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These brochures contain information about the various funds for support of the College, patients, faculty, staff and students. Please contact us at gifts@vet.uga.edu for printed copies of these brochures.

Cancer Research and Treatment [PDF 1 MB]

• Cancer affects all species of pets, and it's responsible for more deaths in dogs than any other disease.

• Preventing cancer or detecting it early are the keys to your pets' health.

• Your pet should receive regular checkups from your veterinarian, and you also should be aware of the early signs and symptoms of cancer.

• Cancer treatments available include surgery to remove localized tumors, chemotherapy for treating cancers that have begun to spread, and radiation therapy.

Companion Animal Fund [PDF 3.4 MB]

The companion animal fund brochure front

• A gift to the Companion Animal Fund in memory of a beloved pet is a thoughtful, much appreciated way of remembering a faithful companion and its owner. It also is an effective way of ensuring a brighter, healthier future for all companion animals.

• The mission of this fund is to use all the resources available within the College to advance knowledge, which will in turn increase our ability to protect health, heal illness and understand diseases.

Equine Research: Colic, Laminitis and Genomics [PDF 576 kb]

• The term colic can encompass all forms of gastrointestinal conditions that cause pain, as well as other causes of abdominal pain not involving the gastrointestinal tract.

• Laminitis is a painful, sometimes crippling disease of the tissues that bond the hoof wall to the pedal bone. Laminitis is more common in the front feet and can affect more than one foot.

The G.R.A.C.E. Fund [PDF 137 kb]

• The G.R.A.C.E. Fund is designed to help hospital clients who have demonstrated the need for financial assistance to cover the costs for medical procedures for their dogs.

• The fund helps dogs that are ill or injured, as well as those who require routine care.

• Support for this fund comes in part from the proceeds from the annual Grace's Birthday Party, held at Ashford Manor in Watkinsville, but the fund relies primarily on private gifts to provide sufficient funds to support the needs of our clients.

Our Bricks and Horseshoes program [PDF 3.3 MB]

Step by Step: the Bricks and Horseshoes brochure

• Building the future of veterinary medicine: Step by Step and Brick by Brick!

• Purchase a brick or horseshoe plaque as a memorial for or to honor a beloved pet, a friend of animals, or your veterinarian.

Brick tiles and horseshoe plaques are displayed in the current Teaching Hospital and will be incorporated into the design of the new Teaching Hospital!

• NEW! Buy a brick or horseshoe online!

Sundown Surgery Fund [PDF 155 kb]

• The mission of this fund is to spare the owner of a much-loved pet the heartbreaking decision of putting a cat or dog to sleep because the owner isunable to pay for the surgical and medical services need to save the pet's life.

• The Sundown Surgery Fund depends upong private gifts to continue providing financial assistance to pet owners for the life-saving care that their pets need.

Wildlife Treatment Fund [PDF 2.7 MB]

• The Wildlife Treatment Center was established at the College to provide medical treatment and care for injured wildlife. This fund covers the cost of treatment for the wildlife brought to the College.

• The service cannot accept uninjured orphaned young animals, and will not accept large animals (such as deer), posionous reptiles, or animals which may be infected with rabies (such as raccoons, foxes or skunks).

This page last updated March 7, 2007.