
Mallory, a Shepherd with rare disorder needs help.
Hi, I’m Bryan. This year I decided it was time to open my heart and get a dog. Mallory is the sweetest 12 week old Shepard puppy. She came home October 14 and I fell in love at first sight. She loved me right back and gave the absolute best puppy snuggles. Her second morning here she began to have blood in her urine. Mallory has since been to multiple animal emergency rooms and has been seen by some of the most wonderful people I have ever worked with. She has nowbeen diagnosed with a very rare disorder known as IRH. Please read the following from Mallory's doctor at MSU.
"Hello, this is Dr. Lauren, Mallory’s veterinarian at Michigan State University. Mallory originally came to MSU on Oct. 20th for severe bleeding into her urine. After many tests, we diagnosed Mallory with a rare congenital disease called Idiopathic Renal Hematuria (IRH). IRH is thought to be due to vascular abnormalities within the kidneys, that rupture and lead to bleeding into the urine. This disease process is rare, but is typically seen in young, otherwise healthy, large breed dogs, like Mallory. Treatment for this disease involves a procedure called sclerotherapy. This procedure is minimally invasive and allows us to save the kidney’s function. When this procedure works, it allows the patient to go on and live a completely normal life with no long-term consequences. Unfortunately, there are times when this procedure does not work on the first try, and about 21% of dogs with this condition will eventually bleed from the other kidney as well.
On Oct. 27th, Mallory came back to MSU to have this procedure performed. Everything went great with Mallory's procedure and she even was urinating normally (with no blood) the next day. Mallory was then sent home for further monitoring.
Unfortunately, on the morning of Oct. 29th, Mallory started having blood in her urine again. Bryan has done so much for Mallory already and has been the best client to work with (never complaining about cost and doing everything he can for her). Unfortunately, since Mallory has started to bleed again, she is desperately in need of a second procedure. Mallory’s veterinary expenses have already reached over $10,000 and each procedure is around $8,000 total.
Please consider donating to help pay for this life-saving procedure for Mallory. She is such a sweet dog and deserves the chance at an amazing life!"
Mallory is so vibrant and full of life and I’m not ready to give up on my girl. Please consider a donation to help with the costs of the procedure and a blood transfusion. Mallory and I would be forever grateful.