In September 2019 my roommate and sweet friend, Lacey, adopted a recent amputee, whom we named Monty. We quickly fell in love with Monty and were so lucky that life gave us the opportunity to give him a new lease on life. Three legs and all- he was energetic, sweet, and most of all loving! A lot of rescues have a hard time acclimating to a new home when they’re already about five years old and when they’ve been in and out of foster homes and recently lost an entire limb! But Monty was just grateful to have home and to give and get all the cuddles! He loved my current dog, cocoa, which some of you may know! Monty loves to play fetch with his giant tennis ball, he loves to snuggle on the couch and watch tv with Lacey and I. He’s had his moments of mischief, often sneaking away with cocoas toys, but she always is open to sharing with her new house mate! Monty quickly became the companion Lacey really wanted, going on hikes and exploring sand dunes! They both looked forward to a long evening walk when she gets home from work. If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting him, you know he has many nicknames and gives just as many kisses.  One week ago, Lacey and I, started to notice that Monty’s walking didn’t seem normal. Now it’s hard to gauge what normal walking is for a dog with only one back leg, but we knew this wasn’t it. Within two days it became worse, Monty sometimes couldn’t get his back leg underneath himself properly, Couldn’t hold his business until we got outside, stopped being so energetic. We knew it was time he saw the vet. In the past week Lacey has had to pay a lot out of pocket for multiple vet visits, including one to the emergency vet for a neurological exam, and for pain medicine. The emergency vet told us that Monty likely has IVDD, intervertebral disk disease, right now that means he probably has a disk that is displaced or ruptured that is effecting his spinal cord, causing the back leg not to work. Other things the vet said it could be is canine meningitis, a tumor, or a muscle disorder. No sure answers can be given without an MRI, though. The vet advised us to do a week of intense kennel therapy, so Lacey and I invested in a big kennel, a help-em-up harness and are monitoring his progress or further regression while he is on pain medicine and anti inflammatory medicine. Soon Monty will likely need an MRI, which will cost about 2500$, and that most likely will reveal he needs surgery, which could add another 6000$. Please help me raise some money for Lacey to lighten the financial burden in saving Monty’s ability to walk! Lacey is a kind and loving young women who wanted to invest in a rescue and is doing everything she can to save his life and give him a long and happy life! We all know dogs can be expensive and we try our best to be prepared, but sometimes we get curve balls and all we can do is ask for help and prayers. Here’s to hoping Monty walks again!