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Article Posted By: | August 27, 2010, 5:35PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Rosie
We said goodbye to our senior Lhapso Rosie from Yonkers yesterday. Rosie was found as a stray also and brought to us by the loving volunteers and staff at the shelter. We also thank Dave, Jenifer and Fritzie for sponsoring her. She had been diagnosed with cancer at the shelter so they felt it best she find sanctuary instead of her own family. She came after a full life and just hung out herewith our family until her body had had enough. She was ready when we let her go. It never gets easy to say good bye but we gave her a beautiful send off.
Article Posted By: | December 27, 2009, 9:35AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Luke
Article Posted By: | August 4, 2009, 4:59PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Baby
Baby came to us back in 2000 when I was pregnant with my son. She was found in a yard of a home where her owners left her and her male partner behind. She was there for weeks before she could be caught. I took her as a foster dog for another rescue group but soon found that I fell in love with her so here she stayed. She was a wild one but my son really got close to her and she slept in his room with his othe dog Sparky. She had developed a heart murmur and when we took her to the vets earlier this year her bloodwork showed signs of irregularities. The vet suspected cancer and within a month she went blind one day. By then she wasn't able to eat regularly and had lost her spunk. We sent her off to be with the rest of the crew on July 15th. She was not a SARAH dog but she was part of our bunch so thought it fitting to add her memorial here.
Article Posted By: | August 4, 2009, 4:43PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Sweetie passes
This is Sweetie. She was the most beautiful shepherd girl I ever met. I met her back when I started SARAH RESCUE and she was the first dog that I fund raised for that wasn't in my care. She was born with a deformed front leg that needed to be removed and we paid to have that done. Her mom loved her and she proved to be a "Sweetie for the 8 plus years that she was in her Mom's care. Sweetie passed away the end of of July of complications from Lyme disease. We mourn for her life that was cut far too short and for her mom and sibling sister that were left with a huge hole in their hearts. Run free little one.
Article Posted By: | June 16, 2009, 8:15PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Toni
Article Posted By: | April 2, 2009, 5:33PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Gabby
Article Posted By: | March 3, 2009, 8:30PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Fred
Most of you remember Fred, our blind Chihuahua. He came in November of 07 and was diagnosed with fluid on his brain. We had a shunt put in his brain that drained into his belly to keep the pressure from causing him seizures. Initially he did well. Then in the fall the shunt started to give him some issues. We consulted our friend Susan Marino from Angel's Gate in NY and she said she would take care of him so off he went. In February he had a seizure and the shunt had disengaged. He went to the hospital where the decision was made to send him off to heaven. Quality of life was gone and our fragile boy needed to be freed. I will never forget him, his beautiful face and how he felt in my arms. Run free little one
Article Posted By: | March 3, 2009, 8:22PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Our puppy is gone
Article Posted By: | September 9, 2008, 1:28PM Eastern | 0 Comments
Mini has gone ahead
Our Mini came to us in September of 2004 from the Bridgeport Pound where she was set to be euthanized as she was thought to be too old and too ill to be worthy of a new home. She was bald and pink and resembled a pig more than a dog. Thyroid issues caused her hair loss and improper vet care caused her teeth to fall out and her eyesight to fail. Despite all that our girl flourished here. She was crabby, didn't get along with the others and barked bigger than the beagles but this dame was one of our strongest guests. As she started to fail and loose her dignity she let us know it was time to go so off she went to meet Frankie and the others that are waiting for us all the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
Article Posted By: | May 27, 2008, 8:01AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Our Jersey Girl goes to the Rainbow Bridge
Suzie came to us in December of 2006 from Bergen County, NJ. She had a leg removed as it was said she had an ugly tumor on it. She came here and fit in the beagle brigade with not a problem at all. She navigated the stairs well and found a spot in the home that would be her last. She was loved for sure, this girl really tugged at my heart. The eyes, so warm, so loving, would make me stop and just go hug her. The past two months showed the slowing down of our girl so we took her to Dr Tosici, we did blood work and anemia plus some irregularities showed up so we proceeded with antibiotics and some nutritional supplements. A rally was not to be though and last week we had an X-ray of her chest done and the cancer that we suspected was in the leg tumor had progressed to her lung. I am taking my girl to Dr Tosici 7:00 this morning and sending her off to be with the other beagle girls that came before her. You will be missed but I know this is our only option. I am sorry my beauty that our time together was so short, I will miss you.
