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Guidelines for Assistance
1. The animal must originate from Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center (Hillsborough County Shelter)
- Oh no! Your new pet didn't come from the county shelter? If your new pet was rescued from a local animal rescue charitable organization, or rescued as a stray/abandoned animal, check out our new Jackie's Friends medical program!
2. The medical condition must be known at the time of adoption
3. Medical condition must be treatable. We will not assist with chronic or terminal conditions. We will assist with the payment for biopsies or other diagnostics to determine condition as long as the owner is aware of the above caveat.
4. FoHCAS will not assist with normal, routine medical issues (i.e. yearly exams, shots, monthly heartworm prevention, etc.)
5. FoHCAS must be contacted within a reasonable length of time after animal leaves the shelter. Reasonable usually means within a week, but exceptional circumstances are taken into consideration.
6. Our assistance is based on discounted rescue/non-profit rates.
7. All payments from FoHCAS are made directly to the Veterinarian who provided service. FoHCAS cannot reimburse or make payment to a pet owner.
What we ask in return are a few photos of your pet and a story about why your pet was chosen. Many folks we help will also ask for donations by their friends and family be made to FoHCAS, and almost all people FoHCAS helps donate as their means allow.
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Medical treatment is available for heartworms and for other treatable medical conditions through the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, or from another Approved Veterinarian of the Owner/Foster’s choice.
If your pet has both heartworms and another treatable medical condition, please complete BOTH the heartworm and other medical applications.
**NEW** Jackie's Friends
Jackie's Friends Medical Assistance Program
Occasionally, we receive medical assistance requests for rescued pets who did not originate from the Hillsborough County animal shelter. As our organization grows, we are pleased to be able to expand the services we offer to a limited number of "non-shelter" pets.
The Guidelines for assistance under our Jackie's Friends program is very much like our original program -- just modified for non-shelter pets:
- The animal must have been rescued from a Hillsborough County animal rescue charitable organization/shelter, or rescued as a stray/abandoned animal (from the streets, family member, etc.). Additionally, the person rescuing the pet must be a resident of Hillsborough County.
- Medical condition must be treatable. We will not assist with chronic or terminal conditions. We will assist with the payment for biopsies or other diagnostics to determine condition as long as the owner is aware of the above caveat.
- FoHCAS will not assist with normal, routine medical issues (i.e. yearly exams, shots, monthly heartworm prevention, routine dental, etc.) For example, a rescue a pet who needs a medical dental procedure (i.e. tooth extractions) would be eligible to apply for assistance, but a pet who needs routine dental cleaning would not be eligible.
- Our assistance is based on discounted rescue/non-profit rates.
- All payments from FoHCAS are made directly to the Veterinarian who provided service. FoHCAS cannot reimburse or make payment to a pet owner.
- Approval for assistance under our Jackie's Friends program is awarded at the discretion of FoHCAS' Medical Director.
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Jackie's Friends is named in honor of our dear friend and founding FoHCAS member, Jackie Ross. Jackie has been an active FoHCAS volunteer and board member for 12 years and is still going strong! Jackie's love for ALL animals knows no boundaries, so its very appropriate that our expansion program bears her name.