7/22/25: It was a Friday when I received a call about a little dog who had a descemetocele ulcer which is a serious type of deep corneal ulcer that can lead to the eye rupture or vision loss if not treated promptly. The family wanted to surrender him because they could not look at him if he had to lose an eye, so the following Monday they signed him over with all of his belongings after having him for 3 years.

This is not something that I typically do, but I honestly didn’t think they were going to follow through. The paperwork was signed and I took Fluffy to a cage. He was crying so loud, you could hear him throughout the entire hospital for 3 hours. I took him home and treated his eye aggressively for 2 weeks but it was too far gone and it ruptured. The doctor surgically removed the eye that day and Fluffy recovered really well, physically.

Emotionally, my husband and I watched this little dog completely shut down and look for his family for over two months. I have never seen a dog with a heart so broken 💔 There was absolutely no way that we could break his heart again. EVER. My husband and I didn’t really even talk about it, we just had a silent understanding that Fluffy wasn’t going anywhere.

I see a lot happen and I put a lot of broken animals back together but this one was a little bit different because I have never seen a dog go through such depression.

I encourage anyone who considers surrendering a dog to please explore all possible options before doing so, because it can be very damaging.

Eventually, Fluffy knew he was safe and his family wasn’t coming back. He made best friends with his current siblings and he is attached to both my husband, and I. He brings so much joy to our life and we adore him. It still chokes me up every time I think about how shattered he was. 4 Paws 1 Heart gave Fluffy a second chance by paying for his medical. If this organization did not exist, we don’t know where a lot of these animals would be today.

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