The Friends Project

Animals Are Our Friends.

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This is Rey! She was spayed earlier this week and is being returned to her outdoor home and free roaming family tonight! Her medical costs were covered by yours truly, founder of The Friends Project ❤️🐾#TNR #SpayAndNeuter #BeKindToFerals #LoveAnimals

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Blake Update: Happy to say we have recached our $250.00 goal for Blake! Thank you to everyone who donated/contributed! I spoke to her foster earlier today, who is a 4th year veterinary student at Virginia Tech. Blake still has several health obstacles and a long road to recovery, but she is receiving the immediate care she needs! Another big thank you to Erin for initially rescuing her off the street!

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This poor guy showed up at my mother in law's house on Sunday. Fortunately he's friendly and she was able to get him in. He had a massive open gash on his side. My wife picked him up and took him to the vet this morning. He now has several stitches, was neutered, and given his shots. He's on pain meds and antibiotics. I don't think he's feeling great, but he ate some food earlier and is resting and recovering now. His name is Kai. #LoveAnimals #rescue #adopt #spayandneuter #spayandneuteryourpets

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BK is back to himself and then some🎄😼! His sutures/stitches come out in a week!

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Somebody is feeling better today! BK is counting his blessings and says thank you to all the awesome people who contributed to his surgeries, shared his story, and sent out positive thoughts and prayers for him! 🎄❤️ #LoveAnimals

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Our buddy BK had his eye removal and neuter surgeries today along with his shots. Everything went very well! He is resting comfortably and will be on pain medication for the next 4 days along with clavamox. He is a little warrior! Thanks again to all that have contributed and helped him along the way! I will update again in a couple days. #LoveAnimals

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Just returned this community, free roaming, big fella to his friends and family after his neuter surgery that took place earlier yesterday. Picking up where I left off at the "surf central" colony! Therefore he was named Bruno after pro surfer Bruno Santos. This fella is a legend at the surf central colony, and he will continue to be. Just no more baby making! #spayandneuter #TNR #BeKindToFerals #LoveAnimals

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3 hours later... But totally worth it! 2 #TNR's for surgery tomorrow 😼😼 #spayandneuter #BeKindToFerals

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Here's our guy BK and here is an update from our visit to Animal Eye Care last week: Unfortunately our little guy is permanently blind... It's okay though. He's very happy, and he's actually never been able to see a thing. The Dr was able to assess that BK was blind before he ever even opened his eyes due to congenital condition. This is life as he knows it, and he's totally content with it!He has sustained some damage to his eyes, and before he is adopted, I want to make sure his eyes are healed 100%. He is currently on 2 different types of eye drops and clavamox before a follow up appointment to Animal Eye Care in 2 weeks. In the mean time, our buddy will be neutered and will get his remaining shots. If you would like to contribute to BK's health care, donations can be made on paypal. Paypal payment can be sent to [email protected] BK says thanks everybody!!! #LoveAnimals #rescue #adopt #spayandneuter

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We're here at Animal Eye Care in Chesapeake, VA getting BK an in depth eye appointment! #LoveAnimals #spayandneuter

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BK is going to Animal Eye Care in Chesapeake, VA next Tuesday to have his eyes examined. If his eyes are determined to be untreatable, it's okay! As you can see his other senses are very accurate and make up for his loss of vision. He will be available for adoption at some point in the near future! #LoveAnimals #spayandneuter #tnr #rescue #adopt

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Been a little while since a BK update(sorry I've been extremely busy)! As you can see he is just as playful a kitten as any! Dr. Jessica has sent a referral to Animal Eye Care in Chesapeake. I plan on calling them tomorrow to discuss a possible appointment and details. As of right now, he is completely blind. I would like to explore his squinty eye a little further with Animal Eye Care. I will more than likely start a gofundme page for the Dr. visit. Worst case scenario in all this is BK remains blind, which I don't think he knows life to be any different. He is extremely happy and loves people. I am confident he will live a long, healthy life INSIDE. A lot of people have hinted that @sierrakjones and I keep him. Would love to, however his needs and the space he is occupying would not allow me to rescue and temporarily foster any other animals in need. He will eventually be available for adoption at some point to an experienced, awesome person willing to care for him and his special needs❤️ #LoveAnimals #spayandneuter

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When it's 2:30am and you just rescued a injured seagull(broken wing), drove to Manteo, and dropped it off at Roanoke Island Animal Clinic's injured wildlife drop-off cage. I hope the seagull's wing can be rehabbed. #LoveAnimals

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Village success! Big thanks to Ashley for rescuing, Feline Hope for helping line up a foster, and of course Suze and her family for taking in this young kitten and providing a foster home! The kitten is in great hands with Suze and her family. There can sometimes be complications with kittens this young, but I'm hopeful this tiny tot will remain healthy! Here is a photo for size scale when I was giving him/her a bite to drink before the car ride to Suze's house. #LoveAnimals #BeKindToFerals #spayandneuter

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BK got his eyes re-checked today😻 along with some de-wormer😾 The plan is to keep treating his eyes for continued hopeful recovery🙏 The perforation and protrusion of his right eye looks significantly better. His left(squinty) eye is still pretty much the same(nothing to infected, so that's good!) Big THANK YOU to Feline Hope Animal Shelter for taking care of his appointment today🙏❤️ #LoveAnimals #BeKindToFerals #rescue #adopt #spayandneuter #TNR

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Here's a pic of BK from earlier today! He had just taken down an entire bowl of kitten food, got his meds, and sprawled out in his cubby and cumfy mattress! He's a pretty happy camper. Time and meds will tell regarding his eyes and vision. He said thanks for all the well wishes!!! #LoveAnimals #BeKindToFerals #spay #neuter #adopt ❤️

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This is BK! He was spotted by several employees at BK Shuckers a couple weeks ago. He would show up every few nights and snack on the left over table crumbs in their outdoor dining patio. One of the animal loving, BK servers, Danielle noticed that his eyes looked funky and that his vision seemed to be impaired. Danielle was able to trap him over the weekend and we took him in immediately. BK and I went to see Dr. Jessica today and his right eye has cornea perforation. His left squinty eye may be in better shape, but it's too difficult to tell at this point. As of right now, he can't see a thing. It's amazing that he adjusted and survived outside with zero vision. We're hoping both his eyes can be saved, but there is a high probability that his right eye and possibly the left eye(depending) will have to be removed. That's the bad news... The good news: He is extremely good at navigating and getting around with zero vision. Surprisingly, he is super friendly, loves attention, and seems very thankful to have been rescued! I also want to say thanks to Debbie, Lita, and Brandi who reached out and tried to get him to the Dowdy's(vets) earlier in the weekend, but being a holiday weekend my work schedule was crazy and we couldn't link up to make it happen. Also big thanks to Danielle and BK Shuckers for getting this little guy! #LoveAnimals #BeKindToFerals #spayandneuter #TNR #adopt