04/23/2026
Well...if this isn't the true meaning of rescue, I don't know what is...
Everybody meet Céline !
Céline was a part of a noisy bin of many baby chicks, all waiting for their new homes at our local hardware store. But Céline couldn't quite keep up with the others, so she was isolated for her safety. She tumbled over and couldn't stand straight and rolled over herself when she tried to stand. Céline kept trying anyways while I watched her closely tumble over and over...and over. and well, you know what I did next... being a Mastiff rescue and all. LOL
Her peeps were loud....and even louder when we saw Dr.Ibrahim at our local vet , who welcomed me and Céline and took the time to examine her closely. Céline's issue is at the articulation, she cannot stretch her leg to stand on her foot. Dr. Ibrahim suspects it's a very bad sprain she got in transport, as the upper leg is bruised and purple. There is little medically to do for a sprain, but to put her in a small space. She leans on her articulation and not on her foot so she is always off balance, and falls over. it's heartbreaking to witness. but our girl is strong, she doesn't give up.
All the way to the rescue, she kept peeping loudly and non stop for 20km, so we named her after Céline Dion. 😄
Céline is home. We don't know what the future holds, we do not even know her breed. Maybe her leg will heal, maybe it won't. But what I know today is every time I try to take a break from rescue, someone reminds me that even little ones matter enough. Enough to be seen, to be heard ( you sing Céline !!! ) and to be given a chance.
Now it's up to her.
Thank you to Wakefield Home Hardware for trusting Céline to us. It was touching to see the whole team gathering around her pen as I placed Céline in her tiny box, and telling me she was loved. ❤️ i will never forget that.
Thank you to the Wakefield Vet clinic for after all these years, still offering care for every animal I walk in with unannounced. Over and over. and they still let me in. Thank you Dr.Ibrahim and the team for your time...sometimes it's like everything falls into place and where a whole new life begins.