Hello friends, we are Jessi Oehler and James Smith. Our boy Grizzly will hopefully be turning 5 tomorrow. We’ve never made a GoFundMe, but we are in a desperate time.

We rushed Grizzly to the emergency vet last night at 8:30 pm, and he went into immediate surgery at 11:30 pm and didn’t get out until 2 am.

Turns out he had a life-threatening freak accident and his stomach flipped, also known as GSV. They had to open him up, flip his stomach back over, and attach it to the side of his body so it doesn’t happen again. We were lucky to have gotten him there in time.

Grizzly is currently still not in the clear; the next 48 hours are critical for him to make it through to see another day.

This is costing us $10k along with another $5k in expenses we had pop up this month.

Grizzly is the loved gym dog of LOKAL STRENGTH CROSSFIT and brings joy and kisses to so many.

If you can find it in your heart to donate even $10, you have no idea how big of a blessing that would be to our family.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and kindness, and we will keep you posted on his recovery in the next critical 48 hours.