Ari is a 4-year-old Shih-Tzu in Las Vegas, NV, who needs $1,658 for pyometra surgery.

I've always instilled being a animal lover in my family. My children and I moved from Illinois to Vegas to start over because of a I wanted better for them, Ari came into our life a year later, we took her in because her previous owner had to move back to Hawii for work. She has been such a blessing in our lives ever since. She so sweet and caring and certified to emotionally support my son who has ADHD. If we lost her to this we all would be devastated. I've always take great care of animals and with us they live full lives. She was my first female dog and I was under the impression from her first owner she was fixed. Her first cycle was last year and 2019 has been such a struggle that I hadn't had the funds to spay Ari, so now that she first her second cycle she started having accidents in the house and lost her appetite. We literally came home in tears because I we were told she would need the polymetra surgery due to an infection in her uterus. My children and I are devastated because this is fatal if not treated.