Whispurring Hope Animal Rescue

Hello everyone, I run Whispurring Hope Animal Rescue in Dubuque Iowa; we are a 501C3 nonprofit rescue, licensed in the state of Iowa, we have a small shelter with a fostering oversite program, our calls for animals in need are nonstop! we cannot help them all, but we help

what we can and many of them are in critical need which means our vet bills soar. We give unconditionally to these fur kids and never bat an eye. Our funds have run dry, and we have many that are still in need of vetting, spay, neuter and several are in critical stages of needing

expensive surgeries and any size donation will help make a massive impact.

Our mission is to save animals that are stray, abandoned, sick, injured or struggling to survive on their own and without your help today many will sit and wait, and many will not be able to come in and receive care. Everyday animals are coming into our vet for care through our

fosters or through our recent adoptions. We cover all care up through spays and neuters and our vet bill tally just rolls on. We need your help today! Anyone who knows me or who has come and met me knows I carry a huge weight bringing in, caring for, and placing all these little critters into foster homes and furever homes. We need monetary help with vet bills and donations of direct care items so this rescue can continue to thrive and survive but with bills that run into the thousands we need to slow down or stop and take a breath without your help, this leaves many animals in wait, and this is not a choice we should have to make as Pain and suffering knows no Boundaries. We have a few examples of our medical needs, we have a dog with painful luxating patella’s on both back legs, a dog with severe hip dysplasia that is a puppy and cannot walk and play, we have a kitten that was hit by a car that needs spine and leg surgery and another kitten that was possibly hit by a car and needs x-rays and possible surgery, we have a dog struggling through a paraphimosis problem that we had to have surgery done on and we have UTI’s and URI’s and then our everyday vetting and vaccinations, Spay and neuters and all the items to care for them, the list goes on and on.

Please help if you can every dollar you give goes directly to the care of our animals. You can

send directly to our vet at the Animal Health Clinic in Dyersville, IA. You may donate directly

to our website at Whispurringhoperescue.weebly.com or send a donation to: Whispurring

Hope Rescue 2165 Jonathan Ln. Dubuque Iowa. 52001 We Thank each and everyone of you

for your support

 

I'm raising money to benefit Whispurring Hope Animal Rescue, an Iowa nonprofit saving animals who are lost, abandoned, sick, injured or struggling to survive on their own. This is in honor of a beloved yellow lab, Gracie May, who died too soon.

My hope is this: that by sharing Gracie's story, together we can help those animals who need it now more than ever. It will be one more gift Gracie brings us. 

 

Gracie’s Legacy
A few lessons Gracie taught us in her short time on this earth:
 
- Stop and smell the roses – literally and figuratively
- Always be excited to see the ones you love
- Forgive quickly and easily
- Sit in comforting silence with those in need of healing
- Cuddle as often as possible
- Play hard and sleep equally hard
- Be fiercely loyal and protective over your loved ones (but never take yourself too seriously)
- Find strength in the face of challenges
- And most importantly, love unconditionally
 
Gracie's Story 
Gracie was special. She could sense when you were hurt (either physically or emotionally) and lay by your side for hours to help you heal. And, she could tell when you were happy – she especially loved when you were happy – and would smile, run, and play with you until she tuckered herself out. She never knew a stranger, and those who met her promptly fell in love with her too.

 

One Sunday afternoon in early 2020, we found a medical indication that something was very, very wrong with Gracie. We immediately took her to an emergency vet . She passed the following Thursday morning, after multiple vets diagnosed her with terminal liver failure with unknown cause – likely due to a hereditary trait.

In the days leading up to her last day, we sat with her and – knowing there wasn’t anything we could do – began the grieving process. We didn’t eat or sleep for much of that time. We couldn’t stand to leave her behind at the vet’s office, though we knew she was gone. 

The vet told us that too often our pets shield us from the true nature of their suffering, which sounds like something Gracie girl would’ve done for us. 

 

Gracie’s sudden death at the young age of three was painful and unfair. I just couldn't grasp why something like that could happen to such a good soul. In reading the stories of cruelty that Whispurring Hope encounters when saving animals, I'm reminded that more souls who don't deserve pain and suffering need our help. 

All the love in the world wasn't able to save my Gracie girl, and I can't even imagine how many animals are currently in need of the kind of love we have for her. Please consider sharing some of your heart by donating today. Every bit helps.