Certain animals face insurmountable challenges due to their difficult origins or chronic illnesses that shorten their lives.
Some dogs, however, overcome all odds and live long, happy lives with a little love and care. One such dog is a rescue pup who was given only six months to live but overcame all odds because of her family’s love.
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The Yorkshire Terrier Pipsqueak was raised in a puppy mill. After a raid, she was saved and given to a foster family; however, her foster had to give her up when she needed a lung transplant.
Thank goodness, Kelsey, a woman, intervened to take Pipsqueak. Kelsey remembered to GeoBeats Animals, “She called me and said we have this special needs little dog and no one to take her.”
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Regretfully, she received word that Pipsqueak might not have much time left. Due to several physical conditions brought on by inappropriate breeding in the puppy mill, veterinarians predicted she would only have six months to live.
According to Kelsey, “the smaller the dog, the more money they raise.” “Therefore, they usually breed runts with runts.”
Pipsqueak is therefore quite small, living up to her name—she is about the size of a guinea pig and weighs only 1.8 pounds. The dog’s website lists her further conditions as having a hepatic shunt, hydrocephalus, problems with her vertebrae and neck, and jaw disorders that led to the loss of all of her teeth.
Given the bleak diagnosis, Kelsey and her spouse made the decision to provide Pipsqueak with a cozy, loving home for the remainder of her little life. However, Pipsqueak astonishingly beat the odds.
After several months and years, the pair came to the conclusion that, despite her problems, Pipsqueak still had a lot of life left in her.
Kelsey told GeoBeats, “She was such a fighter from the beginning.” “She never gives up; she keeps going even when she’s tired or doesn’t feel well.”
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In fact, Pipsqueak inspired the couple to open their home to even more special needs dogs: they’ve now adopted six more rescue dogs to join Pipsqueak’s pack, all “pipsqueak” size.
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Pipsqueak would also enchant her family with a cute and peculiar eccentricity: she would bark like a duck. She gives us the quacks, Kelsey remarked.
Outside of her house, Pipsqueak also pleased and motivated people. She joined the Paws & Think foundation as a therapy dog, encouraging people with physical and mental health challenges to overcome obstacles in their lives.
Recalling how the dog inspired a child in a wheelchair, Kelsey told GeoBeats, “the way that she can bond with these kids is incredible.”
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Though she was given just months to live, Pipsqueak defied expectations by a stunning eight years. “We never thought we’d get this much time with her so we want to remember every moment,” she said.
“Every single day she inspires me.”
Pipsqueak sadly passed away last year, but her inspirational tale and the happiness she offered to others will live on forever.
Her owners posted on GoFundMe, saying, “In our eight years together, she taught us more than we’ve ever learned from anyone else.” “She instilled strength in us. to combat. that you are valuable and valuable regardless of your skill or condition. that everyone has the power to change the world for the better.
Despite Pipsqueak’s passing, many of her canine siblings live on in her memory as “The Pipsqueak Pack.”
Pipsqueak’s life is a reminder of how love and hope can allow a dog to defy all the odds and life a great long life. She’ll be remembered as a true inspiration ❤️💔
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