Crystal had a rough start to life. A good Samaritan found her after her mother was hit by a car, and our clinic soon discovered she had Panleukopenia, a potentially fatal viral disease. We jumped into action, treating her with medicine, fluids and other labor-intensive supportive care.  Crystal’s medical battles weren’t over. She also had a ringworm infection which required isolation while she was treated medically. As if this weren’t enough, Crystal developed an allergic reaction to the ringworm medication, which meant a significant amount of time spent recovering and receiving treatment.  After six months of [...]

Every animal that arrives at Marin Humane receives full medical care. You can help provide treatment to an individual animal or support our “Critical Care Fund” to help increase our capacity to care for all urgent and ongoing medical needs as they arise.