The little abandoned lion was found starving and severely dehydrated by firefighters. Thankfully, she was rescued and cared for, becoming healthy and thriving now. Scroll down to know more! In September, the firefighters from the Vista Grande Fire Station spotted a mountain lion cub near a road in Idyllwild, Southern California. 

Her condition then was extremely terrible: starving, severely dehydrated, and weighed less than 11 pounds. Thankfully, the poor little cub was saved. The firefighters contacted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for some help. 

The department then contacted the San Diego Humane Society, and they decided to take the little lion in. She was given specialized care in the shelter and after five weeks, she is healthy and thriving. “She received daily fluid therapy and medications. Within a couple of weeks, she progressed from five to three small, nutritious meals per day. 

They include ground proteins with milk replacer, to allow her body a slow transition to solid foods. We are happy to report, she has more than doubled in weight to 22 pounds!” Nina Thompson, the director of public relations at the San Diego Humane Society told the media. Currently, the mountain lion cub is active and responsive. She is still being involved in the treatment to make a full recovery. Looking forward to hearing more good news from her!
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  However, 42 years later, they got married and are making up for all the "lost years." Jeanne told PEOPLE, "When he proposed, I said, 'A thousand times yes!'" 

They first met when she was a freshman and he was a senior at Chicago's Loyola University. "He was my first love. He was my true love," she said.

  Unfortunately, it did not work out because Jeanne's mother objected to marrying a Black man. "She just went ballistic," Jeanne said, adding, "She didn't want this relationship to happen at all." 

However, they still managed to date for seven years. But once Jeanne graduated nursing school and got a job, the meetings became difficult because it included a long commute and Stephen did not have a car.

  Jeanne said, "I was completely overwhelmed by everything." She added, "The family issue was always weighing on me because it fractured the relationship between my mother and myself forever. She was always my mother and I always loved her, but it affected our relationship for the rest of my life." 

The two had spoken about marriage but Jeanne was scared to take the next step. She would have lost her "entire family." And one day while doing her shift at the nurse's station, she told Stephen, "I love you, but I just can't do this." It was an ending that they both didn't want and were left heartbroken. "I regretted it then, I regretted the way I did it, but I did it," said Jeanne. 

For the next four decades, they were not in touch and were living their separate lives. It was in 2021 when things began to change for the better. Jeanne who was a divorced retiree whose mother had also passed away decided to look for Stephen again. 

She couldn't find him on social media. "Everything came up a dead end when I tried to search for him," said Jeanne. "There was virtually no trace of him." Thankfully, in April, she found the mailing addresses of his niece and wrote a letter to her. She told him that he was in a nursing home.

Jeanne Gustavson tracked Stephen Watts to a Chicago nursing home and brought him back to her home in Oregon. https://t.co/y0AKPUqrpU

— BeavertonValleyTimes (@ValleyTimes) February 8, 2022

A month later, she called the nursing home and requested to speak to Stephen. A staff member told him that patients didn't have bedside phones. So then, she wrote a letter to him but didn't get any response. She could not even connect to him when she called again. Jeanne finally decided to travel to Chicago from Oregon in June 2021. 

Jeanne said, "I needed to know, Was he okay? Was he married? Would he forgive me?" The moment she entered his room, he recognized her, said her name, and began to cry. "I knew he still loved me," she said. In August of the same year, Jeanne moved in with Stephen and has been with him since then. Stephen told PEOPLE, "She is wonderful. She is my heart and soul," adding "I want to live with her always."

A few months later, they both were ready to get married. They said "I do" on October 15, 2022, with about 65 guests at their home. Jeanne said, "We can spend the rest of our lives together making plans." 

She added, "I gladly took his last name. I've wanted it for a long time." Her last name was Gustavson earlier.
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Recently, one man was faced with a whopping $20,000 vet bill to save his beloved dog, and was willing to sell his house to make it happen. But thankfully, a miracle happened instead. Jaxon Feeley, from Wigan, England, is the owner of a 2-year-old Weimaraner named Rambo, and last month he experienced every dog owner’s nightmare as the young dog suddenly became seriously ill. 

