On 11/14 Jess reported that Jess had another small seizure last night.Ā Just lasted a few seconds but afterward she went bonkers….disoriented, walking sideways, acting like she was drunk.Ā Ā Ā She had not done this before.Ā Ā Ā I held her until it passed and then she slept the rest of the night and seemed to be fine this morning.Ā Ā Ā Ate her breakfast and played with Evelyn.Ā Ā Ā My husband is staying home and is keeping a close eye on her.
Jessās Foster mom told us on 11/16 that there was definitely something wrong with Jess. She said: āI really don’t know how to describe it.Ā Ā Ā Part of the time it is like she is drunk.Ā Ā Ā Last night she started howling and barking so I picked her up and cuddled her and that was not what she wanted.Ā Ā Ā When I put her down she just sat in the corner with her head pressed into it. It just breaks my heart!Ā Ā Ā I don’t know what to do for her.Ā Ā Ā I do not think she is going to be able to handle a long trip up north even if someone adopts her.Ā I just feel so helpless.Ā Ā Ā I feel like I need to be with her all the time.
Finally on 11/17 the decision had to be made for Jessās sake. When foster mom Jacque got home from work Jesse was much much worse and was pretty much out of it.Ā Jacque and the PAWS Adoption Coordinator met her at the vet so that Jacque did not have to be alone and to say goodbye to sweet Jess. This is a small sample of the dedication that fosters, volunteers and coordinators do without hesitationāwe are honored to be able to work with these angels of love, compassion and dedication to the dogs and their fosters. Jess was surrounded by lots of love as she went to heaven.
Jacque took her home to bury her.
Our āIn Memoryā page is there to tell their stories, honor their lives, know their suffering andĀ resolve to find more ways to make it better for other rescue dogs.
JESS’S BIO: Hi my name is Jess and I am going to need a very special person to adopt me because I canāt see well , I think I heard someone say I need a seeing eye person.Ā Ā Ā I mainly see shadows out of oneĀ eye- and it seems that I may not hear so good either. But guess whatā¦ My foster mom says that I am āespecially sweet and loving and very vocal.Ā Ā She is just as playful as can be, eats well and interacts with my other dogs beautifully.”Ā Blind dogs learn to rely on their other senses.
Watch some short videos of all the pups at the vetās office –
all are too cute for words…total fluffballs!Ā š
ā„Ā MOVIE #1 ā Jess and ElizabethĀ ā„Ā MOVIE #2 ā Jess and ElizabethĀ Ā Ā ā„
ā„Ā MOVIE #3 ā Kyle and EvelynĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā„Ā Ā Ā Movie #4 ā Kyle and EvelynĀ Ā Ā ā„
There are all sorts of resources to help but the most important thing to remember is blind dogs,Ā like people go on to live happy and healthy lives. This poem says it best;
I cannot see you Mommy, when you cuddle me so near.
And yet I know you love me, it’s in the words I hear.
I cannot see you Daddy, when you hold me by your side
but still I know you love me when you tell me so with pride.
I cannot see to run and play out in the sun so bright
for here inside my tiny head it’s always dark as night.
I cannot see the treats you give when I am extra good
but I can wag my tail in Thanks just like a good dog should.
“She cannot see. The dogs no good” is what some folks might say
“She can’t be trained; she’ll never learn she must be put away.”
But not you, Mom and Daddy You know that it’s alright
because I love you just as much as any dog with sight.
You took me in, you gave me love and we will never part
because I’m blind with just my eyes, I see you in my heart.
Sherrill Wardrip (Blind Dogs List member) Ā© 2000
If you think you would like to be my Seeing Eye people please apply for me soon,
I am waiting to fill your heart with joy.
This page is dedicated to honor the dogs that never made it to their forever home. They are loved by their rescuers, fosters, and volunteers who have had the privileged of know them; they have touched our hearts forever. Here are their untold stories; these dogs will be loved by all who read them and tell their stories to others. Please leave your thoughts and comments.
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