8/14/15 – So many of our good friends came together to help this poor baby. ~ diana

“A very special shout out today to Ms Diana of this group and all the team, if it were not for them, Fatboi would have nver have gotten to the vet, Healthy Paws Veterinary Medical Center in Westland. She arranged everything from medical care to a very special transportation volunteer Ms Rachel Gerstner. She has been on the phone with me from the wee morning this morning till the episode was over tonight. I cannot ever thank this group enough, after going through everything I went thru since Tuesday till now, these two ladies saved my sanity. I thought my best friend/protector/American Bulldog Baby was going to die. I was going to lose my mind. I contacted this group and within a two-three hour period had a vet visit secured and transportation. I love you guys. I cannot ever thank u enough. If our country , states and cities would come together like these people did today, the USA would be a wonderful place to live. They came together for a dog they did not even know. Fatboi is resting comfortably tonight only after they came to his rescue. He ended up with a very upset GI tract, an ear infection, and the start of arthritis. God Bless This Goup Of People. Fatboi and I love you. ~ Lauren T.

8/12/15 – Onyx is getting tons of love while we look for her forever home. She was diagnosed with severe pancreatitis and possible internal bleeding. She needed a plasma transfusion, exploratory surgery, and lots of recovery. When we thought she was on the mend she developed Vasculitis. Needless to say she has been our little project, but we love her. Rescue is about finishing what you start and when we agreed to hospitalize Onyx we were in it till the end. We didn’t expect her health to take us on an emotional and financial rollercoaster, but veterinary medicine is not black and white. Onyx has made daily improvement during her health issues and she has remained strong. There are no more complications to our knowledge so she’s ready! It’s because of our doctors Onyx is alive. We are blessed (to say the least), for the many veterinary hospitals who respect us and our mission as we do them. Their professionalism, compassion, and understanding is priceless. These are doctors who come in on their personal time, take our animals home if needed, do emergency surgery in the wee hours of the night, etc. They don’t have to…but they do. Unfortunately, these same doctors are insulted, criticized, yelled at, taken advantage of, and disrespected by many owners who shouldn’t have a pet to begin with. Sometimes it’s just owners upset and lashing out. Other times it’s anger towards veterinary costs. People don’t realize these doctors witness animal abuse and neglect on a daily basis. They shed tears when having to put a sick puppy, kitten, pregnant animal, elderly animal or injured animal to sleep. They are human, they have families, bills, and they have lives of their own outside of their profession. However, they always remain positive and available to save your animals life. Gina