Atlas is a 1-year-old English Bulldog in Chester, VA, who needs $1,093 for Unknown Illness.

This is our doggy, Atlas. He’s a 42 lb, 9 month old English Bulldog. He came into our family on Christmas Day 2019. He is our first pet as a family. We have 3 kids that love him to pieces! I’m sure I love him most!! He lives with my husband, my 14 yo daughter, 9 yo son, and me. My oldest daughter is 19, and in college. She visits her buddy when she comes home.

Atlas HAS to sleep with one of us. And prefers to lay on your legs. I’m guessing he’s trying to prevent us from getting up lol. He’s a super active Bulldog, and loves for someone to give him belly rubs, or blow raspberries on his neck. Then he will start to lick your ears. He liked to rough house with my husband and son, but is super gentle with us ladies.

My husband is the only one working right now, and is stressed at work. He protects the community. This is our chance to protect and save our little guy. We all miss him, and I’ve been crying since we took him. He needs to get well and come home to us.

Atlas has been completely healthy up until last night. He all of a sudden wouldn’t stand up or walk, and was having tremors,and cried when I picked him up, he cried. We took him to a Virginia Veterinary Center in Richmond, VA. Last night his bloodwork was fine, glucose normal, etc. slightly elevated WBC. I called this morning to check, he now has a fever, still won’t move, and now refuses to eat.

Atlas likes to talk a lot. People often ask if we own some kind of alien monster, or a dog, because of the odd and funny sounds he makes. His favorite treat is a piece of an orange. He will harass you for long after giving him some, if you don’t wash the orange smell off. His favorite place to sit besides on us, is in our window sill behind the couch. He pretends to be a cat!