Saving my soul dog Kilo

- [ ] Hi, my name is Kyra Axelson for those who don’t know me. I’ve been an animal lover since the day I was born. I’ve always been a huge advocate of saving and protecting animals. Always gone above and beyond to do what I can for them. I will stop in the middle of the road if I saw an animal that was in need of saving. Even lost/ abandoned babies on a random street, highway, neighborhood whatever the case may be. I rescued my handsome boy Kilo back in February 2015. I saw his picture on @urgentdogsofmiami instagram and I fell in love immediately. He was used as a bait dog, on code red about to be euthanized (for those who don’t know he was the chew/ practice toy in dog fighting rings to be practiced on because he was considered a weak dog that wouldn’t fight back) Knowing I couldn’t keep him I reposted him begging for someone to take him and I’d be willing to pay the adoption fee. So eventually someone came forward. I went to the shelter to meet Kilo and right off the bat he was so happy, wagging his tail, showering me with a million kisses, regardless of being covered in wounds and scars from being a bait dog. Knowing at the time I wasn’t going to be able to keep him absolutely destroyed me. I cried the entire way home cuddling him and kissing him. FORTUNATELY, the person that was going to take him, wasn’t able to keep Kilo and reached back out to me. I made things work and Kilo became a part of our family. Since then we have seen the kindest, sweetest, most gentle, loving, caring soul I have ever known between human and animals. Kilo LOVES everyone and everything. He wouldn’t hurt a fly. It took Kilo I believe almost a year to even bark!!! And until this day he RARELY barks. He has two pug siblings and another pittie plus a bird and gecko as well! Kilo has been my savior these past 8 years and I can’t imagine my life without him. He has gotten me through so much over the last 8 years and I don’t think he’ll ever understand what he’s done for me. Kilo is my soul dog in this life and every life after this. The bond we have will never compare to anything. He is my whole entire heart and soul and I can’t live without him. Kilo has been through a lot in his life before I rescued him and even after he came into my life. Let’s be real though, he rescued me. Kilo is a warrior and has made it through everything life has thrown his way. On Tuesday August 29th, 2023 what started off as a regular vet visit because he was limping turned into a nightmare for me. The vet noticed how pale his gums were and wanted to run bloodwork. My vet then came back and said Kilos red cell blood count was extremely low. I want to say about 2.3. He decided to do some X-rays and came back to say his spleen was enlarged and needed to be removed asap. However, in order to do this surgery he would need a blood transfusion and would need to see a specialist. (He even suggested putting Kilo down but I would NEVER give up on my baby without a fight or second opinion) My family and I took him to an emergency vet that same night. They took him in, put him on IV, ran tests, did whatever they needed to do so we could have some answers. We had to put $4644 down as a deposit. They ran some tests on him which all turned on negative, thankfully. But with further investigation they realized there’s still something wrong with his spleen so they needed to do a biopsy on it. Kilo ended up needing a blood transfusion on Wednesday August 30th 2023, to bring his red blood cell count up. His levels went up but not high enough. The vets then noticed his platelet and white blood cell count was going down and that raised a red flag to them because if they were to do the surgery they would need at least the platelet count to be much higher so the blood can coagulate as needed. The biopsy came back today August 31st 2023 as looking cancer free but we’re still not 100% sure yet. The vet decided to run a bone marrow test on him to make sure there is no cancer lingering there and as of 10pm on August 31st we are still waiting on results and praying to God it comes back negative which we had to put another $3500 down for them to complete. At this moment we are unsure of how many more days he’s going to be in the hospital for, how much more testing he’s going to need and if/ when he’s going to have surgery which is going to increase these bills even more. For everyone who knows Kilo, knows he is the most gentle and purest soul to walk this earth. Every single person who has met him has fallen in love with him. He is one in a million and I will move galaxies to save him. Anything and everything is appreciated beyond measure whether it’s a penny, dollar, thoughts, prayers, even sharing this would mean the world to me. I never thought I would be here but here I am because I want to save my baby Kilo. It’s not his time and unfortunately it’s not the best/ easiest time financially right now and I’m trying my best for my boy. He’s fought so hard over these years and he’s been my rock and now I need to be his rock. We still aren’t out of the woods yet.. we need to see what happens with his bone marrow results and go from there and there’s still so much to figure out. Once again, any and everything is soooo appreciated. Kilo, my family and I thank you all so much for everything!!!!! I will be posting updates and receipts as much as I can!! God bless all of you that took the time to read/ donate/ pray/ share, everything. We love you and appreciate you more than you’ll ever know!! <33