Sparky Goes to the Rainbow Bridge

"I have Sparky and we are on the way to the vet. Please pray for this sweet senior 14 year old boy he is sad and in a lot of pain. He has a giant, grapefruit sized tumor on his bottom that should have been treated long ago. to try to save him."  Rita Weeks

Sadly, this was not to be. Thank you Rita for being there for him and for giving him peace instead of having him die alone in the Manhattan ACC.

Marzia Donnini writes:

It's with a very sad heart that I have to write this update about about little Sparky
This poor boy was in a very bad shape and the vet doctors told the NEBTR volunteer who pulled Sparky that he was in a great pain and due to his age (14 or more yrs old) and the uncaring attitude of his previous owners (who allowed Sparky's health problems to progress beyond repair) most likely he would not have survived surgery to remove the tumor. Also, if he did survive, he would likely have needed additional surgeries and complex medical treatment to address the other issues - which his poor little body may not have been able to endure. 

After many hours and a long conversation with the vet doctors, NEBTR decided to let him go....
Sparky went to the Rainbow Bridge surrounded by the love, the care and the compassion of the persons who rescued him,and not in a cold cage and in the loneliness of a shelter, where the awful owners had dropped him like trash. 

He is in Doggie Heaven, now... happy and healthy, with big fields of green grass and sun and squirrels to chase and balls to catch and many furry friends to play with.
Run free in Heaven, little Sparky ... you will be forever in our hearts