Fig's Surgery: A Loving Family's Plea

Hello all. This is Fig! Our Fig (Fig Newton, Figaroo, Sir Newton) is our baby. He is such a sweet, playful little guy, and we love him so much. He not only loves his momma, dad, and big sister, but he is so amazing with our son, who is nonverbal autistic. Watching those two play and him make our son giggle is such a blessing. He’s not only a pet; he’s our family. This has been so terrifying and heartbreaking watching my sweet boy go through such pain. Asking for donations is the last thing I want to do, but I know many of you know what it’s like to have to ask for help for someone you love, especially pet owners. You all know how important they are to the family.

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, I went into my son’s room to get him out of his bed, and Fig always follows me in there to wake him up. But this time, he decided to try to jump over the baby gate we have set up by his room so that our son doesn’t go into the laundry room. When he was jumping over the gate, he got his left back leg stuck in one of the bars, twisted, and fell over the gate. I thought that maybe he was just hurting and limping because, of course, that hurt him. I never imagined that we would be taking him to the vet that day, getting x-rays, and being told there’s no other option but surgery or amputation.

He’s only a year old. He just turned a year old in December. Fig is a rescue. I got him from a shelter, and I knew from the moment that we got him and how he reacted to everyone in the family that he was our special little guy. So our vet told us to take him to Morgantown, West Virginia, for them to also get more x-rays and bloodwork and see what their surgeon thinks. He said the same thing. They’ve been very sweet and understanding about everything, but since he’s in so much pain, he has to be medicated 24 hours while his leg is still broken. So he’s been there since Tuesday. I just want my baby home. They said that it would cost us $4,800 to $5,000 for the surgery and $4,200 for the amputation. My husband and I both agreed we’d rather do the surgery than have him lose his leg, even though I know he could live a very long, healthy life with three legs. It just makes more sense to have him have the surgery for a couple hundred more. My husband is a very hard worker, and doing this is hard for him, I know, but we have to swallow our pride and try to get some help because we cannot afford the surgery. Any little bit helps. We are very appreciative and thankful for anything you can give to help pay for our baby's surgery. Thank you for taking the time to stop and support our Fig. God bless you and your families and all your furry friends/family.