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Lil' Joey was found wandering the streets of Idaho last month. It appeared he'd been hanging out for a while and nobody paid much attention to this ugly scrawny little dog. He certainly didn't look perfect; he was missing much of his hair in patches, his elbows were scabbed and turned out a bit, he had a huge growth hanging off of his eye. He was so thin and his rib cage and hip bones protruded out so far, it was a wonder he was alive at all - and clearly wouldn't be for long.
When Kelly Starbuck, director of
MEOW's Canine Division, heard about Joey and saw him for the first
time, she thought Joey looked perfect. She saw past his physical
issues and saw what he really was, a sweet dog, with a big heart,
Once Joey arrived, Kelly made sure that he had a thorough vet checkup. Something was clearly wrong with this boy and the blood work confirmed it - but it was inconclusive. Something was very wrong, and Joey was dying - he was just 5 years old. Kelly put the word out to the animal lover community, asking for funds for the special tests that Joey would now need to diagnose his ailment. She called it "Lil Joey's Fund." Joey's Fund was a mere 4 days old when supporters received devastating news via the following letter from Kelly:
Lil Joey
brought so much love with him all 30 pounds that was left of
him. He was nothing but a dear gentlemen without a mean bone in
his body. He had such admiration for life and loved living it.
Joey I will never forget your sweet little cheek to cheek rubs
and your corkscrew tail and how you marched like you where on
top of the world. Be free of pain....eat what ever you want and
run through the meadows and bask in the sun........until we meet
again my dear dear friend.
Lastly I want
to thank each of you for your support kind words and generosity
of allowing us to find out Joey's ailments so that the correct
choice could be made for him. And in honor of Joey, Cee Cee and
I would like to start the "Lil
Joey's Fund"
for critical situations like his so that we do not have to beg
in a mad rush to get support. So any donations that are made
earmarked "Lil Joey" will go into savings and be used for
situations just like this one.
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and
no home. Kelly immediately made arrangements for Joey to make the
long trip from Idaho to Seattle. Had she left him there, he would
have been euthanized without a thought. But Kelly is the champion
for Shar Peis and she wasn't going to let this one be forgotten.
I
have eyes full of tears having to write this email this morning.
The vets at the Vet Specialist in Lynnwood called with the
horrible news yesterday afternoon. The ultrasound revealed that
Lil Joey is full of cancer. He had a huge mass in his upper
intestine, a mass in his liver, kidney & stomach. My nightmare
came true. We were all so hopeful it was just Addison's disease.
I promptly picked him up yesterday with pain meds and after being
on fluids all day (since has not eaten basically since Friday)
that made him feel much more comfortable so he could have one last
night sleeping in my arms.