OATMEAL WAS A STRAY. HE GOT HIS NAME BECAUSE OF HIS BAD SKIN CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT I NEARLY HIT THIS STARVING SICK DOG. I WORKED FOR A VETERINARIAN DR.LEE KIERSTEIN AT THE MAGNOLIA ANIMAL HOSP. AT THE TIME. I TOOK HIM TO WORK WITH ME. FOR MONTHS WE WORKED ON GETTING HIM HEALTHY HE WAS 37# WHEN I FOUND HIM. WE GOT HIM TO REACH A HEALTHY 63#. I INTENDED ON FINDING HIM A HOME BUT I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS HAPPY AND LOVING BOY. I HAD HIM FOR 6 YEARS UNTIL HIS HIPS AND KNEES WERE GIVING HIM A LOT OF PROBLEMS. WE GUESSED HIS AGE TO BE ABOUT 12 YEARS. I WANTED TO DO MORE FOR HIM BUT HE WASN’T GOING TO OUTLIVE THE SURGERIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I HAD TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO MY BEST FRIEND. I TOLD HIM I WOULD SEE HIM ON THE BRIDGE [the rainbow bridge]. HE LICKED MY TEARS ON MY CHEEKS AND I FELT HE WAS READY.
MOM LOVES YOU “OATEY”
TERESA