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The Pet Cottage Post

The Pet Cottage Is A New Concept

We celebrate and protect the magical We provide and cover the cost of all medical care
relationship between people and pets – routine, specialty, emergency, and even prescription
by providing homestyle care for pets medications and preventatives – for our pets, forever. We
who lose their humans due to death, do ask that our forever guardians provide food for their
disability, or deployment through our pet, along with lots of tender love and care, of course!
Lifelong Guardianship Program. We We Are A Win-Win-Win Solution
provide pet companionship for senior Many of our pets are senior pets that have health
people, and we fully support them by covering all veterinary issues and require more resources. Many of our forever
expenses, providing regular check-ins and giving a peace of guardians are also seniors who wouldn’t otherwise feel
mind that the pet will always have a home with us. comfortable taking on full pet ownership at this stage in
We are not an adoption agency or foster program. We are a life. Our forever promise to each pet in our care means
new concept. Our Lifelong Guardianship Program means our that no matter what happens to a guardian, the pet will
pets will always have the home, care, and love they deserve have a loving home. It’s a win-win-win situation that
for life, no matter what. Our pets live on site at our sanctuary makes us do a happy dance. Grace and Angel Sally and Michelle
or in the home of a forever guardian. This is what makes us Because of The Pet
different from rescue and shelter organizations. Cottage, Marty, a senior became forever guardians
Why We Don’t Offer Adoption gentleman in Jupiter Farms in 2020 during John’s lung
The pets that enter our who is health compromised, cancer treatment. Sally
program have loyally served is able to love and care was such a bright spot
and participated in the lives of for Scooby, a 9-year-old during that time. And
their owners. They have been senior dachshund. Scooby since John’s passing, Sally
adored, loved and cherished. was Marty’s saving grace has continued to provide
Therefore, a traditional during COVID and still is Michelle with joy and
adoption model, that doesn’t to this day. companionship.
include communication and Because of The Pet New Forever Guardians
updates about the life of the Cottage, Grace, a senior Needed
pet moving forward, does not lady with a fixed income If you love pets and want
support the people we serve. in Stuart, is able to share Scooby to make a difference in the
Additionally, most her home and heart with community, please contact Wendy and Bella Pom
adoption agencies leave out Angel, a 13-year-old Chihuahua. Grace was a perfect fit us for more information
senior people. However, for Angel after Angel’s mom had to move into a memory about forever guardianship and volunteer opportunities.
our model of forever care facility. We have room in our pack for you!
guardianship gives senior people in our community the Because of The Pet Cottage, Michelle, a senior lady The Pet Cottage,
opportunity for pet companionship with the full support of in Jupiter, gets to spend her days with Sally, a 13-year- (561) 818-5025,
The Pet Cottage. old Selkirk Rex cat. Michelle and her late husband John www.thepetcottage.org
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colorectal cancer has more than doubled since 1970, climbing Clinic Weston Hospital, it is more common for patients to was the first in Florida and
to 65 percent, due to medical advances and early screening. need only a temporary ileostomy to let the body rest and second in the nation to earn
For people with localized colorectal cancer (stage 1) the heal, rather than a permanent colostomy. accreditation from the ACS
survival rate is 91 percent. “Preserving and improving the quality of life are always National Accreditation
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