HELP US HELP OUR DOG LONNIE!

our little dog lonnie needs to have eye surgery, to remove her left eye

UPDATE: (March 17th)

We reached our goal! We are no longer in need of donations. We received so many donations, it was amazing how quickly we reached enough to pay for Lonnie's surgery! Because of that, she will be able to have surgery immediately (March 18th!)



THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO OPENED UP THEIR HEARTS TO OUR PUP. The outpouring was overwhelming :)

Background:

My boyfriend and I found a 6 year old dog on the street last September over Labor Day in the sweltering heat.

No collar. No tag. No chip. Obviously abandoned by her original owners, we decided to keep her ourselves and give her a great loving home!!

Fast forward 6 months later:

This past weekend I noticed something was wrong with Lonnie's left eye. The vet and the opthamologist both determined that her left eye is severely damaged beyond repair.

Apparently, at some point before we found her on the street she suffered an injury to the eye that was ignored by her previous owners. Since we were unaware of it when we found her, and it was not visible, it's progressed to the stage it's at now. A cataract has already developed and now glaucoma is setting in, creating abnormally high pressure to the eye causing bleeding, infection, mucus, and severe pain.

Maintaining it with medication will only keep her comfortable for so long. Her eye pressure is intense and uncomfortable and her left eye needs to be removed ASAP. Thankfully she will be able to see 100% from her healthy right eye, as she has been doing already.

We have a wonderful vet who will perform the operation, but the procedure will cost $900.

I can't afford surgery on my own and I would never want to neglect such a sweet animal that I love and adore. She's an angel and my baby! She is only 6 years old with lots of life and years ahead of her.

So I'm calling out to my circle of people, if anyone has it in their heart to help. Every little bit will help us help Lonnie. But time is sensitive. We need to have her operated on in the next week, and therefore need to scrape together money for this surgery immediately!

Lonnie found my boyfriend and I for a reason. She knew WE would be able to reach out to all of YOU to help us take care of her and give her a fantastic happy life with us that she deserves.



