Nomi's Christmas Miracle

Early Christmas Eve morning our receptionist took a call from a non-client interested in euthanizing their dog. They set the appointment for later that afternoon. Upon arrival at Care, we were surprised to see that Nomi was a 6 month old pit bull puppy full of energy and love.  We learned that these owners had trouble keeping Nomi enclosed with their back yard fence.  They did not want to have Nomi run loose in the neighborhood—they thought that euthanasia was their best option.  Dr. Garnett convinced them to instead relinquish Nomi to Care Animal Hospital so that she could find a new home.

Tiann, one of Care’s exam room assistants, has a soft spot for all dogs bully. As she passed Dr. Garnett in the treatment area, Dr. Garnett said, “Merry Christmas Tiann, I got you a puppy!” Because it was a holiday, Care was closing early Christmas Eve and would be closed Christmas Day. Tiann decided to take Nomi home for the holidays.

Nomi fit right in at Tiann’s house! She spent her days there playing tug with Tiann’s sister’s dog Layla, and trying to convince the cats that they wanted to play with her! Tiann worked with Nomi everyday, and she has turned into a dog that any family would be lucky to have.

As fate would have it, Nomi’s Christmas Miracle was her people making an appointment at Care. It is horrible to think that her life could have potentially ended, or ended up very differently if she had gone somewhere else that Christmas Eve afternoon.