Bruno is a 10 year old Golden Retriever in Lutz, FL, who needs $2,000 for Surgery or Blood Patch Pleurodesis.

This is Bruno. He’s our 10 year, 3 month old 1/2 golden, 1/2 Sheppard/husky. His mom, Marley, was our shepherd/husky dog, and she mated with naughty next door golden retriever. We’ve had Bruno since literally second one of his life, and we knew immediately we were keeping the pudgy pie. His mom lived to 16, & we know Bruno also has many more years ahead of him if we’re just able to get past this

Yesterday, 9/1/24, i noticed Bruno was breathing oddly - fast and short breaths. I took him to Bluepearl ER in Tampa, and after some tests and X-rays, he was diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax. Our options are a 15k surgery (recommended) or we can try a blood patch pleurodesis (1/2 the cost of surgery if the first one takes). We obviously want the best for him, but it comes down to finances

Gosh I don’t even know how to put him into words. Bruno is truly the sweetest, gentlest, most loving dog we’ve ever had. He loves ball, his brother Louie, but above all - snuggles with us. He’s made our lives exponentially better in so many ways, and we’re not ready to say goodbye to him. Especially our son - Bruno is all he’s known for 10 out of the 14 years of his life. We can’t let him go yet

Just prior to this happening, my husband lost his job on 8/7/24, which is what brings us here. All of this is awful, unlucky timing. Had he not lost his job, Bruno would’ve had the surgery yesterday. This has crippled us. We are asking for help form the bottom of our hearts