My name is Heather and I am a single mother of two amazing boys.  We have taken in Titus, English mastiff pup 5 months, into our home whom we love and adore.  On Thursday 11/12/2015 Titus starting acting very strange and he stopped drinking water.  By the way, I work as nurse, and we have pretty good assessment skills:) So, Thursday...That evening I called the humane society, our vet, and told them Titus symptoms.  They told me to go to the emergency vet.  I used my last 69$ to be seen, he knew I didn't have the money so I was advised to use tramadol to support Titus with pain.  Next day, I went to our vet and had him assessed, we thought he had a bowel obstruction because of his history of eating my boys socks.  He had x-rays and IV hydration for the day.  I took him home and watched him closely, he was declining quickly.  The next day he went back for a recheck, another x-ray to see if this possible textile object was moving.  It had not, in fact there was an area of concern.  Upper abdomen.  I requested they call in the Ultrasound radiologist and get a real diagnosis.  This is when she saw plural effusion.  He then had a chest x-ray displaying a foreign body in Titus’ lung.  It has encapsulated and now requires a lobectomy.  I also have the option of treating him with broad spectrum antibiotics and see how it goes, I am doing this now.  Right now, my focus is him.  He is our family and I can't let my boys down to not try everything to help our little guy.  This surgery could cost me more than $5000, and I have exhausted all my means.  We need you now!  He is declining quickly!

Thank you for taking the time today to read our story and I hope you have the most wonderful day.  

With lots of love and Happy Holidays,
Heather, Donovan, Logan,  Bella and our Titus. 

PS: Any money left over I pledge to donate to the Humane Society, they need an ultrasound machine