Levi is an 11 year old golden retriever ( at 11 years of age he is almost all white) he went missing from his families home on Rivermont Street in Meadowview Virginia. He is neutered, not wearing a collar and has hematoma’s in his ears. If seen please email us at savingfurryfriends@yahoo.c om or call 276-706-6477
Levi’s owners are extremely distraught and feel he may have been taken as he has never in 11 years wandered off the property before. Thank you.
Carol is a sweet gal that was surrendered to the local shelter by her owners shortly before Christmas. A happy little girl always waggin her tail, she has no clue her life is in grave danger. Her “time was up” on Tuesday 12/29 but she is so sweet, gentle and friendly the ACO”S could not bring themselves to pull her paperwork and send her to the “euth room”. But for as much as she is a shelter favorite she can not stay there indefinitely.This sweet gentle old soul MUST be out of the shelter bu 1/5/10. We would take her ourselves but are currently filled to capacity.
Carol is 8 years old, gets along well with both cats and dogs and just wants to spent the rest of her days as a lap lounger. If you are willing to open your heart and home to this sweet ole gal please email us at savingfurryfriends@yahoo.com
This morning I received a phone call from Heather,Dr Garrett’s tech and my friend . A client of theirs Mrs Murphy, rottie had passed away last night from renal failure due to complications from diabetes . She told me that Mrs Murphy was heart sick over this loss and looking not to replace her beloved pet but wanted to try to fill that empty space and save a life in memory of her beloved pet. She gave me the womans number and asked that I call her. I called her almost immediately. Through her sobs she told me how she came to have this dog, the runt of his litter. She told me of her great love for him and of his for her. He was her friend, her confidant and her protector and how this would most certainly be the worst Christmas.
Through teary eyes she told me how she would be burying her long time companion with an unwrapped Christmas gift she had purchased for him ( at this point I couldnt keep my composure or any degree of proffessionalism at that point and broke down and cried with the older woman)
I spoke with Mrs Murphy at great length about what she was looking for and decided that Mandy or Austin may just fit the bill. Roads being what they are due to the storm I told her I would meet her at Dr Garretts at noon today. I loaded up Austin and Mandy ( who had not even had a chance to be seen by the vet yet) and met Mrs Murphy and her daughter at the clinic. Before any one critiques my judgement in placing a dog with an older woman I have also spoken to her daughter who agreed that should something happen to her mother she would take over caring for the animal.
It was decided that Mandy would be the one. To watch this old womans tears let up, to see her smile as she nuzzled this little ball of fur, to see some peace befall her, was an awe inspiring moment. A moment that reminds me why I do what I do. A moment that quiets the critics that say I should put so much energy into helping people, I do help people, all of us rescuers do.
Mandy was vetted given a clean bill of health. We stood and chatted at the clinic for a while. She thanked me, hugged me and we wished each other a very Merry Christmas and with that she left a little less heart broken, a little happier and a lot less lonely. Merry Christmas Mrs Murphy, thank you for allowing me to share in your heart ache, grief and joy, for it is interactions like this that affirm what we do is worth while to animals AND people.
