with cataracts that appear to be infected, and she’s deaf. She is also severely underweight and weighs no more than 5 pounds right now when she should weigh closer to 10. Worse than all that, she has a respiratory infection that I hope is not pneumonia. You can hear her labored breathing, but she does not have a snotty nose and she is managing to breathe through her nose. This may be a hopeful sign.
The really good news is that although Kimmy is weak, she is amazingly alert for a dog in her condition and so we are hopeful that we might be able to bring her back to Health with veterinary assistance.
If you would like to help us with this task, we would really appreciate assistance with her Vet Bill. She’s going to need x-rays and blood tests and medication at the very least.
Donating is easy, just hit the button below. You could also drop off donations at the High Plateau Humane Society second chance Thrift Store, located at 114 E. 1st St. in Alturas, or mail checks made out to “HPHS” at PO Box 1383, Alturas CA 96101.