Article Posted By: | May 3, 2008, 9:48AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Frankie
SARAH RESCUE sent another member of their family to heaven today. Frank, our most senior shih tzu had always been fragile but this past week he really let me know he was tired and wanted to join Luca and the rest.
September of 2004, right after we lost Luca we found Frankie and Mini at Snowflake Kennel, they were strays from the Bridgeport Animal Control and both were slated to be euthanized as they both had too many health issues to be candidates for adoption. We took them both, Franks picture from Snowflake is first and second is how he looked once we addressed his thyroid, heart, eye and arthritis issues. He was low key, happy to just hang around but he had quite a bark if he wanted to be somewhere other than where he was and needed a helping hand. He left with a whisper, it was a peaceful passing, my last gift to my stinky boy. Hard to believe another little one is gone but I know Luca was waiting for him and is showing him around. Am sure he is soaking up the sights and moving like he was a puppy again.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:19AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Jeremiah
Biography: This most agreeable boy came to me from RI, found as a stray, flea infested and skin and bones. No bottom jaw, who knows from what or where, he was never the wiser. He hardly missed a meal nor wasted a morsel. He loved all the other dogs, people and life in general. I got to give him a little over a year of loving care and knew our time was going to be short. A grade 5 heart murmur plus a lifetime of less than adequate vet care left this boy sadly at the end of the line. 13 months after he arrived he stopped eating. I did a blood work up and found that he was going into kidney failure and before it could hurt my precious boy we (that collective group of friends and professionals that help me make these decisions)told him that it was time to move on and he was ready. A peaceful passing into the next life is what the end was like. I still look for him, he was so beautiful and we all miss him so. This boy has left a huge hole in our home.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:08AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Sampson
Biography: SARAH RESCUE committed to the smallest angel ever in October of 2007 from Caroline County VA after a call from Samantha the ACO called with an SOS. Dropped in the night box amidst a litter of much larger puppies he looked a dwarf. It was later determined that he was not from that litter but a single pup from God knows where. We took him to Caroline County Vet where Dr Green and her loving staff took care of him for the last week, coming to the phone twice a day with updates for me. My boy never rallied much, at 2 pounds he struggled to eat most days and they had to assist him to pee and couldn't even get a catheter in him. They suspected liver shunt and his little body was too weak to face that surgery and its long convalescence. I consulted all those that help with such decisions and with a heavy and pained heart sent my boy off to release him from his earthly pain. He is with Luca now and all the others that have left for that Rainbow Bridge. Thank you all for your support of me and SARAH RESCUE as without you Sampson would have never even had the chance.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:06AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Charlie & Mae
Biography: Charlie and Mae came to me together from the Bpt Pound (upon the death of their owner) and I promised Teudy that I wouldn't adopt them out separately. They came in February of 05 and had good quality of life for the first two years they were here despite their senior issues. Mae required surgery for a huge tumor that she developed from not getting spayed in March of this year and came out of surgery with a renewed vitality for life. Within a week of her surgery Charlie bottomed out and we had to send him off to heaven. Within the last ten days Mae had stopped eating and dwindled away despite IV fluids and force feeding. Upon consultation of those nearest and dearest ( thank you Julie) and of course upon Dr Tosicis opinion we sent our loving girl to be with her life partner. It is a sad day here at the SARAH Inn, we are just pleased that our two love birds are together again.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:05AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Ann Marie
