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Thanks for veterinarian’s compassion

On the evening of June 2, I was on my front lawn with my two little dogs. An older woman and a girl in her teens alerted me to a dog wondering around the neighborhood.

She was docile, wobbly and very thin. With her in my arms, I knocked on doors to no avail. At home I gave her food and water. She looked sick and didn’t eat. Her fur around her neck was ruffled as if she’d had a collar.

Animal shelters won’t take dogs. Emergency veterinary hospitals wouldn’t unless you take full responsibility. I would pay a partial bill, not good enough, so many excuses! Clovis SPCA won’t take them from Fresno. Fresno SPCA “emergency” services had an answering service. Really?! Wait until Monday? Gee, thanks.

I picked her up and cried. She licked my face, and I cried more. No animal deserves to die alone. The next day Waterhouse took her. Diagnosis: large bladder tumor. At no cost, and with love, she crossed the “rainbow bridge.”

Thank you, Waterhouse Animal Hospital.

Ilda Meacham, Fresno

This story was originally published June 11, 2017 at 12:19 PM with the headline "Thanks for veterinarian’s compassion."

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