Help Austin Come Home

Those close to me, know all about Austin. The pup who was surrendered to the shelter at just 5 months old in 2021 due to a prolapse rectum. I fostered him for close to two years through that journey. Austin should be the only pet, so I could not make it official and adopt him. It is now July 2024, and Austin is still in the shelter. I had a plan to one day build a nice outdoor shelter with access to grass, heat/ac for his indoor enclosure and make him part of the family. I thought I had time. But last week, Austin started displaying signs of one sided facial paralysis. The shelter veterinarian believes that Austin, at only 3 years old, suffered from a stroke. At his age, it is likely a brain tumor and there is no telling how quickly his symptoms will progress. I am devastated. So the plan needs to be expedited! We do not know how long he has, and I will be damned if I let him die in a shelter. If I can only give him a month of freedom and love, then it would have been better than the alternative. Maybe he has more time, maybe he does not. So here I am, asking for help. I set goals and work hard to achieve them on my own accord, but due to the unknown I am afraid I will miss my chance to give Austin this opportunity. I am asking you to help Austin. None of this is ideal, but it’s the cards this poor boy has been dealt and it’s absolutely soul crushing.

Please help me give Austin a free and happy landing for whatever time he has left.

My hope is that this goal will be enough for structure. If willing, the goal is surpassed every dollar will go to Austin, like making his indoor enclosure everything he could have dreamt for.