Biography: Ann Marie came to us from RI in October of 2006 after being at the vets to try to control her diabetes that made her loose her sight. Two short months she was here and she tried and we did our best to get her stable and give her some quality of life. Sadly we had to send her to the bridge after she contracted a cold and couldn't fight it off. It broke our heart to let her go but she let us know that it was time. Annie, we will meet again and spend some quality time together, miss you.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:03AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Possum
Biography: Possum was with us almost two years. When she first came she was looking more like a Possum than a dog. Despite years of untreated Cushings Disease her eyes sparkled within the first 24 hours of arrival, she knew life would only get better here. She thrived here, hair grew back, stomach shrunk and her beautiful spirit soared. She loved everyone else but if there was a spat I could always find her in the middle of it. She left quickly, her heart just stopped working, all those years of neglect had caught up with her. I still feel here here, she was so strong. The hole she left in the house is huge, so quiet and the others feel her loss. She truly had her best years here so her remains will be here too as this was truly my girls home. She showed the true spirit of SARAH RESCUE and what love and care can do for a dog that supposedly has no future.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:01AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Hannah
Biography: Another beagle angel as of 4/4/06. Hannah was with us for over 2 years, so full of life and personality. She was beagle all the way through, strong, loyal, food tracking and oh so loveable. Cancerous tumor removed from the leg last year remerged and took the life out of our girl. It is a sad day here now that we lost another powerful beagle woman but we know she will watch us from above with Luca by her side. Thank you Hannah for being the unmistakeable you.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:00AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Lunna
Biography: This is Luna, she was a 6 year old female beagle with a degenerative bone disease that has caused her legs to atrophy and it is difficult and painful for her to get around. We had x rays done of Lunas hips and her spine. The findings were that her hips are disenigrated from lack of blood flow and her spine has arthritis and is fused at the neck and compressed going down the length of her. October 28, 2005. Sadly, the time has come to take my girl to her final resting place. She looked at me two days ago and I finally saw past my own need to heal her and saw the pain that she is enduring. We have an appointment for 11 am on Friday the 28th in MA, the place that means so much to me with the people who will send her on gently and lovingly. My good friend Arlene will travel with me so that I don't have to go alone, thank you my friend. I want to thank you all for all your support and encouragement with this special girl. Jennifer Bridwell, thank you for the flower essences, they started her on the final road to where she will find peace forever. I took some pictures but her eyes have lost that sparkle so I am attaching a picture of when she came, so happy to be safe and loved and able to get around. Those eyes I will never forget, this girl is a sage old soul and she deserves to be released from the old body that has abandoned her. A small piece of me will be sent over the Rainbow Bridge with another of my beautiful beagle girls. I know my Luca will be there to receive her.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 9:00AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Mindy
Biography: Mindy, my little senior shih tzu girl from Bridgeport was the apple of my eye. She was a beauty through and through and my heart aches over the loss of her. She was so sensitive emotionally and physically, it was an honor to love her for the almost 5 years she was with me. All I had to do was get the car keys and she came running, doing circles for biscuits and was my most competent copilot. She went home on her own on 5-1-05 and took a piece of me with her when she left. Good bye girlfriend........
