Help fund Arlo’s medical bills

Hi there, friends! Sid here. I'm writing this on behalf of Arlo, since he has paws and can't read.

About a month ago, I took Arlo to the vet to diagnose some spots in his eyes (we figured out they are just cysts and nothing to worry about), and in that trip discovered he had somehow lost 10lbs since his last visit, only 9 months prior. He has always been a lean boy, but weighing in at 84 lbs as a full grown rottweiler who normally weighs 95 is a severe drop in mass. So we began testing to figure out what was wrong, only to find out most of his tests came back normal, so we went to an Internal Medicine specialist to dig a little deeper - and by a little deeper, I mean taking biopsies of his stomach and intestines. The reason being, one major threat was he could have a microscopic form of cancer we couldn’t see in the ultrasounds they had already taken.

Well, it isn’t cancer. It’s chronic inflammatory bowel disease, which requires steroids and a very expensive new diet.

Previously in the year, I lost my other dog, Mitzy to cancer we didn’t catch in time (an experience that admittedly struck fear into my heart when told it could be similar with Arlo), which took a dent out of my savings. And now, with all the tests and biopsies and drugs Arlo needs in order to get his system healthy again, I’ve burned through about 9,000 dollars this year on vet bills alone.

His new diet will cost be about $250 every two/three weeks, and the steroids and subsequent medications are adding up to about $700. Hopefully he won’t need to be on them for an extended time, but, in the meantime they are vital to his health.

I am asking for help to rebuild some of my finances I have put into vet bills in an attempt to save what I can for his future diet and whatever else it takes to maintain his health.

If anyone knows Arlo, they know he is the sweetest and dumbest big boy. He has a heart of pure gold and a brain the size of a pea. He has always been there to love and support me in my hardest times, and I need to return the favor.

If you are able, please help me help my baby - even if it is simply getting this message out in the world. Anything anyone can donate helps, and we (Arlo and I) thank you from the very deepest bits of our hearts. Big slobbery kisses and hugs from the both of us.

Thank you