Rufus
Rufus: We were all pretty devastated by Papillon Rufus’ passing on 25 September 2023. His sudden illness came out of nowhere and shocked us all. Rufus developed a severe case of pneumonia, from which he was unable to recover. We were caught off guard because he was fine the previous day …he never showed any signs of illness, such as coughing or lethargy … until his condition was critical. We spent the day with Rufus at Metropolitan Animal Hospital’s ER to no avail. At around 9pm, we made the difficult decision to let him go. Rufus’ post-mortem panel showed the cause of his illness to be Mycoplasma. Rufus joined the Leashes End Family on 11 August. His caregiver had been suffering from dementia and neglecting both herself & Rufus. She was moved to a care facility while Rufus ended up at the shelter. Poor Rufus was in rough shape physically & emotionally when he arrived. But it didn’t take him long to blossom here. At 16 years old, Rufus was whimsical in behavior, prancing around and barking at ghosts, and comical in appearance, with endearing, oversized ears. I really miss his antics. Rest in peace, Rufus. May your memory be a blessing.