After having some medical issues resolved, two pets are ready to be adopted from the Sedalia Animal Shelter.
Nala, a 3-month-old yellow Labrador retriever mix, and Wonder Woman, a 2-year-old cat, both arrived at the shelter this summer with severe injuries. Thanks to the Trooper Fund, they both received medical treatment.
“Nala was an owner surrender (June 21) and she had a leg that her foot was broken in four places,” said shelter manager Randi Battson. “With all the other Trooper Fund broken legs, we’ve had to amputate. With this one, Dr. (Chad) McNeal at Thompson Hills (Animal Clinic) was able to save the whole leg. They splinted it, put a little cast on her and changed it out every week.”
Battson said an x-ray last week showed Nala’s injury has healed.
“She’s so playful, she’s so sweet, her disposition is amazing,” said shelter employee Merry Rogers, who created the Trooper Fund. “Regardless of what she’s been through prior to being here she’s just a happy-go-lucky puppy.”
Wonder Woman came to the shelter May 22 with teeth issues so bad she could barely eat, Rogers said. A trip to the vet revealed she had severe periodontal disease resulting in gingivitis.
“The (‘Wonder Woman’) movie had come out, and I thought she was amazing to live like she was in the condition she was in, not being able to eat anything hard,” Rogers said of the name choice. “She’s our Wonder Woman, our hero for coming back around. She’s just super sweet.”
According to information Battson received from McNeal, Wonder Woman also had resorptive lesions, which are when the body attacks its own teeth and the tooth is eaten away. As a result of those conditions, Wonder Woman had a complete oral exam, ultrasonic cleaning and polish, and nine teeth extracted.
“She was super friendly but she had some teeth issues,” Battson explained. “… I didn’t want to put down a cat with that great of a disposition and we’d never used the Trooper Fund on a cat before, we’d only used it on two dogs. … We thought she was a super candidate for the first recipient of the Trooper Fund for a cat.”
Wonder Woman and Nala’s medical treatments were made possible through the Trooper Fund, which collects donations to pay for animals who arrive at the shelter with injuries that require surgery. The fund was inspired by Trooper, a playful Border Collie mix puppy that came to the shelter earlier this year with a leg that had to be amputated. Fozzie, a white-and-brown Shitzu, also came to the shelter with a broken leg that was amputated.
After paying for Wonder Woman and Nala’s medical needs, Battson said the Trooper Fund has been depleted.
“We have come to the end of the fund,” Battson said. “People are still donating to it occassionally, we get a couple donations per month for it, but we are to the end of it now.”
Citizens can submit an application to submit either Wonder Woman or Nala for the next two weeks. Battson said references are requested and she recommends that interested families visit the shelter to meet with the animals to make sure it’s a good fit. A committee will review the applications and select a family for each animal.
Donations to the Trooper Fund may be made at the City Municipal Building, 200 S. Osage Ave., or directly to the Sedalia Animal Shelter, 2420 S. New York Ave. Donors should mark their donation to The Trooper Fund. All donations are tax-deductible.
