Cali's still hanging in like a champ, but she's in the hospital again. 

So many people have donated already and I feel weird asking for more help, especially when there's so much need everywhere, but this last hospitalization has left us with few options. We've spent all of our emergency reserves & maxed out our credit cards and now the unthinkable option of letting her go is back on the table, solely because we won't be able to afford treatment.     

Cali's a rescue dog who came into our lives by chance after having been abandoned twice by previous owners when she was still a puppy.  That joke about rescues (where you don't know if you're rescuing them, or if they're rescuing you) doesn't apply to Cali.  Living in Toronto, we're far from our families and this past year -with all the lockdowns, stay at home orders, and social isolation- Cali has been one of the few things that have kept us going.  Cali has always been a sweet and gentle dog who loves jumping feet first into all bodies of water, big or small, chasing squirrels and soccer balls.  She's bonded with her little sister Bibi and they both get sad if they don't see each other every day.  She's such a big part of our lives (literally, she's a giant, and metaphorically, she's the glue that holds us together) and it's killing us that she's suffering.

Cali started feeling sick and losing weight about a month ago.  After a few weeks of back and forth with the vet, we were forced to admit Cali into the ICU.  She got better, but was also diagnosed with a super rare form of cancer, chronic myelogenous leukemia.  We were able to bring her home again last Friday and, armed with a treatment plan, the vet was optimistic that remission was possible.  But yesterday she took a turn for the worse with a fever/elevated heart rate and is back in the hospital while we wait for the results of a new batch of tests. We don't know if this is the illness or part of the treatment but we're trying to take things one day at a time.