"NOPE, I'M NOT JUST A
FUNNY LOOKING YORKIE!"
I'm a Pug with a pretty looking
MUG........
And here's my story written by my
Mom.......
Thankfully for my husband and I, our story
with Tiffany is a bit different. One day,
my husband was looking on our local Pug Rescue site and saw a picture of
Tiffany,
and right away showed it to me. I filled out the adoption application and
sent it in,
hoping for approval. After applying for adoption, I read her bio and saw
she had a
disease called Liver Shunt. I grew up with pets, worked at vets offices,
and have
never heard of that disease in my life.
I had to pick up some prescription food
at my vets office, and asked if I could speak
with my vet about LS. I asked him what LS was, how serious it is, and
how it's
treated. He asked why I was asking him, so I told him about
Tiffany. He explained
everything, and that I should really think twice about adopting a pet
with this disease
as it could be very heart breaking and expensive. When I got home, I
had an email
from the Pug Rescue lady saying that there was another application for
the adoption of
Tiffany from another couple who have the qualifications to be the
adopting family.
After reading that email and thinking about what my vet had told me, I
emailed the
Pug Rescue lady and told her to give Tiffany to the other couple as I
didn't think John
and I were a good enough home for her. Needless to say, that very email
broke my heart.
But I knew it was in Tiffany's best interest.
Within the hour, I received an urgent
email from the Pug Rescue lady, telling me, "Oh
No No NO! You have excellent qualifications! I just need to determine
who would be
the best family for her." Next thing I know, I'm setting up a time for
a home visit.
The foster mom that had Tiffany came to
do the home visit with Tiffany tagging along.
Tiff was a little less than six months old and the tiniest Pug I have
ever seen. She
weighed under 10 pounds, which is small for a Pug (Tiff's sister Hannah
weighted
10 pounds at three months). Tiffany seemed to be fitting in with her
possible new
brother Bugsy, and sister Rose. The home visit lasted about one hour
while her
foster mom and I laughed and smiled as the three ran around like nuts!
Now, all I had to do was wait. Was I
approved or declined? Finally, I got the email
I was waiting for - YOU'RE APPROVED! Next to my wedding day, bringing
Tiffany home was the happiest day of my life!
The Pug Rescue lady suggested that I look
into joining this LS Support Group
on the internet. And that's were I found Liver Shunt & MVD Support!
The rest is
history! With the very much needed patience of all the members, all
their very
helpful emails answering all my questions, not to mention the hundreds
of files which
are all full of information, I learned, and am still learning, how to do
what's best for
my MVD baby. Not only have I made so many wonderful new friends, I
think Tiffany
has her own long distance relationship with another very special MVD pup
- Jeter!
I am very fortunately to be Tiffany's
forever Mom, but even more fortunate to not
have had to experience the heartbreak of getting her diagnosed they way
most of
you have. For that, I am truly blessed!
Debbie G
West Milford, NJ
