Retired K9 Officer Healthcare Fund

Caring for the officers that care for us!! #familymembers

VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital is proud to share our partnership with the Sheriff’s Foundation of Broward County Retired K9 Officers Healthcare Fund (RK9OHF) to raise money for the coverage of veterinary care costs to canine police officers that have worked to protect our S. Florida community. In retirement, canine officers often live out their years in comfort with their handlers, or partners. Yet, after a career of service these officers are prone to advance orthopedic and service related conditions in addition to issues associated with simply being a senior pet. Typically, there is no financial support for these officers after retirement.

It is the belief of the RK9OHF that the cost of healthcare should be supplemented. The Sheriff’s Foundation of Broward County could not agree more.  As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that collects and manages donations to memorial/ healthcare funds, training programs, education programs and other local nonprofit organizations the Retried K9 Officer Healthcare Fund seemed a perfect extension of their mission. 

Under the supervision of the Sheriff’s Foundation of Broward County, the RK9OHF and VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital provide the best in wellness care to these officers and cover a portion of those costs.

With this partnership, retired K9 officers receive preventative care from VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital at a negotiated rate and the RK9OHF cover a portion of those fees. 

Please consider donating to the RK9OHF to support our South Florida K9 Police Officers in their retirement.  Donations can be made directly at VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital

Or by mail at

VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital

c/o Sheriff Foundation of Broward County

Retired K9 Officers Healthcare Fund

2864 Hollywood Blvd

Hollywood, Fl 33020

100% of all donations made to the Retired K9 Officer Healthcare Fund go to the cost of care for these K9 Officers.

For additional information about this fund please phone VCA Hollywood at 954-920-3556, email us at RK9OHF@gmail.com or reach out to the Sheriff Foundation of Broward County at http://sheriffsfoundationofbroward.org/

Retired K9 Officers Healthcare Fund is a 501(c)(3) serving under the supervision of the Sheriff's Foundation of Broward County- 85-8013389700C-0, tax ID# 65-0898338

First we eat, then we do everything else!

 First we eat, then we do everything else! That is no more true then with our pets.

  

From puppies and kittens to our senior dogs and cats, preventative care is essential for pet health and well-being. Preventative care not only involves vaccinations, dental care, and regular check ups, it also involves proper nutrition for each life stage. Proper nutrition involves the proper diet for your pet’s species, breed, and age as well as supplements recommended from your primary care veterinarian.

As in humans, proper diet is important for overall health and wellness throughout your pet’s life. When your pet is a puppy or kitten the proper diet will help your pet reach its proper growth rate and weight into adulthood. Not to mention, as your pet ages it is more likely to develop arthritis and with a proper diet your pet will more likely be able to maintain it’s ideal body weight to decrease the stress on its joint as your pet enters into it’s senior life stage. Proper nutrition also means that pets should not be fed fatty human foods as this can lead to pets being overweight and certain diseases like pancreatitis. Furthermore, getting started on supplements (like glucosamine, type II collagen, and omega 3 fatty acids, etc.) earlier in life will help your pet maintain joint health as it ages.

As you can see nutrition plays a lot into your pet’s health, whether it be proper growth into adulthood, maintaining an ideal body weight, preventing certain diseases, and protecting joint health as your pet ages.

 The saying “you are what you eat” not only applies to us, it also applies to our pets.