Hi everyone,

Thank you for taking the time to read our message. This is honestly hard for me to post. Asking for help doesn't come easily to me. I've always tried to handle things on my own. Right now I just want to give our baby girl Karma the best chance and comfort possible. To do what's best for her.

About 5-7 weeks ago a large growth started to appear on our little house hippo's left hip. Karma had surgery on Thursday 10/09 to remove this fast-growing tumor. The vet told us that he had to remove tissue from her muscle and bone from where this tumor started to grow. The Vet's office has sent the tissue off for testing to confirm what type of cancer it is. We should hear more back this week. What we know it that's it's aggressive and fast moving.

Karma did really well Fri and Sat after her surgery. We started to see a significant decline in her wanting to move and clear expression of excruciating pain, Sunday, and Monday night especially. We were distraught, she was crying, panting, and tossing/turning all Monday night. We received different pain medication on Tuesday and so far it seems like it's helping. She's not where she was on Friday and Saturday but we're seeing some improvements. She isn't crying so much and is able to move around.

Despite everything, she's still eating, drinking and waiting patiently for us to carry her outside to potty. We even get some tail wags here and there! She's a very strong dog and I want to make sure she stays comfortable and get the care she deserves for as long as she can.

So far we've spent about $1,800+ on X-rays, surgery, medications, blood work and lab work. We're excepting more costs for follow-up visits, pain management and possibly further treatment depending on the biopsy/ histopathology reports go.

I know times are tough for everything right now, so even sharing this page or sending some love means so much to us. Everything helps us right now through this very emotional and scary time. We're truly heartbroken over this health condition. Karma is just about 8.5 years old. I always thought I would have at least another 3-5 more years of her sweet and sassy presence in my life.

Anyone who knows Karma knows that she is one of the sweetest souls that ever exists. She's so calm and caring, we can trust her around kittens and children of all ages. She's truly accepted a maternal role for all of us. Her little/big brother and sister and all of the kiddos in our family are deeply cared for and loved by Karma. She's so smart almost too smart as she knows how to manipulate us into longer, slower walks, additional treats, and food. She's patient and is a true Cuddle Master. We have over 5 different nicknames for her, maybe closer to 10. Her personality is unmatched by any other dog I've ever met. My closes friends and family also know my personal struggles with fertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. My dogs are my children and I want to do anything possible to make sure Karma is well taken care of right now.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this and for caring about our little land seal Karma. Thank you to the friends and family that have been reaching out to check on her. Knowing that other care about her means the world. She is family and we are so grateful for any support you can give.

With gratitude,

Karma & Family