Ghost’s Story Ghost was one of these pets. Ghost’s family had fallen on hard times, and on top of that, Ghost was diagnosed with long-term skin allergies that were difficult, time consuming, and expensive to manage. Ghost’s owner noticed that he was rapidly declining, no longer eating his food, and struggling to be the happy […]
Category: Veterinary Care
How OHS Fosters are Saving Little Lives
Buck and Joey came to OHS in need of critical care. At only three days old and with no mama to care for them, the tiny siblings had severe injuries that required immediate medical intervention. Upon examination, the OHS medical team found nearly identical injuries to Buck and Joey’s left hind legs—one limb on each […]
OHS Holds Spay & Neuter Clinic
Thanks to donor support, OHS was able to conduct thousands of high-quality, low-cost spay and neuter surgeries in 2024, giving out $792,730 in subsidized care through our Spay & Save program. Although thousands of spay and neuter surgeries are performed within our community annually, the demand for this procedure shows no sign of slowing down. […]
More Care for More Animals
The hospital opened in October 2022 as part of our New Road Ahead expansion, with a goal of keeping more pets and their people together. By offering high-quality veterinary care to our community—including preventative care, surgery, dentistry, urgent care—and providing families who qualify with subsidized care options, OHS has been able to reduce the need […]
OHS and PAW Team Partner to Provide Spay & Neuter Services
Access to Veterinary Care for Pets in the Community Experiencing the joy that comes with having a pet in your life should be accessible to everyone. Animals can help reduce stress and produce serotonin, the happy brain chemical. At Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team, their goal is to keep people and pets together, no matter […]
Dr. Almcrantz Reporting for Duty
An active member of the United States Army Veterinary Corps, Dr Sara Almcrantz began her journey from Portland, but has since traveled and lived all around the world—currently she resides in Germany. As her career in the Army comes to a close, Dr. Almcrantz has found herself considering the next step in her veterinary medicine […]
Helping Stray Animals in Crisis
Cora was discovered in an abandoned apartment stuck inside of a pipe, behind a water heater. How this curious cat found herself in this seemingly impossible position was unclear, but it was estimated that she had been stuck alone, without food or water, for nearly five days. Luckily for Cora, a construction worker onsite at […]
