

Now that the immediate stress of the emergency has passed, and the long road to recovery begins, our attention has been shifting to the sizable financial costs of such quick action. As of today, we already have about $8,000 in bills, and are not quite sure what the total will be. As pet parents who already live paycheck-to-paycheck, this is a life changing amount of money.



That brings us to you, and how you can help. Neither of us are the type that like asking for money. Honestly, if this was for either of us and not our dog, we probably wouldn’t. But we could really use any help that anyone has to spare. No donation is too small, and even simply spreading the word is extremely helpful and appreciated.



All of the money raised by this campaign will be used directly to paying off her hospital bills for the surgery, and any other expenses that come up on her road to recovery. If, by chance, we raise more than we need - any extra money will be donated to the Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue here in Arizona (where we adopted Ellie from in the first place).



Thank you in advance for your generosity and time.



With Love,



Aaron, Amy, Murphy, and Ellie

Meet Ellie, our beautiful little 2-3 year old dachshund mix. We adopted her a little over a year ago, and she has been a wonderful addition to the home for both her mom and I, but especially for our 15-year-old dachshund, Murphy.Ellie has unfortunately found herself in the situation every weenie dog parent fears — back surgery. Last Thursday, her back started bugging her again. We had already had x-rays done back in the Fall of 2019 and with medicine and rest she had recovered. On Friday, we got medicine and resumed a similar course of action. That’s when things changed. By Saturday, she was wobbling on her back legs, and we rushed her to the emergency vet to have some tests run. But by Sunday, she had lost all use of her hind legs. So first thing Monday, we got her into a neurological specialist. They ran MRI’s and confirmed our fears. Ellie would need back surgery.Late Monday night, early Tuesday morning, the wonderful Doctors at the Animal Medical & Surgical Center in Scottsdale, AZ informed us that Ellie had successfully completed the surgery to repair a herniated disc and a spinal hemorrhage. She is currently resting and recovering under their care for the next few days. They have given her a wonderful prognosis of a 95% chance at a full recovery.