Pet of the Month
Chico
Here is Chico’s story.
My Dad received Chico in October/2008 when he was 7 months old from my Mom’s sister. Who in turn received Chico 3 weeks prior from her granddaughter who asked her to give him a good home, because the people that had him could not keep him due to they were moving, and were not allowed to have pets where they were moving to, so my Aunt said she would take him, and had him for 3 weeks when she brought him over to my Dad’s for a visit, and I could tell my Dad really liked him.
My Mom passed away the same year in June/2008, and I could see that my Dad was taking my Mom’s passing hard along with the rest of the family, and I remember him saying he wished he had a little dog, but my Mom would not allow it because I think she had a bad experience with a dog when she was growing up. It wasn’t that she did not like animals she was just afraid of them, so I asked my Aunt if she would give Chico to my Dad, and with some thought because I knew she was attached to him already she said yes, but she never told me right away that my Mom came to her in a dream, and asked her to give Chico to my Dad, so when Chico was diagnosed with a collapsed trachea back in April/2010, and he got progressively worse in January of this year. We knew we had to do all we could for him because of all the joy he has brought to our family. I feel like my Mom is with us through Chico, and he has been very therapeutic for the family too. How could he not be, just look at that adorable face, so in closing I would like to once again thank Dr. Brown and her staff for giving Chico a second chance at life. May God continue to guide your hands to help our beloved pets.