Jax, since we took you home 12 years ago as a scared 8-week-old pup, you were wrapped around our hearts from that moment, even when you chewed dad’s new glasses that first day home. I think your first 24 hours you had three baths. We had 12 wonderful years, you stole a piece of everyone’s heart from the moment you met them. Then the unthinkable happened, the C word, then, even when you lost use of your back legs, you still had life in you… you scooted around and got [...]

Bianca passed away in April 2012, almost 4 months to the day after being diagnosed with lymphoma. Going bravely through round after round of chemo, she fought. And we believed. A few days before she was due to participate in an experimental study at UPenn – our last resort – the cancer took over. We lost the fight. She would have turned 6 in June. Here is how we will always remember her, written by my daughter Clara : “She ate wallets, shoes, and umbrellas. She slept on her back, [...]

Frankie’s Friends received this wonderful thank-you after we funded treatment through our Zeus Varis Fund for Mindy, who has since passed away following treatment for her aggressive cancer: Dear Dr. Varis and Frankie’s Friends, Words cannot express the gratitude my family and I have towards you for helping us to pay for my cat, Mindy’s cancer treatment. Without your help, we never would have been able to afford the treatment she needs. We first got Mindy about eight years ago, and we think she may only have been a year [...]

We lost our beloved Jackson on 6/16/2011. We think about him and miss him every minute of every hour of every day. His loss has left a hole in our hearts. My hope is that he is right now, right at this time, lifting his head high to smell the flowers and basking in the warmth of the sun, and will do so for all of eternity. Until I see you again, my boy, please know that you are so dearly loved and missed.

Boo and Lily came into my life unexpectedly and changed my world forever. They were intelligent and beautiful and sadly, they died 18 months apart. The years with them were wonderfully memorable and losing them has left me without the greatest friends I’ve known. I am so thankful these two amazing creatures came into my life. With love from Barbara W.

Our beautiful Bitty was diagnosed with lymphoma in August 2011. Devastated by the news, we decided to treat him at BluePearl specialty hospital in Tampa. He was doing so well, that we thought we might have beaten the odds and he would be fine. This was not to be and Bitty lost his battle with this dreaded disease on 1/21/12. We could not have asked for better doctors and staff at BluePearl,who were so wonderful to Bitty and to us. We miss him terribly, as do his canine and feline [...]

In January, 2000, most of my family went to the county pound to pick out a playmate for my current dog, Charlie. New arrivals – eight part husky puppies – were in a pen together. Seven of the eight did look like husky puppies….then, there was one odd looking puppy, nearly all white (unlike his brothers and sisters) and pretty small. My eight year old niece keyed in on him immediately and thus, Miller Eugene Marler joined my family. Miller was always my sweet boy; quiet and introverted. He was [...]

by Kathy Orchard Edie was a little terrier mix who came to live with us in the fall of 1999 when she was a little over a year old.  My husband was working in Ft Myers at the time and only home on the weekends.  I still had Beej, my older Bichon Frise, but wanted some additional companionship.   I got Edie from someone at my work who didn’t want her anymore.  I brought her home overnight on a trial basis and took her to my vet.  Edie had some minor [...]

Mutt lost his two-year battle with cancer on June 22, 2010. He left behind his family; William & Dorothy Thompson; one brother, Little Jake; and three sisters, Lady, Neesha and Boots. Mutt was born in early 1999. His mother’s body was dumped in the woods on Ridge Road, south of Excelsior Springs, Mo. After she had her pups, she was shot and killed. On March 24, 1999, Mutt became part of our family, along with our other four dogs. From the first day, Mutt was very special. He could sleep [...]