In Memory Of Kermit

Due to the passing of our beloved Sanctuary resident Kermit, we will not be publishing a Featured Dog Friday this week.

Although his time with us was short, Kermit’s life was very important to us. We could not stand by and allow him to die alone in a shelter never having known kindness, compassion and love.

Kermit left paw prints on everyone’s heart. In Kermit’s memory we ask that you please head over to Adoption Central and share all the Featured Dog Friday pups still in search of their forever homes!

Heartbreaking News

We have some heartbreaking news to share – late last night, Kermit gained his angel wings. He passed on his own terms, in his sleep around 2:30am.

To say we are devastated is an understatement; when Kermit came to us it was clear he had been horribly neglected. He was a fighter and we fought along right beside him. We did everything we possibly could to help him, but clearly his body could not keep up with his will to live.

In the few days that he was here in Sanctuary, this beautiful soul knew love and learned that not all humans are unkind. Kermit loved to give little kisses when you least expected it; and was a real little charmer.

You will always live on in our hearts Kermit – you were taken too soon. We were blessed to have known you!

Thank you to each and every one you for caring and for being a support to us during this time.

Welcome Kermit

Yesterday our hearts broke as we met Juda in person for the first time. We have decided to rename him Kermit, as he begins his new life here in Sanctuary.

A little over 2 weeks ago, we stepped in to rescue a dog whose world was turned upside down. After spending years with the same family, he found himself alone and afraid dumped in a shelter for the second time in his life.

This sweet, loving boy was so badly neglected twice in his lifetime and this time he was going to die without even knowing humans can be kind – we could not allow that to happen. It honestly looks as if he has never received any form of care.

Our hearts are shattered after reading through his medical paperwork – things do not look good. To summarize and provide you all with full transparency about the situation, Kermit was severely matted with overgrown nails, and nuclear sclerosis in both eyes. He is in congestive heart failure, suffers from cushings disease, reflux, low blood platelets, rounded/enlarged liver, displaced intestines, Cholecystitis – inflammation of the gall bladder, and a lesion on his right kidney.

While his shelter medical charts look awful, he is a happy, go-lucky boy showing no symptoms. He is 12 years old, but you’d never know it. You’d never even know he isn’t 100% healthy either as nothing seems to bother him.

Kermit is now safe here at Paws Give Me Purpose Inc. and he deserves our commitment and expert medical care. We need to fight and give him the opportunity to live the best life possible in his remaining years. But, we cannot do this without YOU!

We will be having our own Veterinarian re-examine and run further tests on Kermit in order to help us determine what the best decisions for him will be and what is needed to give him the most comfortable life here in Sanctuary. It will be costly, but this precious soul is worth it and so deserving.

Please we ask that you open your hearts and make an urgent life-saving donation; Kermit’s life matters!

PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/pawsgivemepurposeinc

Venmo: @PAWSGIVEMEPURPOSE-INC

Kermit also needs many prayers and positive thoughts throughout the next few days. He is a strong boy and we are hopeful; he hasn’t come this far to give up and we will not give up on him!