Memories of beloved Pets

Sarah was our most senior feline resident and undisputed head of the household for over 19 years. Sarah had been rescued from an animal shelter in Springdale, NW Arkansas.

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die.

Mary Frye

	Snow was a gorgeous white Shar Pei mix. A sweet and intelligent girl. She ran into the street when a gate was left open and was hit by a car. She was only a teenager, she never got to grow up.
	Daisy our a beautiful Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy. Here she enjoys the winter sun. She was a very brave little girl whom we finally had to let go after long and repeated illness. We miss her desperately.
	Alberta was as a feral kitten who had a rough start. She remained very skittish and was impossible to medicate. When she was diagnosed with cancer, we could only make her as comfortable as possible and treat her with homeopathic remedies that could be put into her drinking water. But in the end she quit eating there was too much pain.
	Honey was left behind when her family moved away. She was pregnant and so totally confused that she had started eating her own kittens. She developed diabetes and lived with that for only about 5 more years.
	James and Redski were very good friends. James (left) had been adopted from a Seattle non-kill shelter that was fighting a very bad virus outbreak. He was to become our oldest ever resident at 23 years, when he died of Thyroid cancer. Redski was abandoned when his owner was put into a nursing home. He was diabetic and only outlived James by 2 years.
	Grey was a gorgeous Russian Blue and a real dog fighter. His age was not known, he was with our rescue for 5 years. This picture was taken after he had been ill for some time and doesn't do him justice at all. Grey also had thyroid cancer, he was very thin in the end; even though, he always tried to eat.
	Pips only lived a short life. He always liked to get into trouble in true kitten fashion. But one day he managed to get out of his outdoor area and was killed by a dog. He was only 7 month old.
	Mouser went to the Rainbow Bridge. The cancer had attacked his insides to the point where it was not operable any more. This special boy will have his forever home in our hearts and memories.
	Lucky was a very sweet and affectionate boy. he went to bridge too early. He was only 8 years old and should have lived at least 10 more years but Leukemia is a tough illness.
	Here Katie is enjoying a little Fall sunshine. Katie lived to be 13 years old and died very suddenly of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Loosing her so suddenly was very hard on us but for Katie it was so much better than the long suffering with cancer. The day before she left us she still had fun playing in the yard and chasing squirrels.
	Magnolia came to Pets Haven during a snowstorm about 12 years ago. She liked our outside play area best and would role in the leaves in fall. We don't know what took Maggie so suddenly. We think she may have had heart failure.