Saving Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa is my pride and joy. This dog is my family, my best friend, my cuddle bug, my running buddy, my therapist, my road trip navigator. In other words I can’t imagine my world with out her this unexpected. For anyone who knows Mona they know she’s a spaz as she’s an Australian Shepard who craves attention and running and doing tricks or destroying whatever new toy I surprise her with from my impulsive Marshall trips.

When I can home on Friday she seems groggy sleepy and uninterested . I assumed she’s just run down from the drop in temperature or sleepy. Come Saturday I jump into a cleaning spree run out to Marshalls come back with a new toy to up her spirits ! She’s barley interested in her new toy which is completely out of character …her food bowl hadn’t been touched she pissed puddles on the floor  4 times in a 24hour span and she acting lethargic weak a rapid decline in such a short amount of time as it now trickling into Sunday and is continuing to decline and no improvement in her symptoms. This is a dog that is strong and can pull my arm off on a walk and she can’t even get on the couch during this time. I immediately took her to the vet they ran a bunch of diagnostics/ blood work and X-rays and determined she has a serious infection that requires emergency surgery without batting and eye I said yes. I applied for a medical credit card but doesn’t even cover a 1/4 of what it’s gonna cost but when it’s someone you love. Money doesn’t matter when it’s life or death. The sad reality of the situation is I don’t make enough to cover the medical expenses especially so unexpected on my own so please if you know how much I love this dog or you just love animals and refuse to see them suffering anyyyy contribution is incredibly appreciated and will have contributed to extending the valuable time I will have left with her if the surgery goes smooth.

Thoughts and prayers while we wait and see the end result.

-Mona and Kenj