"Have you heard about Angel?" I ask.
Responses:
"Yes, Heather we talked about her during Lunch." or
"Yes, Heather I am friends with you on facebook." or most clearly
"Yes, Heather and no I cannot foster her."
It is driving me crazy. I see her pretty face in my mind's eye daily. She pulled me in from the moment someone emailed me her photo.
My intake team and I are pretty darn strict about our intake policy. Since our organization focuses on those with medical or behavioral issues we have to make sure we keep to our true north.
Angel fit those criteria. When Angel was first found by the rescue team living on the streets they noticed how beautiful she was but also that she was only using 1 leg. The man that had been feeding her said she was purposefully run over about 6 months ago (broken front leg). She no longer uses that leg so it may not be "fixable" and may need to be amputated.
That being said they noticed her sweet and loving nature. At that point they could only take the worst case animals from the trailer park where the strays were living. And believe it or not Angel was in pretty good shape compared to the others.
The team contacted me and we began to talk about bringing her to Nebraska and her health needs. We work with an amazing surgeon here in Nebraska and we knew if there was ANY chance of saving the leg she would be able to do it. We were not optimistic but we wanted to give it a chance.
When they returned about 10 days later to get the next round of dogs. Angel had a bit of a surprise for them. She was pregnant. Not completely unexpected when you have that many dogs that are not spayed or neutered running around. She is still as sweet as ever "singing" at you when she wants your attention.
So that is where we are at today trying to find her a foster home in Nebraska. The only options for her and her pups if they remain there are the streets or a shelter where the the chances of her survival would not be great because of her injury. An injury like that is a death sentence in a shelter environment because to fix her leg would cost money.
She has a vet appointment on Friday. We seriously have no placement for her. We need a generous heart to step up and foster this beautiful girl through whelping of her puppies and then her leg surgery.
We support our foster homes in every way possible with vet care, training plans for the animals, food, and adoption events. Please consider fostering and if you can email Heather at heather@campbobe.org
Here are some pictures with her caregivers down in Arkansas.
I love Kitties!
We look so much alike!
A cute shot of how loving she is and her pregnant belly.
Hello Everyone!
Kitty Kisses!!!
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