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RettaWe only had her for a little while
We will miss her forever
She had been mistreated her entire life.
Caged. Misused. Unloved.We knew soon after her adoption that something more was wrong.The blood on the floor lead to vet visits, but no quick and easy answers.
Kidney stones? Bladder cancer? Liver failure?
Finally the answer came –
Our Retta was a very sick little girl –
Advanced heartworm disease.She bravely took the painful shots without a whimper.
We locked her up again while we waited.
We were told that the smallest movement could send a worm tumbling toward her lungs.
We waited a month. Another ultrasound test.Most of the worms were killed, but some still hung to her heart. More shots.
More confinement. More waiting. More painful testsShe endured the treatment with moments of happiness
Her first tail wag was a celebration in our home
But she mostly looked at me with the saddest eyes
Begging me to help herIn the end, I couldn’t help her
It happened in mere minutes.
She died in my arms.
The last two persistent invaders wrapped around hear heart valve blocked her breathing as we sped toward the hospital.The sweetest girl ever deserved a better life than she was made to live with.We fought hard for our precious little baby and lost her in the end.
We’ve shed a thousand tears and will shed a thousand more.
We will always love and miss our little “Retta”.<!–Loretta is my name and being sweet is my game! I’m a 5 year old 8 lb.
Yorkie girl. My hair is so beauiful–it looks like I have been to the salon for highlights
and you should see me with bows! I’ve spent my whole life in a puppy mill so am loving being
in my foster home where I am warm, safe and have a full tummy.I am having fun with the
two other dogs at my foster home. They are teaching me how to do normal doggie stuff like
how to go outside and come back in, how to play, and most importantly how to nap. I love
that my foster mom is home most of the day, I get nervous when she is away too long. I am
super cute, but camera shy. My foster momma says my pictures don’t do me justice. She thinks
I am the cutest thing she has ever seen, she puts sweaters on me and bows in my hair. I
don’t mind, a girl needs to accessorize.I still have some behaviors associated with puppy mill dogs – I’m very fearful of noises,
quick movements, and some people. I also will walk in circles when I get nervous or excited
which is all I could do where I came from. You see puppymill dogs live their whole life in
a tiny cage–so when nervous or stressed the only thing we can do is to circle. The circles
are larger now and I can be easily distracted from doing it.Housetraining also is ongoing.
I will go outside when I am outside but don’t quite know that that’s the only place I should
be going. Therefore I need an adult only home with a fenced yard and a family that has lots of time to help
me continue to become more comfortable and to work on my housetraining. I don’t mind using a
puppy pad and I rarely miss.I hope you’ll consider me for your family. My adoption fee is $175.–><!–Loretta is my name and being a lap dog is my game! I’m a 5 year
old 8 lb. Yorkie girl. My hair is so beauiful–it looks like I have been to the salon
for highlights! I’ve spent my whole life in a puppy mill so am loving being in my
foster home where I am warm, safe and have a full tummy. I love to be brushed and
held and really enjoy curling up next to you to nap.I still have some behaviors associated with puppy mill dogs – I’m very fearful of noises,
quick movements, and some people. I also will walk in circles when I get nervous or
excited which is all I could do where I came from. You see puppymill dogs live their
whole life in a tiny cage–so when nervous or stressed the only thing we can do is to
circle. The circles are larger now and I can be easily distracted from doing it.
Housetraining also is ongoing. I will go outside when I am outside but don’t quite know
that that’s the only place I should be going. Therefore I need an adult home with a
enced yard that has lots of time to help me continue to become more comfortable and
to work on my housetraining.I hope you’ll consider me for your family. My adoption fee is $175.–>  
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