FAD: Free Animal Doctor

11/02/2026

Ramen’s teeth are falling out one by one. His family can’t afford to stop it. Click below to help:

Ramen is an 8-year-old American Shorthair, and his teeth have been falling out. Not baby teeth. The big ones. A year ago the vet said his gums were badly inflamed and he needed a cleaning. The family could not swing it then, and it has gotten worse since. He needs to go under anesthesia for […]

11/02/2026

This post is for those of you that follow and support Free Animal Doctor specifically. I, Ryan Boyd, who founded the non-profit, want to tell you something personal.

In my 30's I had a serious medical event. I almost died, and spent two weeks in ICU (intensive care, in hospital). For much of that time I was pretty helpless in a hospital bed. I know what it is like to be completely dependent on others, and wanting to endear yourself to them as much as possible.

The nurse that is drawing blood, the orderly moving your bed to the MRI machine, whoever.... you are completely at their mercy. You are in their world, and you are powerless.

So when I see these videos of Larry at the vet, I cannot help but think he is in that same situation I was, but even more so. He is wagging his tail, he is being friendly, but really he is scarred.

At least I knew where I was and what was happening. He doesn't. He doesn't understand he is in a vet hospital. He doesn't know these people are helping him. I knew that, and it was still a terrifying and humbling experience. I imagine what it must be like for him.

So when I see this little guy wag his tail, when I see him react in a friendly but guarded way, I connect with it. I know what is going on in his mind. And I feel for him. And I see it in his face and behavior.

Anyway, I don't have any grand statement to make or any grand appeal. I guess if I have something to say, it is this: What you see here is survival. Is he a good dog? Yes, he is a kind, happy and friendly dog. But what he is doing now is surviving in a scary world he does not understand, but which he hopes will be as kind to him as it can be. I see hope and fear, and thought.

Ok, so I guess I do have something to say. It was said by Rabbi Moshe Cordovero sometime in the 16th century:
"Just as God is merciful, so should you be merciful… In doing so, one partakes of the divine activity of healing the world."

Or if you prefer something out of the Judo/Christian/Islamic tradition, then the Indian monk Shantideva in the 9th century:
“For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world.”

OK, that's all. Thanks for reading this far! Here is the link to Larry's fundraiser:
https://freeanimaldoctor.org/campaigns/larry-2/

11/01/2026

Two puppies, hit by cars and beaten on the streets of Mexicali, need surgery. They have foster homes lined up in California!
Donations: https://freeanimaldoctor.org/campaigns/m-and-m/

An orthopedic surgeon evaluated both Mila and Millie on October 27 and said the same thing for each: surgery, and soon. The bones need to be cleaned up, plated, and wired so they heal straight, and so these two can grow up walking without pain.

A rescue that works between California and Mexicali has them at a great vet, at a much reduced rate, in Mexicali. Once surgery happens they will come to California, and have two fosters homes waiting. They can then recover and get adopted!

https://freeanimaldoctor.org/campaigns/m-and-m/

11/01/2026

Laryy UPDATE October 31, 2026:
Larry is at Rise Pet Health Emergency and Specialty Hospital in Laguna Beach, CA now. He has multiple hip fractures and possible spinal injury.

The doctor will do a CT scan to determine exactly that is wrong. All of this is because of rescuer Francella Petaccia, who arranged this care for him and took him there today (Saturday, Oct 31st).

The doctor has placed a catheter because Larry is leaking p*e which was irritating his skin. He's on medication for pain and to keep him calm. Currently the doctor says surgery should allow him to walk again, and correct the paralysis, he thinks it will be correctable. But a more detailed prognosis and how much improvement is not yet known. The CT scan will give more information.

This video: Francella Petaccia drove him from Desert Hot Springs to Laguna beach, and this is the arrival and then in the lobby at Rise Pet Health Emergency and Speciality Hospital.

Larry's fundraiser: https://freeanimaldoctor.org/campaigns/larry-2/

10/31/2026

Another fundraising SUCCESS!
Riddick had cherry-eye and entropion. Entropion is particularly a problem: It is inverted eye lashes that scrape the eye and, in time, will cause permanent damage and vision loss.

Riddick is only a year old, and this condition is congenital, a birth defect. Riddick had an additional problem: he wasn't behaving well, when he had been a very sweet dog. The doctor said it was probably the constant pain in his eyes.

On top of that his owner was going in for his own surgery. He was going to be out of commission for a bit, and did not want to leave a grumpy Riddick under anyone's care... he didn't want this big boy to get in trouble while he was out.

So, all problems solved! Riddick had surgery yesterday and it all went well. He should be feeling (and acting) a lot better right away! Here is the link to his now closed fundraiser:
https://freeanimaldoctor.org/campaigns/riddick/

10/30/2026

Hit by a car, Larry needs surgery ASAP! ❤🐾
Help and share and see full story, click here:
https://freeanimaldoctor.org/campaigns/larry-2/

10/29/2026

Lexi is pawing at a tumor on her eye, and her gums are infected too!

Her family has financial problems since the Eaton Fire destroyed most of their belongings and forced them to temporarily relocate, so Lexi needs help getting this done.

Lexi is a 7-year-old female Poodle with a Meibomian gland adenoma, a growth that starts in one of the small oil glands along the edge of the eyelid. It is on her right eye, and it needs to be surgically removed. At the same time, her vet found advanced gum disease, so she also needs […]

10/27/2026

Mr Smokey:
A senior British Shorthair who crossed an ocean to be with his owner needs help with cancer care.

Mr. Smokey is a 15-year-old British Shorthair, gray with ice blue eyes, and he has squamous cell carcinoma in his gums. It started in August with drooling and terrible breath, then he stopped wanting to eat. The vet thought it was an abscessed tooth and pulled it. He did not get better. They pulled....

10/27/2026

Oy, a little 3 year old Corgi guy:
Has blood in his p*e, stones. Mom hasn’t told the kids, and she cannot afford the surgery! Help him, click below:

Oy is a 3-year-old Corgi who started p*eing blood last weekend. He is still wagging his tail, still himself… he doesn’t know, but there is an emergency brewing. Inside his bladder is full of stones that are scraping it raw. If one of them slips into the wrong spot, he will not be able to […]

10/24/2026

Eva had surgery!
Eva is an 11-week-old female Yorkie puppy born without an a**s. The opening never formed. Instead, her body found the only route it could, and she passes stool through her v***a. The condition is correctable: a surgeon creates the opening, reconnects the bowel properly, and closes the abnormal passage.

Thanks to 111 donors raising $3000, and her dedicated owner who worked hard finding multiple surgical options and did not give up on Eva, the surgery happened this week!

Eva has been home for a few days, and so far is doing very well. The doctor's prognosis is good. The video here is three days post surgery. The yellow circled photo shows her surgery scar shortly after the procedure. The photos with the white blanket and purple bandage were taken just before surgery.

Thank you to everyone who shared her story, there were many! And of course and especially to those who donated!!!
Her fundraiser page with more details: https://freeanimaldoctor.org/campaigns/eva/