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Our 11-year-old mix breed dog, Rina (aka Rinerkins, aka Big Girl, aka Biggie, aka Bigs) is in the CVETS emergency hospital after a day of lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and dehydration.
An ultrasound has shown thinning around her ilium, the part of the intestine that means the colon, if I remember correctly. The thinning could be caused by cancer, permanent damage caused by an blockage already passed, or a fungal infection. The vet is leaning towards cancer.
The only way we will know which of these illness is the underlying problem is through exploratory surgery and biopsy.
We have already deposited $1500 just for overnight stay and IV fluids. The surgery will cost $4500.
I've set a goal for $6000. I know we won't make that much and it's a lot ask, but I'd rather be honest about what we need. Any donations will be helpful though. We would use the money to pay those vet bills, and it's most important and necessary to have the surgery.
Rina is our beloved middle child. I adopted her in August 2009. I saw her on the Human Society's website, and she had this little smile and bright eyes. I fell in love. But when I went to meet her, she was in quarantine for kennel cough, and they tried to have me adopt her sister. But I knew in my heart that Rina was my baby. One of the staff sneaked her to the chain link fence so I could see her. She put Rina up to the fence, and Rina licked my nose.
And that was it.
She is a goofy, joyful, assertive girl. She loves to wrestle when it's time to play. She delights in chasing and screaming at squirrels. She has become an expert at escaping our fence, so we keep finding ways to outsmart her. She is our cuddliest dog. See that picture? That's her waking us up one morning. She jumps up on the bed, licks our faces, and smiles. And when she decides to cuddle, she means it. She will slap her big paw on the floor or your arm to let you know that you need to pet her.
She's a great sister to our other dogs. She alerts us when our quietest dog, Onyx, needs to potty.
Rina is my child. Her smile brings me joy. She's an important member of our family, and we'd like to do what we can to give her a fighting chance.
And it would mean the world to us if people could help us do that.
An ultrasound has shown thinning around her ilium, the part of the intestine that means the colon, if I remember correctly. The thinning could be caused by cancer, permanent damage caused by an blockage already passed, or a fungal infection. The vet is leaning towards cancer.
The only way we will know which of these illness is the underlying problem is through exploratory surgery and biopsy.
We have already deposited $1500 just for overnight stay and IV fluids. The surgery will cost $4500.
I've set a goal for $6000. I know we won't make that much and it's a lot ask, but I'd rather be honest about what we need. Any donations will be helpful though. We would use the money to pay those vet bills, and it's most important and necessary to have the surgery.
Rina is our beloved middle child. I adopted her in August 2009. I saw her on the Human Society's website, and she had this little smile and bright eyes. I fell in love. But when I went to meet her, she was in quarantine for kennel cough, and they tried to have me adopt her sister. But I knew in my heart that Rina was my baby. One of the staff sneaked her to the chain link fence so I could see her. She put Rina up to the fence, and Rina licked my nose.
And that was it.
She is a goofy, joyful, assertive girl. She loves to wrestle when it's time to play. She delights in chasing and screaming at squirrels. She has become an expert at escaping our fence, so we keep finding ways to outsmart her. She is our cuddliest dog. See that picture? That's her waking us up one morning. She jumps up on the bed, licks our faces, and smiles. And when she decides to cuddle, she means it. She will slap her big paw on the floor or your arm to let you know that you need to pet her.
She's a great sister to our other dogs. She alerts us when our quietest dog, Onyx, needs to potty.
Rina is my child. Her smile brings me joy. She's an important member of our family, and we'd like to do what we can to give her a fighting chance.
And it would mean the world to us if people could help us do that.