Brody Essig is a 8-year-old Shih tzu in Long Beach , CA, who needs $2,000 for Rectal Pull-Through.

I got Brody as a Christmas gift from one of my best friends. I’d been wanting a dog for so long and he was perfect for me. He went with me to all my softball tournaments and any traveling I did. He was always there. It was him and I until my partner came along. We also got a sister for him a few years back too.

Brody is a very independent guy, he has a ways been that way. He gives us love and kisses when he is ready too. Every morning he jumps up onto the bed and lays on our chest and gives us face kisses. He also gives his sister kisses and she gets so excited, she loves him so much. Every-time we come home he is so excited to see us he gets his ball and wants to play fetch with his wiggly tail.

Brody is a very chatty guy. He loves to be outdoors every chance he can get. He loves to play fetch from a very young age. He’s always loved the water. He goes into my dads pool every time we are over there to take dips on the top step to cool his belly. He also loves going to the beach and running in the water. He’s a very active boy!

Two years ago Brody developed a prolapse and we took him to our normal vet instantly. They did tests and couldn’t figure out why he had developed the prolapse. So we went to an internal medicine dr. They found out that he has chronic IBD that caused this. So he has been on multiple meds to keep the inflammation down. Due to the inflammation he has a localized cancer tumor they can remove.

I have spent over 8k on Brody and have no credit left to put his surgery on. I also recently was injured in an accident breaking my face that I’m in debt over. I want to have this surgery so my boy can feel better again and be healthier.