“She began vomiting throughout the night over 30 times and by Saturday morning we were in the emergency vets,” Feeley wrote. Rambo had gone into hypovolemic shock, and also had gastroenteritis. The dog spent many days in intensive care, and though her condition stabled, her medical bills soon began to add up. 

“Rambo’s insurance has covered her up to £6500. Her bill is now up to £11,500 after 1 week in care,” Feeley wrote. “It is unknown how long Rambo will need to stay at the vets and intensive care costs is approximately £1000 per day. If the worst happens and Rambo requires major surgery, the cost of this as well as the aftercare is something I need to be able to give my little baby girl.” 

Despite the astronomical cost, Feeley said he would do whatever it takes to provide his beloved pet with the care she needs, even if it meant selling his own home to get the money. 

“There was no way in hell I was ever going to give up on this gorgeous girl, she is just a little baby, with a want to live and be happy with her big brother Rocky and the Feeleys,” the owner wrote.

Jaxon, from Wigan, said he is currently "practically living at the vets" since Rambo first showed signs of being ill two weeks agohttps://t.co/fkzKtnf9gq

— Liverpool Echo (@LivEchonews) February 5, 2023

Thankfully, he didn’t need to, thanks to the kindness of strangers. He set up a GoFundMe account, explaining Rambo’s story, and many people were moved to donate. 

It raised more than Feeley could have dreamed of: as of this writing, the fundraiser has made over £25,000, more than doubling the initial £10,000 goal. Feeley received even better news: Rambo’s condition continued to improve to the point where she was finally able to come home, he wrote in a February 4 update. 

“Over the last 3 days, Rambo has pulled off a miracle, hour by hour she has increased her oxygen efficiency, started eating and drinking, her lungs are slowly recovering and we started to see that beautiful little personality resurface. She got herself into a little routine of seeing me for 10 minutes every 4 hours that she even knew what corner of the waiting room to find me in.” 

Feeley and Rambo are now home together, and thanks to the kind donation of strangers they’ll be able to afford any care Rambo needs. 

“There are no words to express how grateful I am for everyone’s love, support & donations over the last 2 weeks. It genuinely means more than you will ever know,” he wrote. 

It’s true that people will do anything for their pets, and it’s inspiring how determined this owner was to keep his dog alive.
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RescueEveryDog.org writes. But it’s this very attribute that enabled a lost Siberian Husky to be reunited with his owner. A Siberian Husky had been reported as missing by his owner who lives in the city of Beer Sheva in the Southern District of Isreal, according to Daily Mail. 

 A dog fitting the description was found by a group of teenagers in a field at an archeological site outside of Beersheba. The teens brought the weakened and malnourished dog to the Israeli police. 

The officers brought the dog to a police station outside of the city and administered some aid to it, The Jerusalem Post reports. The officers then reached out to the man who reported that his dog was missing. They told the man to drive over to see if it was, in fact, his dog. 

But the man had a better idea. He said there was a quick and easy way to identify his dog. He told the police to play the dog’s favorite songs. If the Siberian Husky sang along, they’d know it was his dog. So, the officers did just that. They played the dog the theme song to his favorite Israeli TV show “Shemesh,” which was taken off the air in 2004, and the theme song for the Canadian/American children’s programme “Arthur” titled “Believe In Yourself” by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. 

It wasn’t long before the Siberian Husky started belting out in an epic sing-a-long. The Israeli police captured the dog’s performance on video. The dog looked so joyous to be singing his favorite songs. Perhaps it reminded him of home. 

The officers were overjoyed to tell the dog’s owner that they found his dog. He rushed on over to the police station to see his lost pup. The two were absolutely overjoyed to see each other again. It was quite the emotional reunion as the dog happily licked his owner’s face while his owner sobbed. 

“I cried the whole way here,” the man said hugging his dog and talking to the officers. “You poor thing. Thank you, thank you so much.” 

 You can watch the dog’s vocal performance and his heartwarming reunion with his owner in the video below:

 
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