NE Ohio Greyhound Rescue
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  • Highly Specialized care for Special Animals
    • Save A Heart
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​Highly Specialized Care for Special Animals

​Meet Our Highly Qualified and Compassionate Medical Specialists
Running a Sanctuary the right way takes a village and one of the most important aspects of the village are the veterinarians that support what we do. We are profoundly grateful to have so many compassionate professionals working to provide the Sanctuary animals with whatever they need to live long, happy and high-quality lives.

​Dr. Tom Zulandt, owner of Madison Veterinary Hospital is our small animal, general practice veterinarian. A highly experienced and respected surgeon, he not only provides them with biannual routine care such as physical and wellness exams, age-appropriate blood tests, urinalyses and fecals, he’s also our frontline vet when one of them is sick or injured, needs a dental or any other surgery. Our perennial rock, supporter and teacher, Dr. Tom continues to have the most paws-itive impact on the life of every dog and cat in our Sanctuary.

Dr. Alyson Deak, another trusted veterinarian at Madison Veterinary Hospital, performs ultrasounds and provides medical care, as needed, to the small animals in our care. 

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We also employ several small animal, board-certified vet specialists to treat dogs and cats with more complex medical needs.

Dr. Alan Hammer, owner of Northcoast Veterinary Specialist treats those with heart issues, cancer, and difficult-to-diagnose illnesses.

Dr. Neal Sivula, owner of Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center and past president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, helps our animals manage chronic pain and movement difficulties through chiropractic and acupuncture, and works with those whose conditions don’t respond to traditional medical approaches.
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Dr. Emily Conway, a veterinarian ophthalmologist at VCA Great Lakes tends to our animals’ complicated and hard-to-diagnose eye problems.

​OSU Veterinary Medical Center deals with our animals’ serious orthopedic issues.

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​The horses also receive the same species-appropriate care as the dogs and cats, and we’re fortunate in having such a knowledgeable and caring equine vet to work with them.

Dr. Jessica Bittner, of Countryside Veterinary Service is tasked with treating our large four hoofed friends.  Her compassion and expertise has been a godsend for the horses.  She has taught us so much about proper equine care and is always ready to answer our questions, provide sage advice, rejoice when things are improving, and provide comfort when it's time to end pain and suffering. 

Jess, of Three Tree Healing Arts is a Reiki master who helps all of our animals find relief from their immediate pain and past traumas.
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Doing all we can to make animals comfortable
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Ranger, saved from a kill pen and now getting relief from painful ringbone
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Daphne, “talking” to Jess during a Reiki Session

​Providing Balance

​Jess has taught us that all animals require balance. And so, following her sage advice, we not only tend to our animals’ physical needs, we tend to their emotional and mental needs as well. We work through their issues in the hopes of reducing the fear and anxiety that underlie their “bad behaviors.” We accomplish this by using many species-specific calming techniques, by providing them with adequate exercise and enrichment, and a high-quality diet augmented by the appropriate supplements. We also provide them with safe and effective parasite control, and use the most recent vaccination protocols to provide them with protection from illness without over vaccinating them.

​Specialized Tools To Help Animals

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​A Pulsed Signal Therapy Machine, donated by Dr. Neal Sivula of Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center, helps alleviate pain from such conditions as arthritis and tendonitis and helps rejuvenate damaged tissue.
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​A new, veterinary-grade blood pressure monitor, thanks to a very generous donor, allows the dogs to have their blood pressure monitored regularly in the reassuring environment of the Sanctuary.
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​A set of cold laser and infrared light wands help heal surgical incisions, wounds and inflammation and provide relief from pain.

​Approaching the Rainbow Bridge

If you listen closely, the animals will tell you what they need.

A good death is the greatest gift we can give an animal. We approach death the same way we approach life. We do everything to make our animals as comfortable as possible, to give their lives purpose and meaning, and, above all, to surround them with love. When they “tell” us that it’s time for them to cross the Rainbow Bridge, we release them and let them go. All animals deserve to die with dignity, peacefully and painlessly, cradled in the arms of the humans who cared for them. Their ashes are revered, reminding us of their lives, while their spirits remain in our hearts forever. This is the most difficult part of running a Sanctuary for old and special needs animals, but it’s also the most important. Why? As one released soul passes over, another needy soul finds their way to us, thereby perpetuating the cycle of life.
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Why We Need You!
WE are a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code, and all donations and mileage are tax deductible. One hundred percent of YOUR donation is used for the vetting, feeding and general well being of the animals in our care. We have no paid employees, and rely solely on donations and grants to help pay for the top quality food and nutritional supplements, veterinary services and on site equipment that allow our Sanctuary animals to live the happiest and healthiest lives possible. And NO animal is ever euthanized due to a lack of space or resources. 
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There are several ways that you can help the Sanctuary Animals!
  1. Donate to the General Fund which will direct your donation to wherever the need is the greatest at the moment.
  2. Sponsor a specific animal in our Sanctuary.  Make a one-time or recurring donation to help with that animal’s food, medication and vet bills.  For details on each animal, check out their photos and biographies on their respective pages using the tabs at the top of this page. 
  3. ​Make an in-kind donation from our Chewy Wish List or Walmart Registry.
  4. Register with Walmart's Round Up program and donate your change to the special ones.
  5. Shop through iGive.com and earn donations for the special ones from the stores that you shop.  It won't cost you a cent.  Sign up here. 

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Some Stories About Greyhounds That Have Touched Our Lives
  • Greyhounds that Have Touched our Lives
Contact Information
NE Ohio Greyhound Rescue, Inc.
Senior and Special Needs Sanctuary

440-364-4838
P.O. Box 3, Austinburg, OH 44010
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  • What We Do and Why We Need You!
  • Highly Specialized care for Special Animals
    • Save A Heart
  • Animals Helping Animals
  • The Hound House
  • Greyhounds
  • The Triplets
  • Beagles and Mixes
  • Podencos
  • The Barn
  • The Cat House
  • Greyhound Angels
  • Contact Us
  • Donate