<div>On Saturday, I was on a flight for work when I received a devastating text message: "<strong>Bandit has gallbladder torsion and needs emergency surgery, or we have to put him to sleep.</strong>"
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<div>I immediately started asking questions about how much time we would have with him and what his quality of life would be. In full tears on the flight, I questioned whether I was being selfish to say do the surgery because I wouldn't have gotten to say goodbye, and his last memory of me would be me leaving. I was about to make the hard decision to let him go when I got the message that my parents had put the cost of the surgery on their credit card.
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<div>A little backstory: I got Bandit and his sister when I was in college at Georgia Tech. He was always my best bud, and I did everything I could with him. After graduating, I moved to Texas for work and, unable to fully care for him like he needed, I left him and his sister with my parents to keep them from feeling too much like empty nesters. Being a Shiba Inu, Bandit has such a unique personality that has always been entertaining, so I missed him dearly.
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<div>After a few years, I moved back to Georgia, but by this time, he and Abby had really become my parents' dogs. I still visited regularly, and he was still my little dude. Sadly, his sister, Abby, had a brain tumor and passed away in 2021, but Bandit has remained relatively healthy and energetic despite being older than her.
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<div>This all came as a sudden surprise. He was throwing up on Saturday morning, and everyone assumed he ate something bad. Obviously, he wasn't feeling good throughout the day because he vomited a few more times and couldn't even stand or walk. It got to the point where my parents rushed him to the emergency vet.
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<div>On Sunday, July 14, he had to undergo emergency gallbladder surgery. <strong>This surgery, plus the stay in the veterinary hospital, has been an extreme financial burden on my parents, who have recently retired and are living on a fixed income.</strong> Amber and I really want to help them as much as possible. I hate even the thought of asking for help, but this one hurts, and anything would be helpful.
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