IN LOVING MEMORY
OF OUR C.O.D.A DOGS
WHO ARE NOW ANGELS AT THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
Lilly Dane
( Lilly with her favorite human being Karli)
Lilly was saved from the Cleveland Animal Protective League where she
was deemed
unadoptable due to her age and medical problems with one of her rear legs
Lilly was callously dumped in this kill shelter by her previous owners at
the age of 7 which is a senior age for a Great Dane
Lilly was adopted by a wonderful family in 2005 and we sadly received the
following update from Lilly's family
"In June of this year we had to put Lilly down because of bone cancer
in that
bad leg she has always had. She was a blessing to our family and is thought
of daily in our hearts and prayers. "
We thank Lilly's family for opening their hearts and their home to
a senior Great Dane
Lilly was a very calm, loving and super well behaved Great Dane girl and Lilly
will be missed
by all of us here at C.O.D.A who knew her . We are so happy to know that Lilly
spent her last few years
receiving much love and care from her adoptive family as she so richly deserved
Abbigail
Our little Abbey died recently of renal failure. Abbey was very special
to everyone
here at C.O.D.A. and to her adoptive parents Moira and Mark
Abby was such an intelligent and loving little mini dachsund
Abby taught Shirley how to walk up and down stairs when Shirley arrived at
C.O.D.A.
Shirley often visited Abbey at her new home after Abbey was adopted and Abbey
visited Shirley at her new adoptive
home when Shirley was adopted within walking distance of Abbey's new home
Abbey had a very rough life life before arriving at C.O.D.A. but Abbey spent
the last year of her life
a very much loved and spoiled little girl in the care of her adoptive parents
We could tell everytime we visited that Abbey had the home she had always
dreamed of and desired
We can't thank Moira and Mark enough for opening their hearts and their lovely
home to our little Abbigail
and giving her the proper care, spoiling and love she deserved so very much
Abbey will be greatly missed by all of us
Casper
(Died from Parvo Sunday 1/7/08)
Stokes County Animal Shelter Germantown NC
A shelter that KNOWS it has a parvo epidemic but
does NOTHING to stop the problem and just keeps intaking
dogs so they can all be exposed to this deadly disease!
They also use a coverted dump truck to gas dogs to death
Poor Casper never had a chance from the second he was forced in the doors
of this inhumanely operated
dog control facility
(Casper died at a Vet office in North Carolina a few days after we saved him
from this horrible shelter)
RUBY-PUPPY MILL SURVIVOR FROM HOLMES COUNTY OHIO
( AMISH COUNTRY- PUPPY MILL VICTIM)
Passed to the Rainbow Bridge July 2007
Ruby
Ruby's Mom and George are in our prayers.
We know you loved Ruby very much.
http://coda.givemepaw.com/Ruby.html
Ruby arrived at CODA with a severe grade 5 heart mumur and mammorry tumors
from all the hormones pumped into
her body by the profit seeking Amish Puppy Mill owners who then callously
dumped Ruby at their local Holmes County Animal shelter
when she could no longer breed sellable puppies for them
We rescued Ruby from the Holmes County Dog Pound
Ruby was adopted by the most wonderful dog mom any dog could wish for ,who
already was mom to our
adopted CODA dog George, also a Cocker Spaniel
Ruby's Mom explains below Ruby's
passing
I had to put Ruby down about a week ago. The medicine she'd been on was starting
not to work well and her coughing had increased in frequency again. However,
the bigger concern was that her breast tumors had probably tripled in size
and developed open sores which were seeping fluid. I kept her in diapers the
last couple weeks and monitored the dischard which eventually turned kind
of thick and green. The vet said it was most likely infected and they were
concerned with George's exposure to it since he was constantly cleaning her.
She also never got over the labored breathing so, after changing my mind a
million times, I finally felt it would be best for her if I let her go.
