Hello,

My name is Kat and all my life I’ve wanted nothing more than to work with animals and help save their lives. Helping animals is all I’ve truly ever known. Unfortunately, now I’m stuck in a predicament that involves my own heart and soul. I live to work and drown myself in work. I will always go 120% for my patients. Whether that means I have to change their potty pads/bedding every 20 minutes so they are not in their own eliminations, then so be it. If that means I also have to hand-feed every single bite to get them to eat, then so be it. The reward of them actually getting to leave the hospital is the best reward to me.

Minnie is a 12.5-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi. I’ve had her since I was 17 and now I’m headed into my 30s. She is my heart dog, the one that has been through it all with me, and the one that I matured into an adult with. I unexpectedly lost her son, Butters, right after he had just turned 8. Minnie was recently diagnosed with a nasal mass, most likely being adenocarcinoma, but this is still pending as we are waiting for her histopathology to come back. Based on her CT and rhinoscopy findings, it points more likely to adenocarcinoma than sarcoma or lymphoma. Her best chances at fighting against this would be Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT). I have scheduled a consultation with a radiation oncologist and was given a rough quote of $7,000 (with my professional discount applied) on top of my current bill from her work-up towards this diagnosis. This treatment would give her 12-20 months or so with me vs. a couple of months. I will do absolutely everything in my power to provide her the best possible outcome. If you know me, I’m always the one giving and hate to be the one asking for help, but I am currently out of options as this would completely max out my CareCredit. Minnie is a complicated medical mess as she also is borderline Cushing's, has historical liver enzyme elevation, and osteoarthritis. In order for me to continue to be able to manage her other diseases, maxing out my CareCredit is not an option. If donating is absolutely not an option, all I ask for is help with spreading Minnie’s GoFundMe out to the world so that I could spend however much more time this treatment could buy us. I appreciate you guys getting this far