Tom and Jerry Almost everyone knows that...

Tom and Jerry

Almost everyone knows that veterinary medical expenses are high.

Keeping our rescue animals safe and protected is a requirement of the

people who adopt them and the caregivers who foster them. As a

pro-quality life rescue organization it is our job to keep them

healthy and support them in a time of crisis.

Tom and Jerry are brothers, now 8 months old, that were adopted

and returned by their adopted pet parent because they were ruining

the house.

We immediately reclaimed the animals to seek veterinary care. It

was not hard to recognize Tom’s condition. He had all the classic

symptoms of a urinary tract infection, which are drinking a lot of

water, frequent urination and spending a lot of time digging in the

litter box.

Tom and Jerry had owners who could have performed a simple $50

test that would have confirmed a treatable medical condition with

antibiotics and lessened the financial strain on our organization.

However, that was not done. Our organization is dedicated to

supporting the welfare of our rescues and we believe it was right to

renew custody and consider it to be a medical problem.

We informed the family of Tom’s serious condition but no money has

been made available for his care. It breaks our heart and bank

accounts, but we believe we did the correct thing. If you would like

to help Tom or others that are safeguarded by Community Animal

Network send your checks to P.O. Box 8662, Newport Beach, CA 92658.

The Community Animal Network is a community-supported animal

organization linking people and pets through community action. See

other animals available for adoption at https://www.animal

network.org, or stop by Russo’s pet store at Fashion Island between

noon and 4 p.m. on weekends. Information: (949) 759-3646.