Pet People Talk

    Back in 1994 I met you at the Midwest Veterinary Convention in Ohio where I had a booth promoting our school The Healing Oasis Veterinary Hospital and Wellness Center and we had our bull terrier "Teddy Spaghetti" as our mascot.  I saw your booth and thought how beautiful your work was and I wanted you to make me a pin, earrings, and a necklace of my little "Teddy".  I brought "Teddy" over to meet you and placed my order and you told me it could take up to 3 mos to get my jewelry.  I was patient but ran to the post office every day waiting for my jewelry that, at the time, I paid what I considered a lot of money for.  Finally the package arrived!!  I ripped the packing open only to find jewelry that looked like a large red-eared rat!!  I was SO disappointed that when my husband came home I couldn't wait to show him the hideous creature you called jewelry!  As we compared it to "Teddy" it was the hit over the head that we needed because it looked exactly like her!!  We , in living with her every day, never saw her her allergies flare up and her previous owner said she had food allergies!  Not only were her ears bright red, her muzzle was bright red and she had an odor to her that we never noticed!!  She was typical of the animals we see in our practice and we always comment when they leave" How do they live with that smell?!"  It was that day we started to actively treat her food allergies which after 5 years of  holistic treatment  she was completely under control and because of The Magic Zoo, she just turned 14years old this year, her hearing actually improved (it was said she was deaf when we got her), and she travels all over the country with us happy and healthy!

    The Magic Zoo not only changed her life and our life but now we can counsel our clients on allergies not only with more options but with empathy and compassion.  We have been successfully treating these animals ever since!  So in one sentence The Magic Zoo has saved the life of :Teddy Spaghetti" and has changed the lives of countless animals because of Merry's life-like work!!

    Pretty profound from a few pieces of jewelry, eh?

    Thanks again for you artistic work and thank you for my newest addition of the donkeys earrings and pendant!!!

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                                                Michelle J. Rivera