<div>Meet GIA!
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<div>A backyard breeder special-needs reject dumped at the Humane Society.
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<div>I wanted to share the story of my new puppy Gia. In hopes that as a village we can make a difference in one dog’s life. And maybe many more.
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<div>I live in Broward county in South Florida.
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<div>There is a practice here of some backyard breeders to dump their non-sellable dogs at the Humane Society. That is how I found Gia.
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<div>Gia immediately caught my eye because I could tell there was something wrong with her back legs. At first, the workers didn’t notice, but I brought it to their attention several times. They said they would look into it and I left.
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<div>I couldn’t stop thinking about her so I checked on her several days later. They told me she had been pulled off the adoption list! The x-rays they took during her spay found abnormalities in her back legs. They had me sign some paperwork stating I was adopting her with these known medical issues.
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<div>Fast forward through several vet visits and Gia has bilateral patellar luxation. Basically, her knees are dislocated, and she needs immediate surgery.
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<div>****$1600 for the CT scan next week. $4500 for each leg.
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<div>*****A total of $10600 at least.
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<div>I’ve requested and am waiting for an itemized breakdown and will add to this post when it’s sent to me.
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<div>This is an unexpected cost I do not have disposable funds for. I have a son at UF and another heading there shortly. But mostly I am livid that my dog has been living with dislocated knees because of where she was born.
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<div>This condition can be the result of trauma or genetics. Either reasoning is unacceptable to me. Beyond this immediate go fund me, I am in communication with several news organizations in a hope to make this a story that may increase the level of oversight these backyard breeders have.
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<div>Gia will get her surgery. And we will power thru the 4/5 months of recovery. She will never be 100% but I will do everything in my power to make sure she lives a happy and comfortable life.
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<div>But the thought she was this close to death because of the deplorable actions of backyard breeders is incomprehensible to me.
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<div>Thank you for donating or even just sharing! I am adding pictures of Gia and some documents and X-rays. U can see with your own eye her knees don’t line up. Just awful breeding and animal abuse.
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<div>Thank you again anyone who can donate or even just share this post.
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<div>Gia will be forever grateful!
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GIA-a disabled puppy dumped by backyard breeders

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