Little Foxy and her furry looking shadow are popping by on this marvelous Monday to say hello to all our wonderful followers and supporters.
For Foxy, Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary is home. A special place where she is learning that not all humans are unkind, and what it’s truly like to be loved.
Foxy says she loves her shadow, it reminds her that she still stands. This second chance at life would not have been possible without your generous support – she almost lost her life because many thought her life had no value.
It’s all because of you that we can give Foxy and every dog here in Sanctuary what they need to thrive and live their lives out to the fullest; the way it was meant to be. You give them all hope for a future full of love and happiness.
This is what we do here at Paws Give Me Purpose. Thank you for giving us the ability to do what we do.
Exactly two weeks ago today, we received an urgent and heart wrenching plea from one of our rescue partners, Remember Me Rescue NY. There was a dog at the Brooklyn ACC given only til the end of that day to leave the shelter or she would be euthanized due to her poor medical prognosis and the shelters inability to provide the nursing care she required. Without hesitation, we said yes and began scrambling to make it happen.
Imagine being abandoned out in the cold, alone, unable to move, emaciated, barely alive- completely paralyzed, and stage IV dental disease. Our new arrival also suffers from phthisis bulbi of the eye, a clinical condition representing end-stage ocular response to severe eye injury or disease damage, related to a variety of causes leading to scarring causing her blindness in that eye.
This is Penny, our new arrival. We are not going to lie, when Penny arrives we took one look at her and were terrified; would there be any quality of life? Quality of life is very important to us here at PGMP and although we were not sure what could be done to help Penny, we wanted to give her a fighting chance.
The evidence of cruelty and neglect were written all over this poor girl’s body which showed signs of starvation. In response, she was put on a feeding schedule along with supplemental nutrition to try to help make her stronger and slowly gain some weight.
While her blood work looks a bit scary, her X-rays and scans showed nothing to explain her paralysis leaving us questioning if it was a cognitive issue. After much deliberation and multiple conversations with our Veterinary teams we decided on a medication protocol and cold laser treatment and hoped for a miracle.
Miracles happen every day here at PGMP and Penny is a fighter with a strong will to live and she herself is a miracle! (see images and videos of her progress below) We hope that she can pull through and enjoy this second chance at life to the fullest.
PENNY’S ARRIVAL
Please help us give Penny this fighting chance – we cannot continue to do any of the work we do without YOU!
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It is with the deepest sadness that we share that everyone’s beautiful friend Elmo has gained his Angel wings. He passed peacefully, in his sleep surrounded by all the other dogs who loved him.
Although we are shattered by his loss, we know Elmo came to our Sanctuary for a reason – to fulfill his own purpose in life of being there for others.
Elmo arrived at Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary back in September of 2022; his prognosis seemed grim but he did not for one second allow his cancer to take away from his zest for life. This beautiful soul defied the odds every day and while his medical issues were serious, he never allowed anything to bother him. You’d never have known he wasn’t 100% healthy.
He put all his dog friends first, cuddling them when they weren’t feeling well, even laying with a few as they left this world – he knew. He was also the only dog to ever befriend dogs who really didn’t care for other dogs – this made him more special. And when he was around, a couple of our more behaviorally challenged seniors were calmer and more relaxed by his side. There was just something about Elmo that made them feel better and now they miss him like crazy; most especially his buddy Jimmy.
Elmo was also a fabulous office assistant, a good friend to all the humans here and every person who walked through our doors; a lap favorite helping us destress during the craziest of times.
His favorite thing in the world was simply being there for everyone, human and dog alike, and boy did he love freeze dried liver snacks and bully sticks. Although he was a picky eater with meals he truly loved his treats and we of course indulged him – he deserved it!
They say dogs have senses that humans don’t have, and Elmo would look up at us with his bright, happy eyes trying to cheer us up when we were down and it would work. Elmo simply had the capability to fix any sadness by licking our faces and cuddling up next to us.
Nothing here at the Sanctuary will ever be the same without everyone’s best friend Elmo, for every single dog that walks through our door is special; Elmo filled a vital role here at the Sanctuary that no one can replace. Elmo’s memory will always be a big part of our hearts and live on within our Sanctuary walls forever.
Thank you Elmo for allowing us to love you with our whole hearts. We miss your presence and thank you for being our friend.
