Help my dog live happily ever after

Hey guys, for those of you who know me or don’t know me, I’ve had my little ol’ gal, Chikis, since the dawn of time.

She’s been my rock for as long as I can remember and has experienced some of the craziest, funnest, and most memorable experiences alongside my friends and I.

From the moment my family and I rescued her from a shelter back in 2007 to 16.5 years later of pure happiness, it’s been nothing but pure joy having her by my side.

Unfortunately, little one developed a lump I wasn’t familiar with recently (April) and its’ abnormal behavior raised concern. It didn’t feel like any other lump she’s ever had.

After a vet visit and a tissue sample, she was diagnosed with a form of cancer.

Her lump is a malignant Mast Cell Tumor (MCT). I’m about to find out what grade the tumor is but, regardless, I’ve hit a crossroads in my life.

Our lives are about to drastically change.

Between working, monitoring her health, and finishing up my senior year at UTSA, I either sacrifice time with her or hours at work in order to help pay for her expenses and take care of her.

I have my back against the wall.

I realized I can’t do this alone.

I’m not unrealistic.

I know we all live on borrowed time.

However, if there’s a way I can help her and make her life on this earth as happy as possible, I am going to do everything in my power to help facilitate that.

I want her to live out her old lady days just sunbathing and barking at passing cats as she always has.

If you’ve ever hung out with me,

she was always there.

If you ever came over to play guitar or jam out,

she was always there.

If you were quietly opening a bag of chips because you didn’t wanna alert anyone, lol, she was always there.

From car rides to the simplicity of the sun, she’s just happy to be apart of anything.

If I’m playing guitar, since she was a puppy, she’s always pulled up and laid down just to listen and enjoy.

It hurts writing this. It hurts seeing your kiddo / best friend go through this and not be able to know what’s hurting them.

I have never been the type to ask for help. It took everything in me to write this without breaking down.

She’s due to get an ultrasound to see if it’s developed to other organs / removal of said tumor.

Regardless or whatever route I take with her, it’s gonna require both time and money. This is all due to flare ups related to allergies she’s dealt with her whole life. From the cancer to helping her live a pain-free life, it’s starting to stack up in terms of time and expenses.

Any financial help goes a long way in helping me reach a better quality of life for her without having to wait for funds on my end or being able to have some time off and spend it with her while she goes through treatment and its’ side effects.

She’s not just a dog.

She’s my best friend.

She’s my kiddo.

She’s everything to me.

I ask you from the bottom of my heart and soul, help me help her.

I just want her to be happy.

All of the proceeds are going to her exams, treatments, medications and it will help me out by letting me have some time off even if it’s just a day or two here and there.

I will be posting follow ups to her story on here and keep everyone in the loop as to how she’s doing.

Thank you to whomever took the time to read this far.

❤️