<div>You all are no stranger to my dog, <strong>Banzai</strong>.

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<div>I can't thank you all enough for helping me save his heart previously. However, despite all the money that was raised, <strong>we now need your help for his orthopedic issues</strong>.

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<div>Banzai had trauma to his pelvis as a puppy, and we hoped that doing at-home rehab, supplements, medications, and good nutrition would keep any progression down to a minimum. He is now in a severe category for disease progression in his hips.

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<div>Total hip replacement is on the table if he has enough bone to support this. We see a surgeon on 10/15.

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<div>Cancer is also a possibility. He has a veterinary oncologist looking over his case for free as a kind favor to us (his wife was Banzai's heart surgeon). He will let me know soon if Banzai will need an official consult.

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<div>His visit to review his heart (yearly echocardiogram), labs, and x-rays ended up costing $2,600. We are pushing for a CT scan of his hips and pelvis, which will cost between $2,000-$3,000. Surgical consult will likely be $250.

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<div>I'm not sure what surgery costs will look like or what he will need, but it seems preliminarily it will be one of the below options:

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<div>FHO (femoral head ostectomy), total hip replacement, or amputation if he has cancer.

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<div>I want to get him the Assisi Loop Lounge to help decrease his inflammation. We used the small loop previously for his shoulders with great success; he just needs a larger device now. This costs $1,999.

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<div>Any help to offset these costs will be immensely helpful as I am balancing my own medical issues. Banzai is my world, and I will do anything to help him and give him the best quality of life for as long as possible.

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<div><strong>I will update when I have more information after his surgical consult on 10/15/25.</strong>

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<div>All the thanks possible,

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<div>Stacey

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Stephen Sharpton

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