Our hearts beat for these dogs... And sometimes, we just have to open our hearts even more when we find out a dog is heartworm positive.

Although being heartworm positive doesn't have to be a death sentence to dogs, it is a huge financial deterrent to adopters at shelters knowing they would be stepping into a $2,000+ treatment plan... so here we are...

Benson is a 10 year old senior that we quietly pulled from Prince George's Animal Services. (We had some senior foster interest when we pulled Bermuda so we thought, heyyyy.) Benson is emaciated and found as a stray. We thought we'd put some weight on him and find him a nice retirement home for his golden years... And then he tested HW+... We don't know what our next steps will be for him, or whether his frail body can't withstand the vigors of fast kill heartworm, but we do know that we are dedicated to this gentleman's care.

And Nikki. When a rescue partner shared us a heartbreaking video of this emaciated and scared girl, who was also heartworm positive, our hearts broke. So... she's also joining the Koch's family...

That is now 3 dogs in our care that are HW+ -- Sara (who has a separate campaign for her medical) and these two.

Please dig deep and help us provide medical care for these pups that deserve a second chance.

Have a Heart for Heartworm+

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