I stayed with her right up to the end
and she went very peacefully with me holding her. I buried her at my parents
house with my childhood pets so she would not be alone. It was probably the
hardest decision I've ever made and the hardest thing I've ever done, but
I still feel it was the right thing to do for her. She had had such a rough
life, I didn't want her to suffer at all in the end. George and I miss her
terribly, but we're glad she didn't have to suffer and possibly die alone
while I was at work.
GEORGE AND RUBY THE DAY THEY FIRST MET
Thank you so much for loving Ruby the way she deserved to be loved and cared
for
QUINN- DEAF AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
(
Indiana Shelter Rescue)
PONGO
(Deaf
Male Purebred Dalmation)
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Jordon
( Left us April 10th 2006)
The sweetest most loving little blind Beagle Jordon is now at the Rainbow
Bridge
Living pain free for the first time in a very long time
We rescued Jordon on March 7th 2006 from Pike County Dog Pound
Jordon had many serious health issues including painful glacoma, painful dental
problems
a BB pellet in his stomach from being shot by a BB gun
Gastrointestinal problems including pebbles in his stomach and the most serious
issue
which presented post rescue which was 4 injured disks in his spine which caused
Jordon
to become paralyzed in his rear legs and incontient
We were able to do our best to solve all of Jordon's healh issues but when
the paralysis presented
due to Jordon's advanced age he had little chance of recovery and being able
to live pain free
even with disk repair surgery due to his advanced age
Jordon lived the last four weeks of his life knowing what proper care and
love were most likely
for the first time in his life.
Jordon had a wonderful new Mom anxious to bring him home and love him for
the rest of his life
but it was not meant to be when Jordon presented with paralysis and extreme
pain
It was with a very heavy heart and many tears that we helped Jordon to the
Rainbow Bridge
We will miss you Jordon. You have touched all our hearts in a very profound
way in your short time
with us here at CODA.
Jordon went to the Rainbow Bridge with his new Mom and his foster parents
by his side
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Schatzie
( Left us January 30th 2006)
Our wonderful little Schatzie died on Jan 30th 06 from congestive heart failure
( Sick Sinus Sydrome was the diagnosis)
Schatzie passed quickly and without any lingering pain or extended loss of
quality of life
We were very saddened to hear the news of Schatzie's passing as Schatzie had
wonderful
parents who loved him with all their hearts.
Schatzie spent the last seven months of his life
loved, spoiled and filling his new parents lives with much happiness and joy
because Schatzie had
the most wonderful personality and was such a very special little guy
Schatzie fell in love with his parents the minute he met them and they with
him
Our hearts and prayers are with Schatzie parents Dava and Ric at this sad
time
Dava and Ric opened their hearts and home to Schatzie knowing that he had
cushings disease and heart arrythmia's
Most people would not open their hearts to a dog with all of Schatzie's medical
problems fearing the great loss that comes with falling in love with a wonderful
pet, but the fact
that Schatzie needed so much special care and would be hard to adopt due to
his medical needs is what
drew his parents Dava and Ric to open their hearts and home to Schatzie
Like Schatzie ,Dava and Ric have hearts of gold and we couldn't have wished
for more perfect parents
for our much loved little darling Minature Schnauzer
As Dava told us when they adopted Schatzie
"We will love him for whatever time he is blessed to have left in life"
We just wish Schatzie could have spent many years enjoying all the love Dava
and Ric had to share with him but it was not meant to be
Schatzie left this world as a loved family member and will be waiting at the
Rainbow Bridge
for his parents knowing that he was one of the lucky rescue dogs who had all
any dog could wish for,
even if just for a short time
Schatzie will live on in all our hearts and memories
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Arriella
(March 26th 2004- August 16th 2004)
Sadly our little Arriella crossed over to the Rainbow
Bridge on August 16th 2004 just a few days before she was to become part
of her wonderful new family in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio.
Arriella is now at the Rainbow
Bridge but she is not one of the rescue dogs who went to the Rainbow
Bridge without a family to love her because her family very much loved
her and were so anxious to meet Arriella.
