Cassie Iturrino

Gus is our beloved Rottweiler, rescued along with his sister from a family who didn’t know how to care for them. Sadly, Gus was born with hip dysplasia and has faced health challenges since he was a puppy. At just three years old, he recently tore his ACL, and with his hip issues, he can barely move. Gus weighs 117 lbs (he’s on a diet!) and is absolutely a mama’s boy. Without this surgery, his quality of life is diminished terribly. He already can’t run around with his sister, and right now, he can’t even play in the house with her. This surgery will fix his knee and give him back a little bit of his freedom and happiness. We have already had to have his elbow operated on when he was just a year old as the bones were not growing properly. Anything that we can get to help go towards the surgery is a blessing. Gus will need physical therapy afterwards, and we are looking at about an 8-12 week recovery period for this injury. Your support will help cover the surgery and the road to recovery, giving Gus the chance to enjoy life again with his sister and us, his parents. If you can find it within your hearts to help us out with this much needed surgery, I would forever be grateful to each and every one of you. I will share pictures with you of his journey and allow you to not only share with us the financial burden but the progress that he will make afterwards. To see him be able to play with his sister and us, the parents, is all I’m asking for.