Category: Rescue

As much as we hate sharing heartbreaking news, we wanted to inform you with the deepest sadness, our precious Jellybean has gained her Angel wings. 

Jellybean suffered back-to-back grand mal seizures and even with urgent medical intervention, we were unable to get them to stop. Nonetheless, we made sure that in her last moments she knew nothing but kindness, compassion, love and dignity. We are completely shattered, and know you all share this devastating loss with us.

Jellybean was a very special soul who joined our Sanctuary family in October of 2024 after being found outside in the pouring rain on the streets of Baltimore by animal control. While she had several medical issues that were typical for a senior dog of her age, her seizures were most concerning. Since her history was a mystery, there was no way to know if this was a lifelong medical condition or not, but on medication she was doing very well until that fateful day. 

She had long legs and a tiny body. She walked with grace and was one of the sweetest souls to enter our doors. Sometimes she looked as if she was very seriously contemplating doing something before she did it. She was serious, yet playful, and belly rubs were her favorite; she would see us coming and roll right over. 

She immediately made herself at home, becoming a part of an exclusive group of small but mighty girls here at the Sanctuary and now everyone that loved her, both two legged and four, truly miss her presence. Like every dog that enters our Sanctuary doors, we gave Jellybean the best life daily and loved her unconditionally. 

Navigating loss is always difficult here at the Sanctuary because so many people and dogs are affected; although we may know that a dog’s life will be short from the start, it never gets easier. 

We would like to acknowledge little Jellybean’s generous Sanctuary sponsor Elizabeth for assisting us with her care and helping give us the ability to provide her with everything she ever needed and then some. On behalf of Jellybean, we thank you from the bottom of her little heart and ours.

Thank you Jellybean for sharing your strength with us all! We were blessed to have known and been able to love you with our whole hearts.

Our hearts broke when we received the urgent plea for help for a very special girl; we immediately took her under our wing and into our care.

We have named this precious soul Maggie, aka our little Magpie. She has suffered the ultimate betrayal of abandonment and because she suddenly went completely blind (which went unnoticed by those who promised to love her forever), she is more afraid and confused than ever. It is up to us to make things right for her – and we need YOUR help to do that. 

Maggie was originally adopted from the Voorhees Animal Orphanage a couple of years ago and was recently returned. Her adopter stated that she had too much anxiety, even though she knew she was a nervous dog when she adopted her. It was also stated she “couldn’t afford her medical care”. 

When Maggie arrived back at the shelter, she appeared to have some allergy issues, but otherwise looked fine. 

Unfortunately while in the shelter’s care, the kennel staff found her running around bumping into things,  blind in her kennel and having bloody diarrhea. Her blood sugar was sky high and she was diagnosed with DKA, Diabetic ketoacidosis. 

For those not familiar, DKA is a life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus in dogs. It occurs when the body does not have enough insulin to use glucose for energy, leading to the accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine. 

The vet had the shelter immediately start insulin, but it was no place for her to get the proper care she needed; that’s when they reached out to us for help. 

Maggie arrived at PGMP on March 10, and immediately received and will continue to receive the very best medical care possible; we never settle for substandard care. 

Please open your hearts, help us fight to give Maggie the opportunity to live her best life daily – we cannot do this without YOU!

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By Mail:
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

We received a code red from our Philadelphia shelter partner about a tiny senior boy in dire need. We could not ignore it, so one of our volunteers rushed to the shelter to save this precious soul and bring him to Sanctuary. 

Found wandering the streets alone, he arrived at the shelter in the most horrible medical condition. We just hope we were in time to give this little sweetheart the golden years he truly deserves. 

We have named him Marvin. Marvin’s medical neglect is beyond our comprehension. He is a walking skeleton, it is clear he was starved. His body condition score is a 1/9; extreme muscle wasting. He has difficulty walking on his hind legs and walks with a wide/low stance and hunched posture. He is also in end stage dental disease with most of his teeth missing and the ones that remain are infected. Clearly Marvin has been seriously neglected for a long time. 

Immediate supportive care has begun. He will continue to receive the expert care he needs and deserves for as long as he is with us. It goes without saying that we will do whatever is necessary to help Marvin feel his best and be the happiest and most comfortable he can be.

Our promise to Marvin is to provide him with a safe and loving environment for the rest of his life and we are committed to keeping this promise. 

We ask that you please consider making a donation to help us with his care – we cannot do this without YOU!

PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RKUHNPAA3ND3C

Venmo: @PAWSGIVEMEPURPOSE-INC

By Mail:
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