Well this is the picture my mom saw when she opened her email.

It liked to broke her heart to see me & read I was going to be gassed in a couple days.

You see I am a senior. About 10 years old. From what my mommie says she don't think I was taken care of - probably outside most of my life. I am not in the best shape.

But even though she wasn't looking to rescue another - when no one else wanted me & it was hours away from that awful chamber - she said OK I'll take her.

Katie helped mom to get the info to pull me & also to get me transported. Mommie says that's who she named me after. I had an angel helping us.

I came home on 4/15/06. A scroungy looking thing.

Wasn't too good a lookin at first.

But she fixed that. She bathed me & brushed me & brushed me & brushed me.

Felt better too!!!

Mom says I am the sweetest most adorable little squirt and why someone would neglect me & dump is beyond her. I think she really loves me.

Monday she took me to the vet as she was sure I had worms & wanted me checked out. All I had was a rabies shot.

She figured on a HW test & nail trim(boy you should have seen those claws) & just a check over. Well turned out. I have lots of problems besides the worms. I am HW negative which she was happy. But my teeth are in real bad shape and I have a thingy on my eye that makes it all watery & ozzie.

So they did alot of tests and blood work on me. I was the best girl just let them do it. Then they tried to put a caterater in me & I really cried.

She had a rather large bill when they got done and then the doctor (he thinks I am cute) said I needed surgery for my teeth & eye.

To top it off - when the results came back I have a bladder problem, I wasn't going to the bathroom & so they put me on meds. We are hoping its not a blockage. He said the infection in my bladder was running wild.

So I am suppose to go to surgery on Tuesday next week. And if I don't get my bathroom problem straightened out there may be more to do.

Mom is so upset as she spent all she could scrape together to pay the bill for me on Monday. My vet is really a great guy but he has to have the money up front.

I guess what I am saying if you could help my mom out a little bit got my surgery she would really appreciate it I know as she has cried cause she may have to cancel it due to funds.

If you feel you can help her there is a button below that you can donate to Pay pal & it will go to pay for my medical bills.

I really would like to get well so I can have the love & attention that I never got before.

She put a couple more pictures below but they are before I got to looking better. I am camera shy. So she couldn't get too many yet.

Anyways I know I am safe now at least and I have a mommie who really cares about me & loves me.

Thanks for listening & for helping if you can.

And thank you Katie!!!!

I am proud to be your name sake.

Update below

ONE BY ONE ...

One by One, they pass by my cage,
Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.
Way past her time, she can't run and play.
Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.

A little old lady, arthritic and sore,
It seems I am not wanted anymore.
I once had a home, I once had a bed,
A place that was warm, and where I was fed.
Now my muzzle is gray, and my eyes slowly fail.
Who wants a dog so old and so frail?

My family decided I didn't belong,
I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.
Whatever excuse they made in their head,
Can't justify how they left me for dead.
Now I sit in this cage, where day after day,
The younger dogs get adopted away.

When I had almost come to the end of my rope,
You saw my face, and I finally had hope.
You saw thru the gray, and the legs bent with age,
And felt I still had life beyond this cage.
You took me home, gave me food and a bed,
And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head.

We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low,
You love me so dearly, you want me to know.
I may have lived most of my life with another,
But you outshine them with a love so much stronger.
And I promise to return all the love I can give,
To you, my dear person, as long as I live.

I may be with you for a week, or for years,
We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.
And when the time comes that God deems I must leave,
I know you will cry and your heart, it will grieve.
And when I arrive at the Bridge, all brand new,
My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.
And I will brag to all who will hear,
Of the person who made my last days so dear.

- - - - - - - - Author Unknown

5/14/06

Update on Katie

Well my surgery went fine.

It took a few days for my eye to get straightened out & I had to wear a dumb collar (my picture is below) I sure was not a happy camper.

I had to have a tooth extracted as it was fractured an they cleaned them up real good. Now I can eat. I was having a little trouble doing that.

This past week we had a urine test done & I am all cleared up. Should be- mom had to give me 5 different pills for all I went through. That was a meal in itself.

I am feeling alot better and found out what sleeping on a bed was - Hey this is really neat!!!! I don't move all night.

I am starting to fit in with the gang. I don't like Savannah as I am afraid of her cause she is Big so I just stay away from her. I more or less keep to myself or follow mom around. I like it when she holds me on her lap & loves me. Then I give her special puppy kisses. She made me a special fluffy bed to lay on off by myself & I like that.

Anyway thank you everyone who helped me to get better. I am sending lots of puppy hugs & kisses to you all. Now I will finally have a good life and lots of love.

Thank you all

Love Katie