Update on Mami

Tammy Trivelpiece, Mami's dedicated and fabulous foster mom, reports on Mami's progress. Tammy notes, "Mami is still going stong. We keep her as comfortable as possible and give her lots of love. She is such a good girl. Knows her routine, loves to play with her stuffy as long as we hold it in front of her. (LOL) Otherwise she has no idea where the heck it is.

Obviously she will continue to have good days and bad. This week, has been a bit better for her. My husband spoils her rotten. He will take her out in the large area where the other dogs are not allowed and will let her wander around the grass for as long as she wants. Then when he brings her in he will sit on the floor with her and rub her belly.

Not that I don't spoil her, but I think she likes her time with him because its usually around 9 pm when its a bit cooler and not so hectic."

Mami was a recent featured Chip-In dog. NEBTR received an email from ACCT in Philadelphia about a dog that was surrendered. She was definitely an urgent case because she was estimated at 10 years old, blind with sores all over her body. There is no way she would have made it out of the shelter. Our volunteers quickly jumped in and our hard working Intake volunteers found someone to pull her right away. Then Tammy stepped forward to foster her knowing that she will probably be a permanent foster and would be at her home for whatever time she had left.

Mami was taken to vet and she was a real mess, most likely from years of neglect. Just by looking at her there was no doubt this sweet girl was not living a comfortable life of love and care. She had sores and growths all over her body and her nails were so long they were curled up into her pads. The vet confirmed that she is blind, nearly deaf, the second worst case of hips they’ve ever seen, bad knees, missing teeth and we were sad to hear that her white blood cell count is extremely elevated.

After all the pain she has suffered through, she was worthy of every penny, and because of NEBTR volunteers like Tammy and her husband, Mami is knowing love for the first time in her life.