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On August 23, 2006, just four weeks after both of my dogs went to the Rainbow Bridge within seven weeks of each other, I adopted Issi from the SPCA. She was almost 6 at that time. Truth be told, my heart was empty and while I had adamantly stated to my … Read More

On August 23, 2006, just four weeks after both of my dogs went to the Rainbow Bridge within seven weeks of each other, I adopted Issi from the SPCA. She was almost 6 at that time. Truth be told, my heart was empty and while I had adamantly stated to my husband, "no more dogs", I actually started looking at the dogs on the shelter site almost immediately. There was something so special about Issi. She has turned out to be a real love. While she lived with three dogs prior to coming here to live with us, she has adjusted very well to living with six cats. They love her as much as she loves them. We discovered less than a year after adopting her, that she has lymphoblastic lymphosarcoma. We began chemotherapy last October. To see her, you would never know that she is sick. The day we found out, I had some items to drop off at the SPCA. I cried as I told Linda about Issi and she was very supportive. I have seen her a couple of times since then and always keep her updated on how Issi is doing.

Having lived with three other dogs, Issi very much enjoys being around her own kind. She and I had a wonderful time at the zootoo.com function on Wednesday, April 16th. I was totally amazed and so very happy at the turnout. What a wonderful community we live in. Even though I went by myself, I had plenty of people to talk with. Furmoms and dads have lots in common, that's for sure.

I belong to an online petloss chatroom group. I found these kind folks after the loss of my less than two year old kitty Drew. When I told them about Issi, they told me that God sends these furkids to me for a reason. He knows that I will love and care for them, even if just for a short while.

The other members of our family are our kitties: Foxy Lady, age 14; her son Six-Toes, age 13; Moose, age 4; and our feral babies: Pip, Sandy and Peekaboo, age 3. The feral babies are the children of an abandoned mama whom we named Maddy. Maddy disappeared in September 2006, but she took our love with her. Her other son Buggy, lives with friends of ours. Moose is a beautiful part Maine Coon who was in danger of being pts due to aggressive behavior. While he can still be a bit of a brat sometimes, seems all he really needed was a change of environment. Foxy Lady was also an abandoned mama whom I adopted many years ago.

I do all that I can to support the SPCA, whether it's monetary donations or items for their auctions and golf tournaments, as well as pet related items. I look at the website each and every day. I say a prayer every night for those precious furbabies to find loving and forever homes. The work that Linda and her staff and the volunteers do is above and beyond. Kudos Linda and God bless you and all the furkids.

Thank you Mr. Thompson for all that you do. The world needs more people like you! :)

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