In 2024, IHA faced existential challenges head on during the veterinary shortage crisis, with extraordinary results. Your contributions are needed to help us continue to offer desperately needed services for our community.
Being a pet owner is becoming more difficult for so many people. When members of our community reach out to IHA requesting assistance, we need to be their solution. The hard fact is, in many cases, IHA is their ONLY solution.
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We are so proud of our IHA veterinary team. These amazing part-time veterinarians have committed to anywhere from one day a month to two days per week. They have performed over 6,000 surgeries this year and made it possible for IHA to continue to fulfill our promise of care to the communities we serve.
This is Noah and his beloved cat Kiki. As a medical student at the U of I, Noah needed an affordable place to get Kiki spayed and vaccinated. Kiki’s best friend is Crinkle, who was adopted from the IC animal shelter. Crinkle is deaf and was in the “unsocial” cat area at the shelter. Kiki has warmed Crinkles heart, helps Noah study, and all three are now the best of buddies.
On a rainy day, Lon took two round trips on the city bus with his five cats, so that they could receive services at the IHA Clinic. His cats are his family, but he faced fines and possibly having the cats seized by Animal Control if he could not provide proof of current vaccinations. Thanks to your generous donations, IHA provided spay/neuter for three of the unaltered cats and updated vaccinations for all five.
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Kathy lives on a rural property and frequently has cats “just show up.” Some arrive pregnant or with litters of kittens. IHA has provided services for 1,737 community cats, including Kathy’s in 2024. How many cats would Kathy have on her property if she didn’t have IHA to turn to for help?
Elizabeth found Smokie as a stray in her neighborhood and they fell in love with each other. As a senior citizen, Elizabeth could not afford to take Smokie to her full-service veterinarian to have her spayed and vaccinated. Thanks to affordable services through IHA, there is one less cat in the animal shelter and now in her happy, forever home.
This year, IHA has performed 243 spay and neuter surgeries for Paws and More Animal Shelter in Washington Iowa and a total of 1,872 surgeries for 25 partner organizations in Eastern Iowa. Access to high-quality, low-cost services saves these organizations thousands of dollars and enables them to adopt out animals faster because they are already spayed/neutered and vaccinated.
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