Gunner’s Recovery Fund

Gunner is our 3 year old french bulldog. He’s lived a very happy and spoiled life that all dogs deserve, until he was recently diagnosed with IVDD on June 15th, 2023. A degenerative spinal disease common in Dachshunds and French Bulldogs that allows for a disc to slip easily because of the lack of cushioning tissue between vertebrates. Because of Gunners' anatomy, he has very little ability to self recover making surgery the best option for Gunner. IVDD is a painful condition that can worsen overnight and cause severe nerve damage and paralysis of the rear legs.

The day started out normal but after returning home from running errands we found him almost immobilized. We immediately rushed him to the hospital and that’s where he was diagnosed. The neurologist also confirmed the diagnosis. Both have given us hope that surgery will be the best option for him. They were happy to see that he still had slight movement and feeling in his back legs. He’s on pain meds and a lot of rest for the next 10 days. But after that we have to make the decision of surgery or unfortunately putting him down (which we do not want to be an option)

Gunner has an 85-95% success rate to return to "normal" where he can resume walking and live a life without pain and discomfort.

Gunner's recovery journey will be long and tough and his life will be very different. He will likely need to rehabilitate with physical therapy, exercise, and see vets even more regularly than he was already.

Gunner did not have insurance at the time of his diagnosis meaning there will be no reimbursements for Gunner’s surgery, medications, and doctor bills. We're doing the most we can now to provide the best help for our boy to make a full recovery but we will be left with thousands and thousands of dollars in vet bills that we hope to recover from.

We are asking for some help and support any donations (no matter how small) for Gunner's recovery. Every single penny helps and will go towards Gunner's expenses. In the event that we receive any surplus, we would be happy to donate additional funds to a bully rescue where we can help another Frenchie or Bully in need of IVDD care. Gunner appreciates any support that you can give and he is so lucky to be loved and supported by so many of you!

Thank you for all of your love, support, and encouragement as we go through this.