This week, two of our boys go into surgery to end years of quiet pain. Two good boys. One big week. They need us. You know that pain scale at the doctor’s office? The one with the little emoji faces?
There’s the crying face at the end for that sharp, sudden, can’t-breathe pain. But then there’s that tired face in the middle. The one that means it just never stops. The dull, grinding, always-there ache you build your whole life around. Your back. Your hip. That joint… You don’t cry about it. You just live with it. Every. Single. Day. It’s like a silent scream inside. This week, two of our boys are finally getting relief from pain they’ve been quietly carrying for a long time.
Kodiak’s the cutest pocket Pyr in HTX. He’s also a fluffy hobby farm boi at heart, born to watch over chickens and roam wide open land. Over a year ago he came to us with an old leg injury that we later found out had never healed right. For a while we thought he was making it work, but his foster Ally started noticing his silent struggle. His quiet crying when the pain got too bad to tolerate, the way good dogs do when they’ve been hurting so long they don’t know anything else. It was his normal.
The thing is that there’s no good way to repair his joint, and even after giving it time to heal, Kodiak isn’t getting any better. So tomorrow morning, he goes in for hind leg amputation surgery. Three legs and zero pain is so much better than four legs and a lifetime of hurting!
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Waldo’s story is one of constant pain too, even though his soul shines bright with joy. When we pulled him from a shelter in the Valley to bring him to SA, he’d been struggling with a severe ear ache. The vet says it looks like it’s been infected most of his life. His ear canal has literally calcified. When you pet the side of his head, it feels hard.
Yet, through all of it, Waldo stayed gentle. Stayed good. He wants to be happy so badly. It took a very persistent vet, two different labs, plus multiple cultures to discover he’s been fighting seven different types of bacteria. It’s scary to even think of it… We’ve all had a toddler with an ear infection and know how miserable they are.
Now imagine years of that constant, relentless ear pain. And this pup never stopped smiling.But his foster dad, Chuck knows the real depth of that pain. At night, when the house is quiet, Waldo cries himself to sleep softly in Chuck’s arms. Our vet tried everything. Now that the infection is under control, we need to act quickly to make sure he’s pain free. Today, Waldo goes in for total ear canal ablation surgery, it’s a complex procedure and we’re a bit scared… but it’s going to finally put an end to the constant infections and pain. Two boys. Two surgeries. One big week.
We’re incredibly fortunate that Waldo’s surgeon offered us a rare discount that brought the surgery down to $3,500, and Kodiak’s team found the most competitive pricing in Houston at $1,700.
These are the best numbers we could find for serious, specialized surgeries. We’re so grateful for our partner vets who deeply invest in saving these dogs. But they’re still real big numbers. Please help us. Together we need to raise $5,200 to get both boys through surgery and recovery.
If 104 people gave $50 tonight, we would cover every dollar of these surgeries. Even $10 or $25 helps us get closer to covering these bills. Will you help us get them both there?
Donate today to give two gentle, very good boys the gift of a pain-free life and the fresh start they’ve both been waiting for. Like and Share our post to go more eyes on their cause.
We’ll update y’all the moment both boys are out of surgery and wagging! Send Kodiak and Waldo all your love and good vibes tonight, folks. They’ve earned it a hundred times over.
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SURGERY UPDATE!!! Waldo did great during his ear canal ablation surgery, the tech called him a sweet precious baby He’ll staying at the clinic for a few days because recovery of head surgery is tricky in dogs (making sure they don’t shake their head etc) but he is doing really well.
Kodiak’s amputation surgery is underway right now so we’ll update everyone as soon as we hear back. The vet recommended we do a deep examination of one of his ear canals to determine why he keeps getting ear infections as well. It’s an additional fee but since he’ll be under anesthesia for his amputation it makes sense to do it now.
We’re off to a slow start in our efforts to fundraise for these two good bois but we’re so so very grateful to everyone who did pitch in so far! Our Pyr Protection Army always comes through!
