05/18/2026
Doggie heaven gained a beautiful angel this weekend 🐾❤️🩹
Dexter arrived to us from Mississippi for his chance to find a forever home. But he began to show some concerning symptoms and his bloodwork showed us that he had a tick borne illness known as Candidatus Mycoplasma Haematoparvum. This illness quickly deteriorated his health, and he took a turn for the worst. On Saturday, we made the heartbreaking decision to give him peace from the body that was failing him. 😭😭
We are very thankful for our vet coordinator, Audrey, and the team at Oswego Animal Hospital who helped us care for him. 🫶🏼 We know you poured your hearts into this guy and did everything you could.
Dexter’s foster momma wrote this beautiful tribute to him:
“Fostering is magical, and meaningful, and humbling, and sometimes utterly heartbreaking. We always deal with the fact that we know the foster will be moving on, but usually we get to happy-cry celebrate as they leave for their forever home. Dexter didn’t get that far, and though we were meant to be just his fosters, when he got sick, he became ours for his forever. For the 2 months we were lucky to know and love Dexter, he made friends with every single dog and human he met. He was SILLY, exuberant, and full of kisses.
Yesterday, we knew it was time to let him rest because his body just wasn’t fighting anymore. Max took him on a little wagon ride around the culdesac. It was the first time in a long time he lifted up his head to look around. He went peacefully, between me and Max, and knew every moment that he was loved. Because of amazing rescues taking a chance on every single dog, he didn’t get sick and spend his last days alone at a shelter. He knew love. He knew family. We’re so, so grateful for the time we had with him. ❤️“
There aren’t enough words to thank Melody and her family for all the love and compassion they gave Dexter. While he technically didn’t find his adoptive home, he absolutely became a part of their family. 💙🪽
RIP Sweet Dexter 🙏🏼