Arriella's Family's hearts along with all of ours are very saddened by Arriella's
passing.
Our prayers go out to Arriella's Family .
We know you would have given Arriella a wonderful loving forever home.
Arriella became ill with a cough that appeared to be Kennel
Cough. She was immediately put on antibiotics but after a few days did not
seem to be improving. On Saturday evening she didn't eat at all for her foster
mom. On Sunday Arriella had green nasal discharge and was lethargic.The foster
mom called her vet and made arrangements to get Arriella to the vet first
thing Monday morning.
However, when Arriella's Foster Mom went to get her from her
crate, she was unconscious.She rushed Arriella to the vet. The vet had Arriella
on
a strong antibiotic IV all day. Arriella never regained consciousness. Arriella's
Foster Mom visited
with her and petted her and spoke to her from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The
vet and Arriella's Foster Mom agreed to keep her on IV's overnight . However,
at 8:07 p.m. Arriella's Foster Mom received the call that Arriella had passed
away
We will never forget our Littlest Angel Arriella O'Neill
You have touched the hearts of so many people who had never even met you
Arriella.
People loved you so dearly our little Angel
Many tears and many broken hearts will help to guide you on your journey to
the Rainbow Bridge
So you may romp through the grass, without even a care
Until the day comes when you meet your family there
to greet you and hug you in a very long embrace
and rejoice paw in hand as you cross over the bridge.
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Sophie was found lying in a ditch in Georgia near Atlanta.
The lady who originally found Sophie and contacted us about rescuing her believed
Sophie was both deaf and blind as she didn't appear to be able to see nor
hear. We had Sophie see a vet there in Georgia where she was treated for a
horrible infection in her stomach and was also brought up to date on all her
vaccinations and spayed. Sophie stayed at the vet's there in Georgia for over
a week recovering from her life threatening health issues. Sophie is currently
deaf due to the ear infections she was suffering from.
SOPHIE WAS ADOPTED BY HER FOSTER MOM WHO FELL TOTALLY
IN LOVE WITH SOPHIE AND COULDN'T PART WITH HER!
SOPHIE TOTALLY IGNORES ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING EXCEPT HER "MOMMY LINDA"
SO CODA IS HAPPY THAT THE FEELING WAS SO MUTUAL BETWEEN THEM!
SOPHIE WILL LIVE OUT HER LIFE IN THE LAP OF "MOMMY LINDA"
Sadly our Sophie has a major stroke in September of 2005 and had to be humanely
euthanized
Sophie lived out her life after coming into CODA in the loving care of her
"Mommy Linda" and knew love and proper care
for the first time in her life in her last years and her "Mommy Linda"
was there to hold her tight and help her pass over to the Rainbow Bridge
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We've determined that Emily most likely spent her entire young life living
in a crate and not being exposed to normal household activity and was just
plain scared to death of everything around her. Emily was saved from an Anderson
South Carolina
Kill Shelter after being adopted and returned when the adopter thought Emily
was totally blind
Emily's behaviours were unusual which is why she was misdiagnosed as blind.
Emily had never been socialized and had the body language of a blind puppy
by walking crouched low to the ground and moving slowly.
Emily was adopted but was returned to CODA due to biting issues after just
one month
Emily is also very hand shy/aggressive since being returned to rescue which
were issues she did not have at the time of her adoption.
Emily was moved to our Buffalo NY foster home to a foster mom who had a lot
of experience with fear aggressive biting in small breed dogs.
Sadly Emily continued to bite her human caretakers and Dr. Brian determined
that Emily had neurological damage
that was causing a lot of her issues and Emily also had a luxated patella
among other health issues
After Emily bit 8 human caretakers in our foster care program we had to make
the difficult decision to humanely euthanize
Emily.
Our Director held and hugged Emily and helped her pass peacefully over to
the Rainbow Bridge