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Help Save Khaos The Cane Corso.

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First, this is incredibly hard for me to do I never thought I would be in a position where I would be asking for help, but I’m all out of options and I don’t know what else to do. Khaos is my son, he is also my caretaker, and to be honest he is the only reason I am still alive, he is now fighting for his life, and I am unable to be his protector as he has been for me for the past 3 years. On December 21, Khaos started vomiting and stopped eating, initially I thought it was just a little stomach bug, but the vomiting got worse and he started to decline, on 23 December I rushed him to the emergency vet because he was unable to stand and hadn’t eaten or drank for 24 hours. The vet said she suspected he had ingested a foreign body, but the XRays were inconclusive, and if it was Fabric (probably a sock) it wouldn’t be visible. I elected the most minimally invasive treatment, and he received fluids, an anti-emetic, and probiotics. From 7pm on 23 Dec, to 6pm on 24 Dec, he didn’t get up, eat or drink. I rushed him back to the vet, and they took new X-rays, and it showed that his stomach was distending and a portion of his intestine was beginning to expand and deform. They told me he needed emergency surgery. The surgery will cost around $4,900, not including his recovery or any additional complications that could occur. Due to a recent change in my circumstances I am not in a position to cover the cost of the surgery and all the additional costs that are going to come as a result. I cannot lose Khaos, he is my life, and literally the only reason I get out of bed some days.Although I initially got Khaos as a pet, he was later prescribed as a support animal to help me recover from Generalized Anxiety Disorder resulting from past trauma, and through every episode and every time I lost control he was there to bring me back down and refocus on my improvement. Now when he needs me the most I am unable to help him and I am going to lose him if I can’t come up with the money to pay for the surgery.If this would have happened last year, I would have been able to cover it without an issue. I had pet insurance and I was in a much better position financially but now I can’t and if I lose him because I couldn’t be there for him like he was for me, I will never be able to forgive myself. If there is anything you can contribute to help cover the costs of his treatment, I would be eternally grateful. Thank you all for reading this and Merry Christmas.

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Daniel Bailes
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Norfolk, VA

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