Helping Me Help Colt Live
First off, I’m really not one to ask for hand outs or any sort of help like this no matter what situation I’m in. But right now I’m being faced with a life or death situation and I really don’t know what else to do.
I have this German Shepherd named Colt. For the last 4 years he has been my absolute best friend, he is attached to my hip 24/7 and I couldn’t imagine it any other way. He’s one of the most unique dogs I’ve ever had in my life, and has gotten me through some of the worst times in my life.
Over the weekend I noticed what I thought were symptoms of a UTI (urinary tract infection). So Monday morning I contacted the vet and brought him in that evening. That’s when my world collapsed. We found out that he had a cancerous tumor in his prostate that is pressing against his urethra, preventing him from being able to urinate on his own. I rushed himto Penn Veterinary Hospital last night to see what my options are.
Pretty much my options are putting a stent inhis urethra to allow him to empty his bladder while we advance with all radiation/chemo treatments towards this cancer, or my other option is to euthanize Colt. My heart is absolutely shattered. I never thought finances would put me in a situation where it was life or death for my best friend. The stent surgery is around 5 thousand dollars, and that’s just my estimate. That doesn’t include the 2 thousand dollars worth of work I have already done plus any costs for future radiation/chemotherapy. Times are very tough right now, my dad has been out of work since December so he’s making less than half of his usual salary. I haven’t had such a good year during this pandemic financially, because a lot of my unemployment has been going towards our bills and basic needs to help my dad stay afloat. I’m not one to try to get donations but I can’t lose my best friend. He is everything to me and I need your help. Please help me, I have to give them an answertoday. I’ve never been apart from him this long and it’s killing me. He’s my boy and I don’t want to lose him. He acts like nothing is wrong, it’s killing me. Thank you in advance.