December 23rd, 2009 - the day we rescued this scared, sick puppy and his sister. We called him Snowball and his sister, Angel. Unfortunately, they both had Parvo. Angel did not make it. Snowball was a fighter and after two days on IVs at the vet hospital, the vet called me and said "Will you come get your yappy puppy??" WAHOO! Absolutely!
Just over a week later, he was adopted by a wonderful young couple. They were SO excited to adopt their new baby, they did not care that we had no clue what breed he was, how big he would get (note - we had him listed as Chihuahua mix), or that we didn't even know really how old he was. It was a late evening that I approved their application, and they were on their way.
Within a couple days he was settling into the lap of luxury, being spoiled as any only furr-child should be.
Unfortunately, just 20 short months later Otto passed away much sooner than anyone could have guessed. He developed Canine Lymphoma that metastasized very quickly. A cherry eye was actually something much worse, and didn't allow Otto to live more than a week after his true diagnosis.
Otto will always have a special place in our heart. RIP sweet boy.
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