Wobbles is a two-year old lover boy. He was adopted in 2024, and I have had the most amazing year growing in love with him. Wobbles was originally named after a character from one of my favorite music artists—little did we know his name would be much more fitting a year later.

In April 2025, Wobbles jumped from the counter and, in a freak accident, dislocated his ankle joint. He had his first surgery in May to fuse his joint, which was followed by two months of confinement and weekly trips to the vet for sedated cast changes.

In July, we were over the moon when the cast came off and Wobbles was allowed to walk around again. Unfortunately, that was not the end for us. Within three weeks, we were back at the vet to find out his implant was rejecting, and the surrounding bone was infected and degrading. After countless consults, we had to make the very hard decision to amputate his leg.

In September, our Wobbles became more wobbly on only three legs. His post-surgery recovery was ten-fold better compared to the prior surgical experience. We felt blessed.

My boy is always full of surprises, though, and this year seems to be the year of bad luck for him. On week 4 of recovery, Wobbles developed pancreatitis/ suspected IBD. He has been hospitalized in the ICU on two occasions since October, and was given a handful of medications and a prescription diet to keep him as stable as possible. In December, after not improving and continued weight loss, we had a follow up appointment with an internal medicine specialist who took another ultrasound. The ultrasound shows thickened intestines and an enlarged spleen with small lesions. They have recommended we biopsy both his small+large intestines and his spleen to identify the cause.

Another *unexpected* addition, throughout this six-month process, Wobbles was found to have a large tongue ulcer, which has been biopsied only to come back inconclusive. He had an appointment with a specialized dentist this November who has recommended another surgery to remove the mass from his tongue; however, his internal issues are taking priority.

Wobbles has had a very long year, and we hope someday soon we will reach the end of this string of poor health. I am thankful for his strength, love, and continued shared snuggles, as well as the patient vets that have been our source of hope and support.

My wobbly tripod boy has racked up a bill that is close to a brand new car, and we are beyond grateful for the pet insurance assistance we have had. However, even after the insurance, the cost is still astronomical, and with more specialty visits and plausible surgeries, we are falling short and are in need of support.

All donations will go towards supporting Wobble’s accrued medical bills and continued care to finally get him on the mend.

thank you for reading our very long story of our rollercoaster of a year.