Help Jenn Brownell with Bourbons Veterinary bills

Hi! My name is Sharon and I’m starting a fundraiser for my good friend Jenn Brownell and her (our) special little guy Bourbon.

Bourbon is a very special little pup! He and his litter mates. The Livingston litter were rescued from New Orleans and made their way to Save A Lab Rescue and then here to Rhode Island. Jenn has been fostering pups for Save a Lab and along came Bourbon! I had just moved in with Jenn when she got him as a foster and we both fell in love with this adorable little fella which she ended up adopting. We call that “Foster Failure” !!

He just turned 1 in January and has been in a lot of pain. Jenn took him to the Veterinarian at Newport hospital and after his first set of x-rays, he was diagnosed with spondlyosis deformans & hip dysplasia. The spondlyosis Deformans is what we believe is causing him the severe pain at the moment. This is something normally found in older dogs, we are hoping for the best. They are currently using meds for pain management & are are headed to Massachusetts veterinarian referral Hospital 2/5 to further access our options.

Anything you can spare would really help!

What is spondylosis deformans?

Spondylosis deformans is a condition that affects the vertebral bones of the spine and is characterized by the presence of bony spurs or osteophytes along the edges of the bones of the spine. A bony spur may develop in a single spot on the spine; more commonly, there will be multiple bone spurs in several different locations along the spine.

The most common places that spondylosis deformans lesions develop are along the thoracic vertebrae (chest), especially at the junction between the rib cage and the abdomen, in the lumbar spine (lower back) and in the lumbosacral spine (around the hips and back legs). In some cases the bony spurs may become large enough that they appear to form a complete bridge between adjacent vertebral bones.