“I cannot thank you enough. My angel Lola is recovering beautifully! … I am forever grateful to you for giving us more time together.”
Beautiful senior dog Lola is home safe and healthy now with her senior guardian.
At 12 years old, Lola still has a lot of life left in her. She is deaf and is highly visual, understanding facial expressions and some sign language. She loves strolling the neighbourhood with her guardian and her buddy and “hearing ear dog”, Dobby. She says hello to every person she meets. Her guardian says Lola considers it her duty to visit every patient at the Alzheimer’s hospital.
But this sweet girl’s life almost didn’t have a chance to begin.
Because Lola was born deaf, her breeder wanted to euthanize her. She was rescued by her guardian “Carol” (name changed for privacy), and the two have been an incredible support for each other ever since.
“She is an angel and has changed my life. I have severe anxiety, often unable to even get to the grocery store, but with Lola, I am able to get out because she loves being the social butterfly. She insists we stop and see every person that crosses our path! She has opened my world.”
For the first six years of her life, Lola suffered from seizures until Carol finally found a medication to keep them under control. She has now been seizure-free for half of her lifetime!
Lola has also stood by Carol’s side, offering invaluable comfort and love through health struggles including cancer.
“This little girl, with all her strength and heart, has taught me to be a fighter.”
Six months ago, Carol noticed that Lola would soon need dental care. She tried getting part time work to save up, but as a 70-year-old woman dealing with her own health struggles, she was sadly not able to save up the funds in time. She recently found Lola running back and forth rubbing her mouth on furniture trying to cope with a very painful toothache.
Without a credit card and almost out of options, Carol reached out to her last hope for support: the VHS’s McVitie Fund.
“We were up all night because she doesn’t know what to do with herself, running back and forth, rubbing her mouth on everything … wondering why I am not helping her.”
Thanks to generous supporters from the community who make this work possible, Lola was able to get the urgent care she needed to feel better and come home.
Carol shared that she is so grateful to have more time with Lola.
Every day, donors who support the McVitie Fund make these happy stories possible: bringing animals home safe and healthy, taking care of those in urgent need, and keeping loving families together.
The McVitie Fund helps an average of 140 animals each month, with each care case needing an average of $500 in assistance. These life-changing assistance funds are entirely donated by caring members of the community. That’s why every donation, no matter the size, makes such a meaningful difference.
Could you make a gift today to help give animals like Lola more time with their families who love them?