FALL RIVER:<\/strong> Six pets from The Gated Community may have a bit more jump in their step after a medical checkup thanks to Gretel\u2019s Guardian Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pets\u2014four cats and two dogs\u2014live with their human owners at homeless encampment on Cobequid Road in Lower Sackville (formerly the ballfield by the Cobequid Health Centre).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikki Greer, the president of the Gated Community non-profit society, brings her own family dog to see Dr. Leila McIntyre at FRAH. She mentioned about the unhoused people having pets living with them at the encampment. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe (Dr. McIntyre) was aware of what we were doing with the non-profit and wanted to help,\u201d said Greer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “She put this together. She\u2019s an amazing vet and really cares for pets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”127″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. McIntyre and Dr. Ainsley Davidson-Rowe both said once they became aware that pets were living with their humans at the encampment a plan was quickly formulated to coordinate a vet visit so they could provide medical care to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMost of our doctors and staff jumped at the chance to volunteer their time on Saturday afternoon to care for these pets,\u201d said Dr. Davidson-Rowe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She added they actually had to say no to some staff after they had put it out there asking who wanted to help care for the pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Laker News was invited along to stop by during the medical checkups at FRAH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of Gretel\u2019s Guardian fund at Fall River Animal Hospital (FRAH), the six pets were able to receive medical care during a quickly arranged checkup for the six at FRAH on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The fund is named after the FRAH clinic’s supurrvisor Gretel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two of those who are unhoused and live at the encampment also came along for the checkup with the pets. They helped to keep the pets calm and relaxed being familiar with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lenny, Chester, Alaska, all cats, and another cat whose name was not known, along with Prince the dog and a second dog, were all deemed in relatively good health. It was clear they were all well-loved animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”105″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside FRAH mid-day Saturday (Dec. 16), it was a beehive of activity as the pets were checked for as much as possible, and medication provided for those that needed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prince even wanted to have his say barking when he wasn\u2019t getting enough attention as the staff checked out the cats. He even tried to chime in with his two cents as Greer was being interviewed by The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Chester was very cool and relaxed as Dr. McIntyre and Dr. Davidson-Rowe gave a full checkup, the same couldn\u2019t be said for Lenny, who well didn\u2019t like the checkup being done by Dr. Yoon and another vet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alaska seemed to be happy to get her toenails cut by another vet during her checkup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prince also got to enjoy some extra treats when a container with dog-edible treats got knocked on the ground, and he was there first to gobble what he could up before anyone else could pick them up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greer said the care for the pets is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne of the things people don\u2019t understand is they see there are animals at the encampment and think \u201chow can you have animals there?\u201d she said. \u201cThe thing is, the animals are generally well taken care of, and they are their therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI love that they\u2019re getting taken care of and the help that they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greer said the best way for people to help those unhoused at The Gated Community is to check out their page on Facebook by searching for it; volunteering; donation of goods; and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. McIntyre said it was an idea she had because she felt bad that people had to live outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI just wanted to help them out and look after their pets,\u201d said Dr. McIntyre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She wants to make sure this isn\u2019t just a one-time help, but that there\u2019s more down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m happy that we can help out the pets,\u201d she said. \u201cI would like to do this going forward to provide the best care for the residents pets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The care for the six pets was possible through the Gretel\u2019s Guardian Fund that FRAH has established in memory of each pet they have to say goodbye to each year. FRAH makes a donation all year to it. There are also a few clients who directly donate to the fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe fund was set up to help pets in need,\u201d said Dr. Davidson-Rowe. \u201cThese sweet cats and dogs from The Gated Community were the first to benefit from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”206″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”169″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”84″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”126″] [adrotate banner=”93″] MAIN PHOTO: Chester the cat gets a good check done by Dr Davidson-Rowe and Dr. McIntyre at FRAH on Dec. 16. (Healey photo) FALL RIVER: Six pets from The Gated Community may have a bit more jump in their step after a medical checkup thanks to Gretel\u2019s Guardian Fund. 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