Grif is Home! Let's Bring JJ Home!
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Help! Please read and share my wife Kathryn's story:
A question was asked so I'd like to clarify real quick. We are raising $10,000 because we are trying to pay for:
Grif's surguries/medicine: $2,000
Reward for finding Grif's Sister JJ: $5,000
ANY and ALL other money raised will be donated to GEARS Animal Rescue since the Animal Control Center suggested donations would be better served by a local animal rescue.
In Kathryn's words:
Just over 4 years ago my first Brussels Griffon "Grif" and my sister's Pekingese/French Bulldog cross "JJ" were stolen from us. They were both rescues that we had rescued 3 years prior. They were our babies. We offered a large reward and pushed their pictures all over social media, but we didn't get anywhere....a few leads but they all went nowhere.
At 5am yesterday I woke up to 3 messages on my phone. A few people had sent me the same picture. A picture of a 10 year old spayed female Brussels Griffon who had been turned in at Edmonton Animal Care and Control. I think my heart stopped beating at that moment. I couldn't even speak through my sobbing, so I just handed my husband my phone. He had never met Grif, because she was stolen 2 years before we got married, but he recognized her right away.
The 3.5 hour wait for ACCC to open was the longest wait of my life.
I finally went inside, and they told me there had been a Brussels Griffon turned in the day before, but that she was in very bad shape. They were hesitant to let me see her because of her condition, but through my tears I managed to tell them I had lost her 4 years ago and was not responsible for her injuries. Before they took me to the back to see her they told me what happened. Grif had been turned in with an elastic band wrapped around her head and neck. It had been on so long that her ear was severed about 2/3 of the way off, and her head and neck were lacerated quite badly. I could hardly control myself. I was a mess. Was it my Grif? Was she ok? How long had she been like this? My mind was racing.
I got to the back and peered through the cage door and immediately knew it was not Grif. But then I said her name and she turned to face me, and indeed it WAS Grif! They brought me closer to touch her through the cage, but she didn't seem to recognize me. Her cataracts had gotten worse, she seemed to be part deaf, and she was all doped up on pain meds. I was heart broken.
After a few hours I had all the paperwork in place to take her home (her medical and dental records to prove her identity, the police report from 2013, and one of the vet techs from her spay even came to the location to identify her and confirm my story - amazing!).
After about 5 minutes in the car Grif realized exactly who I was and tried desperately to climb over the centre console to sit on my lap! We went to the vet where she was treated for a brutal infection. Her bloodwork came back ok aside from anemia. She's malnourished and emaciated but she's going to be ok! They'll do her blood work again next week and if she's healthy enough, she will have reconstructive surgery to reattach her ear.
Welcome home Grif. Grif and her 2 Griffon siblings are getting along just fine and she is in great spirits ❤️ My heart is exploding with love and thankfulness today. This was an answer to prayer. God is so good. Delay is not denial, so whatever you're praying for, please keep praying and don't give up. If my miracle can happen, so can yours!
The next thing we need to pray for is the return of JJ. We desperately need your help! My sister's dog and Grif's best friend who was stolen with Grif back in 2013, is still missing. We are prepared to offer a LARGE reward for her return. She is the black dog in the photos below. We are raising funds for Grif's reconstructive surgery and medication, JJ's reward and a nice big donation to GEARS - Greater Edmonton Animal Rescue Society. Any donations over and above our goal will also be donated to GEARS.
If you have any information about JJ, please contact us. We will gladly take her back - no questions asked!
If you have info, please contact us right away.
JJ can be dropped off at Charwick Hill Animal Hospital, or Edmonton Animal Care and Control
Thank you!
Jannah, Kathryn & Ryan
PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:
facebook.com/findgrifandjj/
A question was asked so I'd like to clarify real quick. We are raising $10,000 because we are trying to pay for:
Grif's surguries/medicine: $2,000
Reward for finding Grif's Sister JJ: $5,000
ANY and ALL other money raised will be donated to GEARS Animal Rescue since the Animal Control Center suggested donations would be better served by a local animal rescue.
In Kathryn's words:
Just over 4 years ago my first Brussels Griffon "Grif" and my sister's Pekingese/French Bulldog cross "JJ" were stolen from us. They were both rescues that we had rescued 3 years prior. They were our babies. We offered a large reward and pushed their pictures all over social media, but we didn't get anywhere....a few leads but they all went nowhere.
At 5am yesterday I woke up to 3 messages on my phone. A few people had sent me the same picture. A picture of a 10 year old spayed female Brussels Griffon who had been turned in at Edmonton Animal Care and Control. I think my heart stopped beating at that moment. I couldn't even speak through my sobbing, so I just handed my husband my phone. He had never met Grif, because she was stolen 2 years before we got married, but he recognized her right away.
The 3.5 hour wait for ACCC to open was the longest wait of my life.
I finally went inside, and they told me there had been a Brussels Griffon turned in the day before, but that she was in very bad shape. They were hesitant to let me see her because of her condition, but through my tears I managed to tell them I had lost her 4 years ago and was not responsible for her injuries. Before they took me to the back to see her they told me what happened. Grif had been turned in with an elastic band wrapped around her head and neck. It had been on so long that her ear was severed about 2/3 of the way off, and her head and neck were lacerated quite badly. I could hardly control myself. I was a mess. Was it my Grif? Was she ok? How long had she been like this? My mind was racing.
I got to the back and peered through the cage door and immediately knew it was not Grif. But then I said her name and she turned to face me, and indeed it WAS Grif! They brought me closer to touch her through the cage, but she didn't seem to recognize me. Her cataracts had gotten worse, she seemed to be part deaf, and she was all doped up on pain meds. I was heart broken.
After a few hours I had all the paperwork in place to take her home (her medical and dental records to prove her identity, the police report from 2013, and one of the vet techs from her spay even came to the location to identify her and confirm my story - amazing!).
After about 5 minutes in the car Grif realized exactly who I was and tried desperately to climb over the centre console to sit on my lap! We went to the vet where she was treated for a brutal infection. Her bloodwork came back ok aside from anemia. She's malnourished and emaciated but she's going to be ok! They'll do her blood work again next week and if she's healthy enough, she will have reconstructive surgery to reattach her ear.
Welcome home Grif. Grif and her 2 Griffon siblings are getting along just fine and she is in great spirits ❤️ My heart is exploding with love and thankfulness today. This was an answer to prayer. God is so good. Delay is not denial, so whatever you're praying for, please keep praying and don't give up. If my miracle can happen, so can yours!
The next thing we need to pray for is the return of JJ. We desperately need your help! My sister's dog and Grif's best friend who was stolen with Grif back in 2013, is still missing. We are prepared to offer a LARGE reward for her return. She is the black dog in the photos below. We are raising funds for Grif's reconstructive surgery and medication, JJ's reward and a nice big donation to GEARS - Greater Edmonton Animal Rescue Society. Any donations over and above our goal will also be donated to GEARS.
If you have any information about JJ, please contact us. We will gladly take her back - no questions asked!
If you have info, please contact us right away.
JJ can be dropped off at Charwick Hill Animal Hospital, or Edmonton Animal Care and Control
Thank you!
Jannah, Kathryn & Ryan
PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:
facebook.com/findgrifandjj/
Organizer
Ryan Morrow
Organizer
Saint Albert, AB