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:58AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Charlene
Biography: This beautiful scruffy blonde senior girl came with her sister Lisa from VA after their owner had to be put in a convelesence hospital. Upon arrival we did a procedure to reduce pressure in her eye and make her pain free but that was not her biggest problem. Within a few weeks we found that Charlene had lost her zest and her appetite and an ultrasound found a tumor in her heart that didn't allow fluid to pass or her to breathe. Sadly we sent her to the bridge less than a month after she arrived in CT ready for a new life. Her sister still pines her and awaits her return. God speed, run and breathe freely now. Heaven sent 4-28-05
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:57AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Wally & Peanut
Biography: Wally and Peanut were both blind and as you can see they found comfort in each others arms. I had Wally first, for a few years and he was a nervous sort but once Peanut came he would settle down once he found her in the house. He left us on 1/27/05 and she lost her desire for life and God took her home to be with him on 3-4-05. I am sure they are hanging out in the clouds together until we can all be together again.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:56AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Daisy
Biography: Daisy was our first out of state adoption, we found her on the Senior Sanctuary sight of Deborahs in Ohio. One look and I was in love. Lora from Martinsville, IN had posted her and graciously fostered her through spay and heartworm treatment. She arrived a few months later and we found she had mammary cancer and this picture was after her mastectomy. She was a trooper, so strong and held on healthy for another two years and then after a cluster seizure on New Years Eve 2004 we sent her to heaven on the 2nd of January of 2005. She is sorely missed, can still hear her pitter patter up and down the stairs at night.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:55AM Eastern | 0 Comments
David
Biography: David came to us in November of 2002. Those who meet him feel in love as his energy and love were contagious. His Aunt Pam met him, fell in love and sponsored him financially his whole 6 plus years here. Being hit by a car did not slow down his spirit just his legs. He was strong, handsome and a one of a kind. His little body had had enough in March of this year, 2007, so on Friday, March 2nd we went to Dr Tosici and sent him off to run again. Even though we never saw him run we can imagine him going full speed and never stopping. Good bye handsome man, our heart is broken by loosing you.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:54AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Cecilia
Biography: Cecilia came to use from WV in the summer of 2004 almost bald from mange and with huge mammary tumors on her whole mammary chain. We got the mange cured and started to work on reducing the tumors through homeopathy. In February we had a chest x-ray done to determine if we could have surgery done to remove the cysts and tumors and found that her lungs had some areas that were dark. For us here at SARAH, Inc it was a sad day but also the day we decided that Cecilia would never have to worry about another thing again, we will continue to care for her and love her until she moves on and over the Rainbow bridge. Update: Today, 5-19-05 we set our girl free, kidney failure and her host of issues prevented us from any other option. God called our girl home and now she is waiting with all my beagle girls on the other side.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:53AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Jimmy
Biography: Jimmy was with us for almost 4 years. Found as a stray in RI he was full of bladder stones, almost bald and mostly blind with the worst teeth a dog could have. Despite this he was a pleasure to have here. Even at the end when his vision was all but gone he would struggle to get out the dog door to do his business outside. He lost his quality of life the last month of his life so we consulted those that we trust and love and decided that he needed to join his pillow buddy David and refind that youthful zest that life had taken from him. June of 2007 we sent out perfectly mannered boy Jim to heaven. We especially are grateful to Julie who sponsored Jim and is our special consultant to the dogs.
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:52AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Wesley
Biography: 10/31/05: Well, we hadn't exhaled from releasing our beauty Luna into the next realm when our boy took a turn for the worse. He was so brave, so strong but his little body was collapsing all around him and after a long torturous night of discomfort at home we took him to Dr Tosici who confirmed that he was slowly dying and he gave him a sedative and then sent him on to a whole new adventure. He came from Milford, VA on Palm Sunday of this year, heartworm positive and with a collapsing trachea after his owner was put in a convalescence hospital. He had vertigo twice and at the end AMHA, an autoimmune disease took the last bit of vital energy he had left. He was never a bother, screamed for me when one of the others bothered him, could eye ball me across a room with his good eye and was an absolute joy to hold. I wish you well my little man, bet the ladies are loving you up there in the clouds, your mommy misses you already
Article Posted By: | April 11, 2008, 8:51AM Eastern | 0 Comments
Luca
Biography: We lost the heart of SARAH when I had to send my precious Luca to the bridge Friday, September 10th, 2004 at 15 1/2 years of age. She was the first dog I had ever had that required that I take special care of and she is the one that led me down the educational road to where we are today. She exhibited a style and grace through her many afflictions that made me in awe of her. Epilepsy, lyme, cancer and in the end blindness did not dampen her spirit and determination to go on. It was the most painful decision in my life to let her go, there were no more options for my best girl. She took a piece of me with her when she went and I have made it my aim to continue to assist in the plight of the senior female beagles that are abandoned in the end of their lives after the breeding and hunting days are over. She blessed me with so so much and I am forever indebted to her. God speed my Mama girl, I will be with you again.