[bettyeanne]

Thanks for the compliments and encouragement! Like I explained above, this will take a long time and we don't know how it will turn out! We only want what will be best for Shira! BTW ... there should be some special honor for the angels who are called "Foster Mom's"!! This lady and her family who are fostering are just the most wonderful, caring people and Shira's problems are just as heartbreaking for them! And Shira isn't the only foster they have! There is a really old Yorkie who was rescued from a shelter [found wandering in the streets] where noone came to claim her!! She was dirty, matted & starving!! This sweet little old lady [who has only one tooth left in her mouth!] obviously was pampered and loved by someone for her entire life! They speculate that possibly she belonged to an elderly person who died and whoever was left simply put her out in the streets!! How could they?!? She is suffering from cateracts and other eye problems, no teeth and is so skinny you can see her bones! This "Lady" is still so loving and sweet ... a true "lap dog"! She hasn't been with her foster's very long and you can see that she is thriving! She has beautiful hair and it's growing back since it had to be cut she was so impossibly matted and dirty! Her sad story doesn't end either!! She also saw the vet this week ... she is in kidney failure and only has six months left ... tops! My heart breaks for her! I would've brought her home in a heartbeat, were it not for our living accomodations! We will be moving within the next few months but for now we live in a condo that is not pet friendly [they allowed Toto because she is tiny and totally housetrained and they knew we were in a position to pay for any damage]. Soooo .... I suppose we will take this one day at the time ... meantime, we will visit as often as we can without becoming "worrywarts" and see what the future brings!! Thanks so much for your patience and concern!