California (USA) - It just seemed like fate. When animal rescuer Suzette Hall was recently notified of a helpless stray, she suddenly heard her late son Logan's (†18) voice in her head saying, "Come on mom, he needs you."

So it's no wonder that Hall set off immediately. And she is now simply grateful for this.

She has since reported on the rescue operationon Facebook and knows exactly: "It's hard to imagine what would have happened if I hadn't listened to that feeling in my heart."

But let's start at the beginning: last week, Hall received the news that a small four-legged friend was wandering the streets alone in a neighborhood in California and repeatedly hiding under a broken-down car.

Without further ado, the animal lover set off and did everything she could to help the dog - even if it meant searching for him for hours and finally having to climb under a bush to free him from his predicament. The animal kept fighting her, growling at her and snapping at her.

But Hall was not willing to give up. And so, after a nerve-wracking rescue operation that lasted forever, she finally held the stray in her arms.

When the fur nose finally sat in Hall's cage, the US-American needed a moment to take a deep breath - and just cry. "I was just so glad that I listened to my heart."

She then took the dog to a vet. As soon as she had left the practice, the vet called her again and explained once more how critical the four-legged friend's condition was.

"I'm so glad you brought him to me just in time," he said to Hall. "He has puncture wounds, his gums are white and he's all skin and bones." Thanks to Hall's quick intervention, however, he will recover.

It seems that her late son really did save the four-legged friend's life.