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Remembering Jellybean

As much as we hate sharing heartbreaking news, we wanted to inform you with the deepest sadness, our precious Jellybean has gained her Angel wings. 

Jellybean suffered back-to-back grand mal seizures and even with urgent medical intervention, we were unable to get them to stop. Nonetheless, we made sure that in her last moments she knew nothing but kindness, compassion, love and dignity. We are completely shattered, and know you all share this devastating loss with us.

Jellybean was a very special soul who joined our Sanctuary family in October of 2024 after being found outside in the pouring rain on the streets of Baltimore by animal control. While she had several medical issues that were typical for a senior dog of her age, her seizures were most concerning. Since her history was a mystery, there was no way to know if this was a lifelong medical condition or not, but on medication she was doing very well until that fateful day. 

She had long legs and a tiny body. She walked with grace and was one of the sweetest souls to enter our doors. Sometimes she looked as if she was very seriously contemplating doing something before she did it. She was serious, yet playful, and belly rubs were her favorite; she would see us coming and roll right over. 

She immediately made herself at home, becoming a part of an exclusive group of small but mighty girls here at the Sanctuary and now everyone that loved her, both two legged and four, truly miss her presence. Like every dog that enters our Sanctuary doors, we gave Jellybean the best life daily and loved her unconditionally. 

Navigating loss is always difficult here at the Sanctuary because so many people and dogs are affected; although we may know that a dog’s life will be short from the start, it never gets easier. 

We would like to acknowledge little Jellybean’s generous Sanctuary sponsor Elizabeth for assisting us with her care and helping give us the ability to provide her with everything she ever needed and then some. On behalf of Jellybean, we thank you from the bottom of her little heart and ours.

Thank you Jellybean for sharing your strength with us all! We were blessed to have known and been able to love you with our whole hearts.

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Meet Maggie

Our hearts broke when we received the urgent plea for help for a very special girl; we immediately took her under our wing and into our care.

We have named this precious soul Maggie, aka our little Magpie. She has suffered the ultimate betrayal of abandonment and because she suddenly went completely blind (which went unnoticed by those who promised to love her forever), she is more afraid and confused than ever. It is up to us to make things right for her – and we need YOUR help to do that. 

Maggie was originally adopted from the Voorhees Animal Orphanage a couple of years ago and was recently returned. Her adopter stated that she had too much anxiety, even though she knew she was a nervous dog when she adopted her. It was also stated she “couldn’t afford her medical care”. 

When Maggie arrived back at the shelter, she appeared to have some allergy issues, but otherwise looked fine. 

Unfortunately while in the shelter’s care, the kennel staff found her running around bumping into things,  blind in her kennel and having bloody diarrhea. Her blood sugar was sky high and she was diagnosed with DKA, Diabetic ketoacidosis. 

For those not familiar, DKA is a life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus in dogs. It occurs when the body does not have enough insulin to use glucose for energy, leading to the accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine. 

The vet had the shelter immediately start insulin, but it was no place for her to get the proper care she needed; that’s when they reached out to us for help. 

Maggie arrived at PGMP on March 10, and immediately received and will continue to receive the very best medical care possible; we never settle for substandard care. 

Please open your hearts, help us fight to give Maggie the opportunity to live her best life daily – we cannot do this without YOU!

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By Mail:
Paws Give Me Purpose Inc.
2 Jade Lane 
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Directly toward our Vet bills:
House Paws Mobile Veterinary Service 
(856) 234-5230

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Help Make A Difference

Here at Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary, our mission is to provide a bridge of care that supports senior, hospice and special needs dogs so they can live their lives to the fullest. 

We are a no-kill, cage-free Sanctuary, and all of the dogs in our care live in a home setting. At Paws Give Me Purpose, care is provided 24/7.

A major part of what we do is provide ongoing medical support and treatment for the dogs in our care. We work closely with our Veterinary team to maintain a good quality of life for our Sanctuary residents for as long as they are with us. 

Senior dogs with special needs like little Marvin pictured here, are often abandoned by humans who promised to love them forever; because of YOU, Marvin is alive today and will be loved and cared for the rest of his life.

Whether they are with us for a few hours, days, months or years, our job here is to walk them to the bridge. We never get to go in with them, but hope they carry with them all the love beyond measure that we have given them as they move on to their next chapter wherever that may be. In truth, this is emotionally painful work. 

Our days are filled with back-breaking hard work, painfully dry and cracked hands, moments of happiness, sadness, and every emotion in between. We have dedicated our lives to those that no one else will save. 

Without our wonderful supporters, none of this life-saving work would be possible. YOU are all a major part of the work we do, and are the driving force behind us!

Please consider becoming a Guardian Angel to our Sanctuary. As a Sanctuary Guardian Angel, your gift will help provide annual care to all of our Sanctuary residents.

As a Guardian Angel you will help make a difference in the lives of the dogs we cherish.

Become A Sanctuary Guardian Angel