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The Best Gift

On this Thankful Thursday, our beautiful little Sanctuary resident Gertie says hello. Gertie has lived here in Sanctuary for almost 2 months now and despite facing health challenges, she has an amazing spirit. 

Gertie is a very happy, spunky, little girl who has a great appetite, enjoys playtime with the other dogs and a nice lap to sit on. She does tire easily and frequently naps, but once she gets up she is ready to get moving once again. 

Her favorite pastime is snacking on gullet sticks, and because she values them so much she also hoards them under the mattress. No one can get near her bed, not human, and most certainly not other dogs unless she’s off doing another activity. And once we are done cleaning and changing all the bedding, she starts her collection all over again.

Simply enjoying something as simple as a gullet stick is one of the best moments in Gertie’s life that might have never been. 

Dogs like Gertie inspire us here at Paws Give Me Purpose to become even better human beings. Because of supporters like you, we have been able to give Gertie and all the dogs living here in Sanctuary the best gift possible, a new life.

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Welcome Shaggy

As our rescuing continues, Paws Give Me Purpose welcomes our newest resident, the adorable Shaggy to Sanctuary. 

Alone, heartbroken and blind, this precious senior found himself wandering the streets of Baltimore and was taken to a shelter where he sat afraid and confused, waiting for his family to come and find him; unfortunately, that never happened. 

Did he just get too old to be loved? Whatever the case, this 15 year old soul was clearly tossed out like a piece of trash and sadly seen as not deserving of dignity.

Shaggy is a 7 pound Silky Terrier who is not only blind, but he suffers from regenerative anemia, has a serious heart murmur, and as if that’s not enough, he has some very bad arthritis. 

The most heartbreaking part to us is that this sweet boy has absolutely suffered for a very long time, yet even though he is blind, he looks up at us with hope in his eyes.

Above all else, we at Paws Give Me Purpose put quality of life first, and Shaggy most certainly has shown us his desire for life, for love and this second chance. 

Our mailbox and voicemail are full, the requests for Sanctuary are nonstop. It is heartbreaking work and we work 24/7 to make sure these deserving souls receive the second chance they deserve for no matter how long they are with us. As long as there are dogs like Shaggy in the world, we will be here, fighting for them.

We cannot continue to do so without YOUR help. We are truly just scraping by and honestly are not sure how much longer we can do this. 

Without YOU we can no longer help dogs like Shaggy who suffer at the hands of careless, heartless people who treat them like objects that can be simply discarded when they are done with them – so please give.

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Paws Give Me Purpose Inc.
2 Jade Lane 
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Directly toward our Vet bills:
House Paws Mobile Veterinary Service 
(856) 234-5230

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Lazarus Update

Here at Paws Give Me Purpose, we pride ourselves on the ability to fully disclose information about our sanctuary residents to our supporters and donors. 

We ask that you take a deep breath, read, and continue to send positive thoughts and prayers Lazarus’s way. 

We have received the biopsy report for Lazarus’s mass and while we really hoped for better news, things are at least not at the worst stage. 

In short, the mass has been identified as a grade 2 soft tissue Sarcoma. Unfortunately, the margins were not great due to the location of the mass, so we pray nothing was left behind. 

Normally clear margins should be 3 mm in depth and 3 mm in width, however, due to the masses location it only allowed for 1.7mm deep and 0.9mm width. We spoke with our surgeon about the margins, and she feels confident that she was able to remove it all.

There is a 38% chance of the cancer returning, so we will of course be keeping a close eye on Lazarus and will be starting homeopathic treatments asap. 

If Lazarus were a younger dog the recommendation for the next step would be radiation, but due to his age, history or seizures, heart murmur etc he is just not a candidate for that type of treatment. 

Lazarus is comfortable, enjoyed some Halloween festivities yesterday, and his sutures will be removed in another week. We can assure you all that he will be loved and spoiled for the rest of his life, just as he should be.

For those interested in reading the technical/medical information about the excised Sarcoma, images of the biopsy report are below.