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#FollowUpFriday we have an update on Buffy, our Rottweiler who had a respiratory infection. Unfortunately Monday evening Buffy was declining further 😢. Her white blood count went from a very high 25,000 to 50,000 and she could not breath more then 50%. Sadly, none of the vets we have had her at in the last 10 days could make her better, so the soul crushing decision was made to let her go 💔.
Buffy’s foster mom was by her side and wrote this:
“My heart is broken. Buffy declined again and we decided to let her go. I spent a couple of hours with her. Gave her bacon cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets, and ice cream. She passed on the apple pie, though. I asked to take her outside to be a dog and she enjoyed pets from two techs and myself. She left us peacefully while lying in the grass as crickets called. All of us pet her and told her how much she was loved until the vet said she was gone.” 🌈
This has been a very hard month for our rescue, and that is putting it mildly. Our volunteers have put their heart and soul into saving these dogs and now we have lost 3 😔.
Your donations allowed Buffy, Skipper and Xena a chance to survive, but in the end, allowed a way to pass peacefully and surrounded by love. We cannot thank you enough for giving us the opportunity to make sure their last moments were filled with unconditional love ❤️. The care for these 3 cost $25,000 and we find comfort knowing we did everything we could to try to save them.
From the very bottom of our broken hearts, thank you. Thank you for letting these dogs have a name. Thank you for letting us give them the best medical care to try and fight for their lives. Thank you for allowing us to cremate their bodies and give them back to the Volunteers that took care of them. Thank you for helping us get the rescue to where it is today. Without you all, we wouldn’t be here 🐾.