My name is Eric Pikyavit. I am raising funds for my dog (my baby dragon), Sitka Henry Pikyavit. He is nine years old and he has been by my side since he was a puppy. He is my best friend in this world and I can’t afford to help him. So I’m doing something I really don’t like to do… I’m asking for help, any help at all! He needs surgery. He jumped out of my car, and he broke his hip. I feel so bad and I know I shouldn’t blame myself, but I do because I know how he is when the window's down. He jumped out the window before, but he never rolled like he did this time. I heard a snap and saw him roll about six times. I slammed my brakes, put it in park, and he was already standing by the car with his leg in the air. I hugged him, asking him stupid questions as if he could answer me. I was going probably about 15 miles an hour around the corner.

I rushed him to the hospital in Cedar. They were able to take him in, but the doctor said the break is too complicated and I’m getting referred to St. George. I am not sure how much it’s going to cost; the doctor said it’s going to be in the thousands… So I’m hoping it doesn’t go over $3000.

This hits me hard, because when I was about ten years old, I had broken the same hip bone as Sitka’s. My right femur, and like his, the surgery was too complicated for Cedar City, I was transported to Salt Lake City. Because of how it broke and how young I was, Dr said I could never play football. So it was a major life change for me. I know his pain, I hate to know that my baby dragon is going through it. He is suffering until the surgery, which I hope is only about a week. He is a Pikyavit. He is strong. My hip broke back in the 90s and technology wasn’t at it’s best. They had to use weights to pull on my ankle to stretch my leg out, because of how it was broken, it was stretched over about a week. He will suffer but I know he will survive. I am asking and praying I get enough. I empathize, I sympathize and I’m a little traumatized. But we will prevail.

Please and thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Love you.