Give Nalu a Chance for a Healthy Life

Hi, we’re Baylee & Josh, Nalu's mom and dad. We got Nalu from the Humane Society back on Mother’s Day this year. Within only having him for 4 months, we've dealt with a lot. Nalu has been to 2 different vet clinics over 8 times and the emergency vet twice just this month alone. He discovered allergies and alopecia back in late June and is still dealing with the loss of hair and nonstop itchiness. We've spent over thousands of dollars dealing with the allergies through tests, antibiotics, medicated shampoos, mousses, changing him to a hypoallergenic diet, and more. Nothing helps. With all this, we have Trupanion insurance, and through all the vet bills spent, Trupanion has not paid any bill once, claiming it was a pre-existing medical issue. We tried to appeal, and still to this day, they claim to not cover any allergies.

Since last week, Nalu has had a really bad cough. He hasn’t been eating in the mornings, been very lethargic, out of it, and has lost 5 lbs since then. We've talked to vets about it, and our first Dr. claimed it was kennel cough. We went through the vet emergency, and they claimed it was chronic rhinitis. Now, through our new vet doctor, she has been so amazing and helping us every step of the way that she can. we finally did a chest and abdominal x-ray along with an ultrasound and blood work. Turns out that our sad baby has been suffering from aspiration pneumonia along with possible Addison's disease and anemia. We had to get referred to an internal medicine specialist, and he has to be hospitalized for more treatment out of our hands.

It’s been so hard with insurance not helping us cover bills and paying out of pocket. Josh and I have faced so many financial hardships back to back for allergies and now his pneumonia and more.

Our Nalu boy is only 1 year and 5 months old and is dealing with so much. We want him to have a happy and long life with us. It sucks to ask for help, but with our financial hardships, we are stuck to do so. Please consider helping us get the care Nalu needs to be able to come back home and run and play again like the crazy outgoing puppy he is! Any amount you’re able to contribute is greatly appreciated. Everything helps.