I've had Noel since she was a puppy. She was a gift to me from my late aunt. She is a beautiful cloud of fluffy white fur that brings people joy everywhere she goes. The whole family loves her. She has been a wonderful companion to my son, who is on the autism spectrum, and she has been with us as we welcomed our daughter into the world.

Noel came down suddenly with nausea and lethargy. We took her to the emergency vet and ran blood and urine tests. She had a UTI, but that was not all. We put her on antibiotics and nausea medicine, but when we followed up with the regular vet, the bile acid panel came back showing a liver shunt. She is on some liver support medicine in addition to the previous meds. The vet is advising surgery.

Noel is the sweetest dog. She is always ready to play, friendly, and affectionate all the time. She brightens every day. It breaks our hearts to see her like this. She isn't herself with this liver shunt. The liver shunt is a blood vessel that is bypassing her liver, so her liver isn't able to filter the blood as it should. This is causing toxins to build up in her system and make her unwell.

We have spent a lot unexpectedly taking her to the emergency vet, performing the blood, urine, and bile acid tests, and getting her the medicine she needs to ease her pain and nausea, but the medicine won't actually fix the issue. She needs surgery which we cannot afford.

Any & all support helps and is greatly appreciated, even a simple share will help.

Thank you