This One Tugs At My Heart Strings

Hi friends!  I am attaching a recent rescue situation that the BTRNC.... Be prepared to tear up.  I think the best point of the story is the end... even when these sweet creatures can't recover from an injury or illness, at least the kind people of this rescue (and all pet rescues) grieve for an animal otherwise forgotten.  And at least these babies get one glimpse of human compassion....

 

Hello everyone. This is Maggie Mae. Sadly, her story doesn't end well on this earth.Please see below what our transport coordinator shared with her transport angels that had lined up to help get this sweet one all the way from Va to Charlotte.We thought she was pregnant,but what we thought was a precious Mom and her babies,turned out to be devastating news. I think Jan puts Maggie's story beautifull...y.

" The "pregnant" female - her name was Maggie Mae - turned out not to be pregnant at all but full of worms and fluid, stage 4 heartworms, and more. Rose went ahead and picked her up Thursday instead of waiting till Saturday (still thinking she was fine, just very pregnant), took Maggie Mae to her vet, and that's when this was discovered. I am so grateful for that - otherwise, Maggie Mae would have probably died in that shelter before Saturday, all alone. Turns out, the owners who took her to the shelter had said she was sick. Heartbreaking that they just turned her in like that because she was sick.

Anyway, the vet said she was suffering so they decided to let her go on God's transport last night, so we cancelled ours, which was all arranged already - everyone all ready to transport a very pregnant girl and hope she didn't go into labor during the trip. We were all a bit nervous, I think.

Shortly after I heard and was still crying for the poor girl and what she had been through (while I walked Fred around in the yard), I realized that I guess this is another function that rescue serves - we grieve for those who would have had no one to grieve.

Sorry the news is so sad on this girl. "

Jan Ramsey
Transport Coordinator
Boston Terrier Rescue of North Carolina,
a 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the rescue and
rehabilitation of Boston Terriers in NC, SC, VA and GAwww.btrnc.orgSee More

To end on a happy note.... The stray dog that my friends and I found last weekend is recovering from her injury.  She had a spider bite which was very infected.  The veterinarian had to do some minor surgery, but with love and antibiotics, she is going to be just fine.  A rescue has taken her in and a foster family is giving her care while the leg heals.  They believe that a forever family is already lined up for her!!  We are very happy that "Baby Girl," which we affectionately refer to her as, will end up in a home with the care she deserves!