Since its launch nearly a decade ago, the Remington Fund at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has consistently provided financial assistance to over 100 dogs struggling with mobility issues or pain that compromises their quality of life.

Now, the fund has achieved an important milestone: endowment, meaning that enough contributions have made the fund a permanent fixture in the college. These contributions have come from caring clients as well as the fund’s creators, Ceanna and Randy Augusiewicz, who were inspired by their dog’s Remington’s journey.

Remington, who struggled with hip dysplasia and several other significant mobility health challenges, lived a long and full life thanks to the detailed care and medical support from the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (SMR) Service at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.

“Sports medicine and rehabilitation are integral components to helping dogs live long, healthy lives,” said Chris Frye, D.V.M. ’11, associate professor and section chief of SMR. The service, which seeks to improve pets’ mobility and comfort, sees over 3,000 dogs per year, specializing in the non-surgical, non-invasive diagnosis of lameness, pain management, rehabilitation, conditioning and injury prevention. SMR treats a wide spectrum of mobility issues in dogs and cats, from performance lameness to geriatric immobility. It also helps patients being seen by other hospital services recover faster from hospitalization or surgery, and improves their quality of life while hospitalized.

Said Frye, “As the number of families and pets that would benefit from sports medicine and rehabilitation increases, so does the number of families that benefit from patience assistance resources from the Remington Endowment.”

Consider donating to the Remington Fund to help families who could not otherwise afford rehabilitation services.