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Poco tiempo después de su cumpleaños número 5, Lupin empezó a cojear y ya no quería caminar más de dos o tres minutos seguidos. Hace un par de años, lo diagnosticaron con displasia de caderas, pero luego de bajar de peso no tuvo problemas aparentes hasta ahora. En Junio de 2024, lo diagnosticaron con displasia de caderas severa, lo que le está causando mucho dolor para caminar, en sus patas traseras pero también en sus patas delanteras ya que está tratando de compensar su peso para no apoyarse en sus patas de atrás.

Los doctores especialistas del Friendship Hospital For Animals nos recomendaron dos cirugías para Lupin, pero sólo estábamos preparados para que nos recomendaran una: 1. Una primera cirugía es para corregir el síndrome de obstrucción de las vías respiratorias braquicefálicas. Esto significa que debido a su hocico muy corto, los pug sufren frecuentemente dificultades para respirar y someterlos a anestesia general puede ser muy peligroso. Por eso, tenemos que someter a Lupin a este procedimiento antes de poder pasar a la cirugía número 2, que es para su cadera. Una muy querida amiga nos recomendó hacer esta página y después de pensarlo mucho, decidimos hacerle caso. No tenemos los fondos para pagar ambas cirugías de Lupin, pero estamos comprometidas a darle la mejor calidad de vida posible, así que decidimos superar nuestro orgullo y pedir ayuda para pagar la cirugía que corrige su BOAS, mientras ahorramos para pagar la segunda. Cualquier aporte es recibido con mucho amor y agradecimiento.

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Shortly after his 5th birthday, Lupin began to limp and no longer wanted to walk for more than two or three minutes at a time. A couple of years ago, he was diagnosed with hip dysplasia, but after losing weight he had no apparent problems until now. In June 2024, he was diagnosed with severe hip dysplasia, which is causing him a lot of pain to walk, in his back legs but also in his front legs as he is trying to compensate for his weight so he is not leaning on his back legs.

The specialist doctors at Friendship Hospital For Animals recommended two surgeries for Lupin, but we were only prepared to be recommended one: 1. A first surgery is to correct brachycephalic airway obstruction syndrome (BOAS). This means that because of their very short snouts, pugs often have difficulty breathing and subjecting them to general anesthesia can be very dangerous. Because of this, we have to have Lupin undergo this procedure before we can move on to surgery number 2: which is for his hip. A very dear friend recommended that we create

this page, and after much thought, we decided to listen to her. We don't have the funds to pay for both of Lupin's surgeries, but we are committed to giving him the best quality of life possible, so we decided to overcome our pride and ask for help to pay for the surgery that corrects his BOAS, while we save up to pay for the second one. Any contribution will be received with much appreciation and love.