Love Lives On

How is it possible that the tiniest feet can make the biggest footprints on our hearts?!

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Sanctuary resident, Marvin. He passed peacefully in his sleep knowing only kindness, compassion, love, and dignity.

The namesake of one of our very own PGMP Team member’s husband who passed away many years ago, little Marvin entered our Sanctuary doors back in March with a strong will to live, but a very fragile body. He showed us his resilience daily and he fought so hard to stay that his gaining his angel wings and leaving us was just that much more painful. 

We knew Marvin’s time with us was going to be short when we rescued him, but we kept our promise – we loved him, spoiled him, and kept him comfortable during his brief time here with us.

He arrived a walking skeleton, it was very clear he had been extremely neglected for a very long time. His body condition score was a 1/9 with extreme muscle wasting. He had difficulty walking on his hind legs and walked with a wide/low stance and hunched posture. His spine arthritic, his mouth, end stage dental disease, and so much more. We worried about his ability to bounce back and enjoy his remaining twilight years – and he did! 

Marvin got stronger, walked better, made friends both 2 legged and 4. He enjoyed homemade meals, and most of all hanging out with his best buddy Phil on the couch. They wore matching jammies and ate together at every meal – the cuteness factor was just beyond compare. Marvin loved a good lap, a good cuddle and loved with all his heart. He always had this happy go lucky attitude and it never wavered; he was simply irresistibly charming! 

Now little Marvin sits on big Marvin’s lap in heaven, leaving behind a gaping hole here at the Sanctuary. While we can no longer see him with our eyes, or touch him with our hands, we will feel him in our hearts here at PGMP forever. 

Marvin, you will forever be loved, and never forgotten. Your unconditional love and pure happiness was truly the greatest gift of all, thank you for being such an incredible part of our lives! 

We were blessed to have known and been able to love you with our whole hearts. We miss you more than words can express, but are grateful for all the love and joy you brought into our Sanctuary. You will always live on in our hearts and at Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary forever.

We know that each and every one of you share this loss with us and we thank you for loving Marvin with us and for being a support to us during this time.