Maggie

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Hello, I'm Maggie. They think I'm about 13, but I'm not tellin ... ladies never reveal their age ... paaleeze! I was in a shelter in Pennsylvania and my time was up so they were gonna take me on that last walk, you know what I mean? <Gulp>, but the nice ladies at the shelter were in love with me and they got in touch with ALAC Rescue and they came and whisked me to safety. (Whew...that was a close one)

So I've got some problems ... oy! vare do I, where to begin ... Let's see, I had terrible teeth when I came in to rescue. They got my teeth fixed, but because they were so bad for so long, I got an infection that damaged my heart.

After the operation to fix my teeth, I really gave my foster mom a scare because I woke up one morning and couldn't move! So they x-rayed my back and found that I have pretty bad arthritis, but that's actually good because at least I don't have a damaged disc or something that would have required more surgery ... and I barely made it through the last one! Well, my paralysis was most likely due to the anesthesia, because after awhile I was ok. My foster mom is taking real good care of my arthritis. I am on a special diet and take supplements and I sleep on an orthopedic mattress and a heating pad. She is sooo good to me! And because of the arthritis, I can't do stairs, so Mom-Deb has to carry me up and down them all the time.

I have cataracts, too, but since Mom-Deb has me on good food (well 'cept for the potato chips) and is pampering me like I deserve, they are a little better. I see just fine, but some days not so good. I can hear, but only sometimes. I hear deep voices and mostly feel vibrations. I'm getting over a pretty bad ear infection right now.

Mom-Deb and the other nice ALAC people think I should stay right here for the rest of my life and that's ok with me cuz I really love Mom-Deb and I think it would be too hard on me to move again. I just want to settle in and be comfy. I've had such a hard life, I just want to relax and enjoy whatever time I have left. And Mom-Deb doesn't mind that I sleep all the time but someone else who is looking to adopt a dog might not like it. They would want to play and I'm just not up to it anymore. I do play when Mom-Deb comes home ... I bounce around like a little puppy .. I love her sooo much! Problem is I have lots of vet bills and the special food and vitamins and medicine cost quite a bit of money. So maybe if I could get one of you nice families to be my virtual family and help out with my bills, it would be easier on the rescue and would allow them to spend more money on other doggies and maybe they could help out another old gal (or fella) like myself and let us live the rest of our lives in comfort and know what it feels like to be loved before we leave this world. We deserve it, don't we?

Oh, and I promise to send you pictures and write you often and let you know how I'm doing.

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