*  *  *  *  Rest in Peace Beautiful Harp *  *  *  *  *

Yesterday was extremely hard.  The area I work in is not known for its compassion to animals.  Because of this, I could pick up at least one dog a day.  This is obviously not feasible, so picking up strays becomes of a triage situation.  Since last Friday I have watched a small black dog dart through traffic at the intersection of Green's Rd and Lee Rd.  He has stayed in the same intersection, through the rain, and the cold.  Seemingly, he was dumped.  He waits in the ditch for his "owner" to return...my bet is they never will.  In trying to locate the "black" dog yesterday, we saw a dog sitting in the water in the bottom of the ditch.  She was bobbing her head, and not making any effort to climb to somewhere dry.  We knew something was wrong.  She was rushed to Glade Valley (HARP's vet) where we initially thought her hip was broken...rough, but fixable.  Once xrayed, we saw the actual damage.  Both back legs were broken, and her tail was broken and completely dislocated.  Her bladder was overly full, indicating that she did not have the ability to urinate on her own.  Once we evaluated the xrays both veterinarians determined there was far too much neurological damage to her back end and that if she were ever to walk again, she would never be able to relieve herself on her own.  The kindest thing was to let her rest peacefully.  We hand fed her the best can of food we could find.  She ate ravenously, and then gave me a kiss.  I asked my vet to give her a slow acting sedative so that she could slowly fall asleep, her final memories being that she was full, warm, and being held.  She slowly fell asleep.  She stopped shivering from the cold and the pain, and was finally resting.  While this is not the option that we wish for any of our rescues, it was the most kind for her.  She was not with us long enough for us to pick a name for her.  Because of this, Id like to call her Harp.  She was beautiful, and deserved that little bit of respect.

 Please go home and hug your pets a little bit tighter today.  They are so lucky to not live the life that Harp did. 

We still have not been able to pick up the initial black dog that led us to Harp.  We will continue to try.  If anyone would like to make a donation in Harp's name, please call Glade Valley @281-358-9070 and let them know it's for HARP rescue.

 Rest in peace beautiful Harp, we will miss you.

*Also, a very special thanks to Dr. Meschler and Dr. Scott and the entire crew at Glade Valley for your continued support and willingness to always help.

Sadie     $150



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Darwin is a two year old male domestic short hair cat that was left abandoned at the front door of Glade Valley Veterinary Clinic in Kingwood in the summer. Glade Valley took him in and microchipped, neutered, and fully vaccinated Darwin, and cared for him until he was healthy. Darwin is now in his foster home, but would love a forever home. He is a sweet, shy, and loving companion. If you are interested in adopting Darwin, please email us at harprescue@yahoo.com or check him out on the H.A.R.P. website, www.harp-rescue.com.