Leela Leg Surgery Support

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Leela Leg Surgery Support

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Leela's life force is strong and despite being diagnosed with bone cancer in her front right leg, she still wants to walk, run to greet guests, and live her typical wild active lifestyle. This is very dangerous right now because her humerus bone is essentially swiss cheese from the tumor eating the bone. In addition to very severe pain, she is in constant danger of fracturing the bone just by walking around. If she breaks the bone, she will be in exponentially more pain than she is in now and we will be forced to have the end of her life be excruciating and traumatic.

Leela is currently in a lot of pain. She's on a cocktail of three medications which help some. She's on a sedative to try to keep her calm so she doesn't break the bone, but even very high doses are ineffective because she just wants to go go go. Amputation of her front right limb will eliminate her pain and eliminate the constant risk of fracture and the horrible end of life that comes with that. Leela is an otherwise happy dog who is full of so much life. She's highly food motivated, holds her bladder and bowels for 10+ hours each night, and other than a terrible limp, is still living her life. Euthanizing her to prevent a fracture in the leg with cancer is tantamount to murder for convenience.

Leela will go in for her amputation in more pain than she will be in when she leaves, the same day, walking out on her own. She will take 2-4 weeks to heal from this surgery and then be able to live her life unencumbered by a leg causing her agony and holding her back. Leela has a lot of life left to live. We've already spent close to a thousand dollars on diagnostics, and hundreds more on her new medications. We're happy to share all relevant statements and the surgical estimate will be available Tuesday after her pre-op appointment for anyone who might be interested, just send me an email or contact me through GoFundMe message and I'll send you pictures of all receipts.

At first we were unsure about amputation, we wondered if we were considering this for us and not for her. We felt crazy chopping off a leg to save the dog. After second, third, and fourth opinions, and a long conversation with our trusted vet of nearly twenty years, we are certain that amputation will give Leela back her quality of life so that her remaining years can be wonderful. The goal is not to buy Leela any more time, the goal is to end her constant suffering while simultaneously getting Leela out of the immediate danger of an excruciating and life-threatening break.

We are so thankful for friends and family who love our babies and trust us to make the right decisions for them. However, we're in a tight spot and would really appreciate any and all financial assistance our friends, family, and animal lovers are able to spare. If you have any questions or want to hear more about what Leela has been going through and why we've made the decision we've made, please don't hesitate to reach out. If you don't believe me that Leela is not a candidate for euthanasia, come on over for a visit and see for yourself! If you can't donate right now but are willing to share our story, we'd really appreciate getting the word out as well. Every little bit will help us help Leela.

"Someday when you have kids, you'll understand" is something I hear a lot. I do understand, my kids just have fur. This surgery isn't eligible for pet insurance coverage. All the responsible pet owner behaviors over the years couldn't spare Leela's leg from the big C. Now it's time to spare the rest of Leela's life from pain and danger. We appreciate all the help we can get.