A little story called Lola...

Hello family!

In the neighborhood, and in the area where I live, there are many cases of stray dogs who have no one to help them, or where to eat, or where to sleep, or who cares for them in the slightest. They're starving and cold, getting sick, and many are dying as well. I want to share this story with you, the one of Lola, one of those cases.

She appeared a few months ago. She ate whatever she found or what some neighbors threw to her. Thanks to one of those people, who told me about her, I was able to know of her existence. Whenever I can, and the meager money I have to survive allows me, I do what I can to help one of these dogs. At the time, I was trying to save the life of another one. Due to my limited budget, I had to wait until I finished with this last one. Once she was healthy and up for adoption, which is always a difficult task to find in this city, I was able to turn my attention to Lola.

Lola suffered from a type of cancer called Transmissible Venereal Tumor (TTV), which is highly contagious among her kind. It's a disease that slowly eats away them from the inside until... well. Lola's case was quite advanced. This treatment was beyond my limited means, so I had to ask for help in every corner. Thanks to the help of several friends, I got what I needed and began taking her to the vet for treatment.

Two months later, the dog had improved greatly, the tumor had disappeared, and her appearance of a stray with no future had changed to perhaps there is hope of finding a home. Days passed, and the days turned into weeks, and the weeks turned into two and a half months of searching for an adoption for the tender and sweet Lola. Just when I had lost hope, thinking about taking her by me and ending the matter, a very peculiar family appeared, but with a lot of love to give her, and decided to take her to live with them. And to close another chapter, this morning we were able to sterilize her and once and for all put an end to the possibility of the disease to get out again, which these types of tumors tend to do. Now Lola is resting from her surgery, which went well. A life awaits her, one she can enjoy without the slightest fear. I hope that with the love, affection, and attention of her adopters, plus the hand of God guiding and watching over everything, this will truly be a happy ending.

If you decide to get a dog, bring a pet into your family, adopt a stray one, they are very grateful beings, full of love to give. You won't regret it, and you'll have a true, loyal friend by your side.

I wish Lola the best of all possible lives.