 July
2008
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 It
is with great sadness to report that dear Granny left us in July 2008.
She was a lady until the end and never failed to appreciate the love and
care she had while in foster care. She was much loved by all who met her.
She is sadly missed but we know she has reunited with her true love, Fritz,
and they are both running and playing, but most of all, snuggling together
once again.
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In July of 2003 a call came in that a senior girl was found wandering
a rural area of Florida. She was found and picked up by Animal Control
and taken to their facility. After her stay at the facility and no one's
attempt to locate her she was turned over to rescue. All that was said
was she had one tooth, was a happy girl and won everyone's heart who met
her by giving a toothless kiss. She was a tail wagging, toothless senior
who greeted everyone as if they were long lost friends! She was at
least 13 possibly older, and even though she had a very odd look to her
mouth and was thin she appeared to be happy and well adjusted.
She was being called "Granny" by the shelter
so that's the name that stuck. Granny was taken to the vet the following
day and the bad news came. Granny had a grade 5-6 heart murmur and the
reason her mouth looked so odd was because her lower jaw was totally broken
and dislodged. It wasn't just the fact she had no teeth, it had been broken
and never treated. It's hard to understand and certainly hard to speculate
what could have happened, but Granny was found in such a rural area
it has to be assumed she was taken out there by someone who just chose
to leave her in a wooded area rather than take care of her or humanely
euthanize her if they didn't want her any longer. It was obvious by her
feet that she'd been wandering around for a while. Her broken jaw and inability
to chew anything would make it difficult to eat, even if she had been able
to find food, so we are greatful someone reported seeing her and called
Animal control. |
 Granny
had to undergo removal of the one tooth she had and have her jaw fixed
so she could eat. She has done remarkably well for her health problems
and has a personality of a young dog. She is so happy when visitors come
over and runs to be picked up so she can give you a granny kiss. That kiss
is the softest kiss ever because you barely feel that little tongue since
it hasn't anything to press back on. It's like a butterfly kiss!
 Her
foster brother,
Fritz, recently passed
on to cancer and Granny seemed to realize he wasn't coming back. Her snuggle
partner was gone :-(
Granny is doing very well, but is on heart medication permanently. The
$25.00 a month cost is a small price to pay for her being happy and
alive these days though! Granny thanks you for reading her story and sends
butterfly kisses to you! If she could talk, there would be no doubt she'd
say "thank you" to rescue and for Animal Control finding her in the woods.
She's one terrific little girl and to think of her out there wandering
around in a wooded area is tragically sad, but thank goodness someone saw
her and reported her for AC to find her. There are happy endings and this
is one of them. She'll be in permanent foster care though and will always
have a blanket to snuggle under.
 
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