Help Snoopy Walk Again: Surgery Fund

Introducing….SNOOP DAWG!

Snoopy is a 1 year old French Bulldog, and has a whole lot of personality stuffed into one little body. Two weeks ago, Snoopy, paralyzed in his back legs, was dumped at Columbus Animal Control (Columbus, GA). His previous owners quite literally left him and ran. We have no idea how he became paralyzed, or how long he’d been that way. Fortunately, the good people at Animal Ark Rescue pulled him from Animal Control and brought him in to see me at Northside Animal Hospital. After 2 weeks of medical management with little change to his condition, I decided to take him home as a foster to rehab him. However, it’s become evident that without surgery, his chance of ever walking again is slim to none. While he’d be just as happy to only have two functional legs, he didn’t ask to be paralyzed, and he certainly didn’t ask to be abandoned by the people who were supposed to love and care for him. He deserves the best chance possible to hopefully walk again, especially at such a young age. And when all is said and done, he deserves a lifelong, loving home. Until then, we’ve welcomed this charming guy into our home to receive the love and care he needs.

The surgery Snoopy needs is not one we can do in general practice, so we need to call in some reinforcements. Snoopy has an appointment with the neurologist at Auburn University tomorrow morning. Following his consult, he will have an MRI to determine where his spinal lesions are, and if he’s a surgical candidate. The work up and surgery are expected to cost $5000-$7000. Any little bit helps toward this cost. I am totally smitten with him, and refuse to give up on him. Let’s see if together we can get this little guy on all fours again!

If the neurologist deems he is not a good surgical candidate, any money we raise will go to paying his ongoing medical care and maintenance, physical therapy, neutering, and getting him a custom-fitted wheelchair.