
08/21/2025
🌟 Hero Alert! 🌟
Today, one of our very own employee’s beloved fur-babies, Piper, is in our ICU fighting IMHA (Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia). This is a serious autoimmune disease where a dog’s own immune system attacks its red blood cells, causing severe anemia — and leaving Piper in urgent need of a life-saving blood transfusion.
Yesterday, we tested NINE dogs in search of a match with no success. This morning, we reached out to local emergency hospitals, including Aloha, but still came up short.
That’s when Dr. Tolle had a brilliant idea 💡 — Greyhounds are often universal donors. After checking our records, we remembered that two of our wonderful clients, Mr. & Mrs. Sasser, had recently brought in their Greyhounds, Athena and Adonis. Both are healthy, happy, and loved members of their family.
With one phone call, Mrs. Sasser didn’t hesitate to help. She brought Athena right in, and after testing, Athena was a perfect match! 🩸💖
Athena stayed with us for a couple of hours, donating enough blood to give Piper the fighting chance she needed. Thanks to her (and the amazing generosity of the Sasser family), Piper received her transfusion today.
We are beyond grateful to Mr. & Mrs. Sasser and their hero girl, Athena. She did beautifully and is now back home resting like the superstar she is. 🐾❤️
Please keep Piper in your thoughts as she continues her fight in the ICU — we are all hoping for her full recovery. 💕