Rainbow Bridge Hospice Rescue

🌟 Meet Tinkerbell 🌟 This tiny 4-month-old Maltese may be small in size, but her story is already huge in heart. 💔 Tinkerbell came to us as a breeder surrender because she was born with a Grade 4 heart murmur. The breeder’s plan? Euthanasia. But thankfully, our fearless leader Terri—unlike Nancy Reagan—just can’t say “no.” And thank goodness for that. 💕 Tinkerbell is NOT available for adoption at this time. She is safe and sound in a loving foster home, where she’s being closely monitored as we prepare for the next steps in her care. Tinkerbell has been seen at the NC State Veterinary Hospital. While the team there absolutely adored her (who wouldn't?), we received some tough news. Tinkerbell needs heart surgery. She has a serious hereditary heart murmur—something that responsible breeding could have prevented. But instead of care, love, or accountability, her breeder’s solution was to toss her aside like she didn’t matter. 💔 Well, she does matter—to us and to everyone who believes that every dog deserves a chance. The estimated cost of the surgery is between $5,000 and $7,000 . That’s far more than our small rescue can afford on our own, so we’re launching a special fundraiser to help cover Tinkerbell’s life-saving procedure. Every single dollar, every share, every bit of support helps bring us closer to giving Tinkerbell the care she needs. We’ll keep you updated on her journey. For now, send Tinkerbell your love. She’s already captured our hearts—we know she’ll capture yours, too. ✨ TinkerbellStrong #RainbowBridgeHospiceRescue #SeniorDogsRock #TinyButMighty #MalteseMagic