Guinness- from strength to peace
Donation protected
Update: Guinness passed away on Friday night. All donations will go to his final medical bill and doggy remains.
Thank you everyone. We will miss him.
We adopted Guinness in San Francisco as a companion for Oscar, another dachshund. Dachshunds love to be in community so this was a great fit. They played with each other despite the fact that Guinness was very sick. He had eaten his first owner's meth and was very high for a long time. His first owner left him at the Oakland Humane Society to be euthanized. One of the vet techs decided to help him recuperate and then found us through word of mouth.
Fast forward 5 years and Guinness was diagnosed with lymphangestasia right after I had a kidney transplant. We were both on immuno suppressive drugs before we knew it, and luckily he was able to recover after getting a plasma treatment and great care at the Animal Medical Hospital of Seattle.
Guinness is now 11, and has another flare of his intestinal disease. He needs another plasma drip to get nutrients, otherwise his recovery is dire.
If you've ever met him, you know that he makes everyone feel like they're his favorite person. He will bring you his ball to play with him, and come lay on his back for belly rubs.
For a long time, we lived in a residence hall on a college campus (Seattle U), and he was the dog (not Oscar) that all the students were drawn to because of his peppy attitude and his love of life. It's been so painful to watch his health decline and see him back to the way that we met him - skinny and boney.
Getting another plasma drip won't cure his illness, it's a chronic illness, but it will help alleviate his pain and give his body something to work with so he can gain weight again. There are no guarantees that this treatment will help, but why not try? I can't afford to do this on my own, and I am sheepish to ask for help, but Guinness has given so much to everyone he meets, so it was worth a try to ask for help.
Thank you for being part of our lives - we are so grateful to have you in our community. Guinness has a full and happier because you are in it.
Thank you everyone. We will miss him.
We adopted Guinness in San Francisco as a companion for Oscar, another dachshund. Dachshunds love to be in community so this was a great fit. They played with each other despite the fact that Guinness was very sick. He had eaten his first owner's meth and was very high for a long time. His first owner left him at the Oakland Humane Society to be euthanized. One of the vet techs decided to help him recuperate and then found us through word of mouth.
Fast forward 5 years and Guinness was diagnosed with lymphangestasia right after I had a kidney transplant. We were both on immuno suppressive drugs before we knew it, and luckily he was able to recover after getting a plasma treatment and great care at the Animal Medical Hospital of Seattle.
Guinness is now 11, and has another flare of his intestinal disease. He needs another plasma drip to get nutrients, otherwise his recovery is dire.
If you've ever met him, you know that he makes everyone feel like they're his favorite person. He will bring you his ball to play with him, and come lay on his back for belly rubs.
For a long time, we lived in a residence hall on a college campus (Seattle U), and he was the dog (not Oscar) that all the students were drawn to because of his peppy attitude and his love of life. It's been so painful to watch his health decline and see him back to the way that we met him - skinny and boney.
Getting another plasma drip won't cure his illness, it's a chronic illness, but it will help alleviate his pain and give his body something to work with so he can gain weight again. There are no guarantees that this treatment will help, but why not try? I can't afford to do this on my own, and I am sheepish to ask for help, but Guinness has given so much to everyone he meets, so it was worth a try to ask for help.
Thank you for being part of our lives - we are so grateful to have you in our community. Guinness has a full and happier because you are in it.
Organizer
Deanne Jen-Mei Liu
Organizer
Seattle, WA