I REALLY hate that it's come to this. I don't want to have to ask for financial help, but here is what's going on...

In Nov 2017, I adopted this super sweet and loving girl, Jade, from a local humane society. They did not know any history - what breed(s) she is, how old she is or why she was in the shelter. All I knew was she came up from a shelter in FL.
(She was such a trooper after only being with me for 4 days, she let me decorate her, take her to a strange place with tons of dogs and people milling around and sit for MANY pictures with Santa)

A week or so after bringing her home she started having awful sneezing episodes that also progressed to sneezing blood. I took her to my vet but they had no way of looking in her nose, so we treated for allergies, hoping that's all it was. That treatment did nothing.

The next step was having a rhinoscopy (nasal scope) done to see if that would show anything. Drew blood to test for a few things, sent off a biopsy and a fungal culture. All of this was a $1,600 process. When the vet was doing the scope, she said it was nothing she'd ever seen and called every other vet in the office to come look as well, and none of them had ever seen it either. The biopsy came back as a rare "disease" called rhinosporidium. Jade is only the 7th reported case in the US!! The vet did some research and the only treatment for this is surgery.
(Sweet girl coming home after anesthesia from the scope - she's still a bit sleepy)

The vet suggested maybe having the surgery done at VA Tech Vet School to save some money. They won't even touch her or give an estimate without a CT scan.  All the surgeons in this area also suggested the CT scan to know exactly how invasive and aggressive the surgery will need to be in order to get it all. The CT scan was another $1150.

The results of the scan were good news, or so I thought. It's currently contained in the front of her nasal passage so the vet thought it would be a less invasive surgery just going in through Jade's nostril. She consulted 4 different surgeons and they all agreed that the best way will not be that way. The surgeon will need to make an incision on the top of her snout, pull it back and remove the infected tissue that way. This is a very invasive and expensive surgery. Surgery estimate is $3000.  The scan also showed she has a BB in her head - my poor baby!!

Jade is a part of the family and I couldn't have asked for a  sweeter, sillier and more loving girl. It breaks my heart that she's already been through so much in her short life and I hate to put her through surgery, but it's the only option.

Prior to getting the diagnosis, we had already paid for and started training classes with Warrenton Kennel Club. We are really enjoying learning new tricks, being a better canine citizen and growning our bond. I just hope we are able to finish classes before surgery because she will not be able to continue during recovery (which is 3 weeks).

(Taking a nap with a 50lb lap dog, LOL)

Thank you for any help you are able to give. If you ever have the chance to meet Jade, you will understand why I have to do all this for her.