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\"Boss\"<\/a>

Boss<\/p><\/div>\n

Early in January last year, Natalie Valle was concerned about Boss, her year-old Chihuahua.\u00a0 \u201cHe was in a lot of discomfort.\u00a0 He was hunched over.\u00a0 And he was peeing out little specs of blood. And every time I would touch him, he would scream.\u201d<\/p>\n

So she and her then husband picked Boss up and took him to Mesa West Pet Hospital in Costa Mesa.\u00a0 \u201cThe doctor (Lethicia Lepera) said that he had a bladder stone. It was a big-sized bladder stone \u2013 maybe two stones together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Lepera told Natalie that Boss needed surgery. But, Natalie said, \u201cI didn\u2019t have the money for it.\u201d She was a student at Orange Coast College at the time and was not working. Her husband was working but did not make much money. Dr. Lepera gave Natalie a list of organizations that might be willing to help. One of them was Angel Fund.<\/p>\n

Both the hospital and Angel Fund contributed $500 for the surgery.\u00a0 Boss stayed at the hospital overnight and had the surgery the next morning.\u00a0 And Natalie is grateful to both the hospital and Angel Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe [Dr. Lepera] was so helpful.\u00a0 She fell in love with Boss and she did everything that she could to save his life. Her heart went out to him. The hospital was so good to us. There were beyond good to us. Boss was in really bad shape. It would break your heart. The stone was like half the size of a golf ball.\u00a0 He was only about six pounds at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, a year and a half later, Boss weighs 10 pounds.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s full of life. He\u2019s a totally different dog. He\u2019s like a little kid. He wants to get into everything. His mi His mind is always going,\u201d\u00a0Natalie said. \u201cHe\u2019s so crazy but I love him to death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Natalie is single and works as a customer service representative in Costa Mesa. eH When she is not on the job, she and Boss are constant companions.\u00a0 And, as a reminder of what happened in January, 2013, she keeps that bladder stone in a plastic container.<\/p>\n

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