Huck's Liver Surgeries

I rescued my pup Huck 3 years ago, and in that time, he's transitioned from a pretty aggressively protective boy with uncontrollable anxiety to a sweet little angel with manageable anxiety and a growing pack of people he calls friends. Every new person he meets nowadays, he's on their lap within a couple of minutes, trying to lick the inside of their throat (lovingly).

Over the last couple of months, Huck has had five emergency room visits for obstructions keeping him from peeing–a potentially life-threatening problem. Trying to find the source of these obstructions has been incredibly difficult. Each time he's brought in, x-rays are taken, ultrasounds are performed, anesthetics are administered, diets and meds are prescribed, and he's even had to have catheters used to clear out the stones in his urethra to allow him to pee. Two weeks ago, Huck had surgery to remove the stones in his bladder completely, and in that procedure, the source was finally found–Huck has a small liver shunt, preventing his liver from properly filtering out his diet's toxins. This was hard to diagnose because it's very small and not often found in dogs his size.

Huck's bladder is currently clear of stones, but he will have one more surgery in the coming weeks to take care of his liver shunt. The good news: Huck will make a full recovery. Removing the shunt will likely cure him completely, AND HE WILL NO LONGER BE IN PAIN, HE CAN LIVE A HAPPY NORMAL LIFE. The bad news, as you've already seen, is that my bills are so incredibly high. I've maxed out both of my credit cards, and I've opened up several loans. I've even borrowed money from close friends. I have pet insurance. I'm working to negotiate some of the costs down (so far to no avail as they're calling this a pre-existing condition).

I've spent the last year trying to make it as a freelance professional. It was a risky move on my part, but I was proud to be paying my bills every month, and I was even starting to be able to save some money as work started to pick up. But I'm now entirely wrecked financially, and it all happened so fast. I'll do anything to take care of Huck. The money isn't a question, I'll spend it. But truthfully, I don't know how to pay for his next surgery. The $30,000 goal reflects what I owe so far totaled with the estimated costs to cover his next surgery. It's a lofty goal, but if I can at least guarantee his next surgery can be covered, I will feel much less stressed. This dog is everything to me, and he's given me something to love and care about in my lowest times. I'd do anything for him.

Any amount given is worth everything to me. Thanks for reading this, from me and Huck.