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Save Lilly Campaign

Save Lilly Campaign
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August 18, 2014
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Save Lilly I wrote this Friday night. As positive and upbeat as I tend to be I do have my vulnerable moments when it comes to all these dogs. One thing is for sure, animal rescue tests your emotions daily. Friday night was tough for me.

So it’s Friday night and I had every intention of going out tonight. I needed a “break”. I don’t even know if ”exhausted” is the right word to use to describe how I’m feeling. I cleaned the house and I started giving all the dogs their evening meds so I could go out and not have to worry about them. Clarabella went out for her last walk/lesson of the day. Then I let Sully & Lilly out and changed my whole mood for the night..

You see, we caught Sully’s mange in time so I’m pretty sure I can manage him but Lilly, Lilly is a mess tonight. Her face is all scabbed up. I let her and Sully out to stretch their legs and relieve themselves and when I let them back in the house, Lilly is bleeding all down her side. You see, she’s so scabbed up that if she moves her body, the scabs come off and she starts bleeding. I clean her off as best I can and put her back in her crate. When I had Kurtis, he was so sick he was happy to be in his crate. Lilly doesn’t understand. She still wants to play. She has no idea she has mange and it’s as bad as it is. Every night when I put her in her crate, she cries. She sl_bl_3wants to be around people but I know it’s for the best. Maybe I’m just tired but her cries tonight are seriously breaking my heart. She’s 5 months old, she should be playing and socializing instead she has a cone on her head and is teeter-tottering on her wounds getting a secondary infection. My buddy Conrad (the guy who makes this site look so nice all the time) has a show at House of Blues tonight but I think it’s safe to say I’m not going anywhere. Sorry, Conrad!

I think the hardest part of this whole process is the ups and downs. Like it was with Kurtis, Lilly looks good one day and bad the next. Today is one of those “bad” days. I know it gets worse before it gets better, I’ve been through this before but it doesn’t hurt any less. She’s losing pretty much all of her hair and I keep telling Lilly to hang in there but I think I’m reminding myself. I’m usually a pretty positive person but tonight, tonight is just one of those nights. It’s all about baby steps and taking it one day at a time. I know this, I just gotta keep reminding myself…

Before I go, I want to thank Hendrick Boards for their “Save Lilly” campaign and to all the people who have donated to Priceless Pets, as well. We are all doing this together. Thank you guys for all your support.

 

***if you would like to help Lilly you can send donations to www.pricelesspetrescue.org***

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  1. Janis Paget : August 18, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    It’s the same thing when you have children. When they hurt, you hurt. If you weren’t as sensitive as you are, you wouldn’t be as caring. The waiting for it to get better is the hardest part. I heard Dr Phil say one time, you are only as happy as your saddest child. It works the same way for pets. You are only as happy as your saddest pet. So hang in there John. We love you.

  2. Lisa : August 20, 2014 at 10:22 am

    Posting about what you are feeling and going through is therapy in and of itself. I can feel the pain in your words as I read them. Janis is right on – dogs or kids – we are only as happy as our saddest one. Yes, Lilly should be out there “being a puppy”, but she’ll never get to be a puppy if it weren’t for you and all your efforts. Cries from the crate certainly go right through a dog lover, but we all know it’s for the best….and it’s temporary (even if Lilly doesn’t know that). Hang in there John. I have certainly learned over there years that the bad days do pass, and a good day is around the corner.

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