Tabitha & Buddy
Tabitha came to our Adoption Center as a kitten. She adjusted well to her strange new surroundings and became a member of the “Gang in Waiting” - waiting for a forever home. One day a man and a woman came into Tabitha’s world and chose her to be their very own. Tabitha went to live with them for three happy years. She loved the man and she loved the woman. But sadly there came a time when the man was very ill. The doctors thought he had asthma induced by cat allergies and, because he was so very sick, the man and the woman had to return Tabitha to the Adoption Center on Railroad Avenue.
Several months passed with Tabitha once again a member of the “Gang in Waiting.” Then one day Tabitha was sitting in the window of our Adoption Center watching the traffic go by when a familiar car pulled in. A familiar and beloved woman got out and told her story to LuAnn. The beloved man had been suffering from congestive heart failure rather than cat allergies and within a short time after Tabitha went away, he had died. The woman had not even dared to hope she might see Tabitha again until she was passing the Adoption Center on Railroad Avenue and saw what might be - could it be? - Tabitha in the window.
And so that’s how Tabitha became a second blessing. She went home with the woman with the aching heart. She went back to the same life they had shared together with the man. She missed the man and comforted the woman. She filled the house with poignant but welcome memories. And she doubled up the love she had to give!
The Second Rescue
Renee was returning from her housecleaning job one afternoon when she noticed two mixed breed puppies apparently abandoned along the highway. Although two extra mouths to feed would put a strain on Renee’s budget, she could not stand to leave them there. And that’s how Buddy and Sissy became a part of Renee’s life. They turned out to be grand little dogs, and Renee could not imagine her life without them. She cared for them and trained them beautifully. When it came time for them to be neutered and spayed, she applied to the Rutherford County Humane Society for a voucher to help her pay for the surgery.
Before the day of their appointment, Buddy began to show signs of illness. Renee took him to Foothills Animal Clinic. There Dr. Marais diagnosed Buddy with lupus, a serious, life threatening condition that would require expensive initial treatment and $35 a month for the rest of Buddy’s life. Renee once again called on the RCHS for help, but not before she returned her Christmas presents for refunds and sold her TV to do everything she could to save her little dog’s life. With further assistance from RCHS Renee was able to bring Buddy home to resume her TWICE RESCUED life with Sissy in their forever home.
