In 2025, the medical teams across all our campuses conducted nearly 18,587 surgeries, helping provide care to animals in need. While a vast majority of the surgeries conducted are essential spay/neuter services, close to 10% were considered other urgent or emergency surgery services. These can often include services like limb amputations, bladder surgeries, enucleations (eye removal), and other life-saving procedures.
Care by the Numbers
Medical services provided to animals in 2025
17,195
spay/neuter surgeries performed
38,962
medical examinations and re-checks
56,376
total number of animals who received medical treatment
*Across three campuses: Portland, Salem, and our Community Veterinary Hospital.
When animals arrive at our shelter, we provide all the medical care they need to live healthier, happier lives and go on to find new homes and families. Thanks to donor support, we can provide so much more than just basic care, transforming the lives of animals in need.
Case Study:
Enucleation Surgery for Jinx and her Babies
Jinx and her two kittens, Raisin and Oatmeal, arrived in dire condition—each of their eyes painfully swollen and infected. It took our team by surprise, as it was quite unusual for an entire family of felines to be experiencing the same debilitating infection.
Our medical team promptly began triaging the cats to make a plan for their care.
A closer examination revealed that all three cats had malformed eyes—hinting at a possible genetic disorder shared between the family. Additionally, the kittens, Oatmeal and Raisin, who were each barely a pound, needed to be treated for ringworm—a fungal infection that would require both oral and topical treatment.
Our team determined that painful infections would likely continue to plague these kitties unless the malformed eyes were removed. To relieve Jinx and her kittens of their ongoing pain, our team decided to move forward with enucleation surgery to remove their deeply unhealthy eyes.
Jinx was the first to undergo surgery, but her tiny kittens needed to complete their ringworm treatment and gain weight before surgery could be possible. When the kittens had finally grown enough, it was their turn. During the procedure, medical staff determined Oatmeal’s condition was slightly less severe and needed only one eye removed—leaving just one eye among the three cats.
All three of the cats quickly acclimated to life without, or with limited eyesight. Oatmeal even took on the role of guide for her sister Raisin—the two kittens bonding together for comfort and support as they learned to navigate the world around them. Today, all three cats have found supportive, loving homes where they are thriving.
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With your support, more vulnerable animals, like Jinx and her babies, can get the care they need.
