09/26/2026
Everyone, please send so much love and light to our beloved Polly Pocket today 🩷
Today, Polly will be making her transition to the Rainbow Bridge. She is ready.
She enjoyed some delicious Fancy Feast Gems this morning and yesterday she snacked on meaty baby food throughout the day and into the night. She really enjoyed it, and I’m so grateful she was able to have some of her favorite things right up until the end- especially since they’ve been forbidden for so long due to her diabetes🥺
For those who don’t know Polly’s story, she came to us in March after I pulled her from our county animal shelter. She had been found as a stray, estimated to be around 14 years old, severely diabetic, and suspected to have cancer with a palpable mass in her abdomen. She had a deadline and was scheduled to be euthanized.
Of course, I couldn’t let that happen, so Polly joined our crew.
I never expected Polly to still be here nearly into October. When she came to us, I knew her prognosis wasn’t great. I knew our time with her could be short. But somehow, she gave us nearly 6 beautiful months.
And while my heart is absolutely shattered that we are losing her, I know we did right by her.
For 6 months, Polly was loved, safe, pampered, and cared for. She had a cozy little suite, endless snacks, treats, a soft place to sleep, and people who adored her.
She got to spend her final chapter knowing exactly what it feels like to be loved and that means everything to me- to all of us.
I cannot even put into words how sad my heart is to be saying goodbye to Polly just one week after losing Diego. It feels incredibly unfair, but this is the part of rescue that we know can come with loving the seniors who need us most.
I’ll update everyone once Polly has made her transition. Until then, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers today. 🩷
And please… do something kind for someone today. Reach out to a friend you haven’t talked to in a while. Tell someone you love them. Give your pets an extra snuggle. Life is so incredibly short.
When I picked up Diego last week, I had actually already had the intake form for Polly pre-filled and had chosen the charms and design for her paw print. I did it because I knew her time was coming and I was trying to make the decisions ahead of time so I wouldn’t have to make them in the moment.
If you would like to donate toward Polly’s final expenses, or make a donation to Petey’s Purpose in her honor so I can continue doing what I do, it would mean more than I can say.
Polly’s Rainbow Bridge appointment will likely be around $100–$150 and her aquamation with paw print will be approximately $250.
Thank you to everyone who has supported Polly over these last 6 months — through donations, supplies, food, advice, encouragement, and every single person who followed her story and loved her from afar.
This was my first time caring for a diabetic senior and Polly taught me so much.
Thank you, Polly, for bringing your feisty, sweet little light into all of our lives… and thank you for teaching me shed loving me too 🩷
I don’t know how I’m going to walk into that bathroom and not see you in your cozy little suite. I don’t think I’ll be able to do anything with it for a while.
And Uncle Vinny… my heart hurts for him too. He has been so concerned and watchful. I know he has been affected by Diego’s departure. I never shared this, but right before I scooped Diego up to take him to urgent care, Uncle Vinny gave him a little kiss on his nose. 🥺😭
He is such a sweet soul, and it breaks my heart knowing he has now lost another one of his ALF bathroom buddies. I hope he knows they’re still close somehow.
Polly, run free my sweet girl. No more glucose checks, no more insulin.. no more cancer 🌈🩷
Much love to you all. 🩷
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