Eli's Amputation Fund

Hi, my name is Emily and I am asking for any help for my best friend, hiking buddy, traveling companion, security/alarm system, the one who keeps me going, my fur baby, Eli. Anyone who has dogs or pets and knows me, knows my dogs/pets are my world. Eli is not just a dog, he is and always will be a part of the family. Eli has been with me for almost 11 years now. He has been with me for some of the most memorable moments of my life so far and for some of the hardest times in my life and now it is my turn to not give up on him. We have so many more memories to make!

A few months ago, Eli started to develop a small lump on his back right knee. It did not seem to bother him or cause him any pain. I assumed it was probably a fatty tumor. However, a couple months went by and it started to get bigger and bigger and he started favoring it. So, I took him to the vet, who performed a biopsy, bloodwork and took some x rays. They originally thought he may have torn his cruciate (ACL) and because this was not within their area of expertise, they sent us to a specialist. After more bloodwork, another deeper biospy and an MRI they determined that yes his cruciate is injuried/torn, but he also has what is called synovial cell sarcoma in his knee joint/bone and because of the nature of this type of rare aggressive cancer, the best course of treatment is to amputate his whole leg from the hip.

It was and was not an easy decision to come to. I played through every possible scenario there could be and I just could not live with myself if I did not at least try to give him the best life possible, regardless of how many years he may have left.

So, in July he will be having surgery to amputate his back right leg. If you can without hindering yourselves financially, please help me help my best friend get back to his happy, crazy, energetic self and have the best possible quality of life he deserves. We don't deserve the unconditional love they provide!

Thank you!