Checkers is a 11-year-old Chihuahua in Montgomery Village, MD, who needs $2,000 for Hernia Repair.

We inherited Checkers at the beginning of 2023 from a family member who was getting to old to take care of him. Since the beginning he has had a cough so we took him to the vet and he has congenital heart failure so he is now on medication and doing great. That is up until last week he had a hernia and it now has to be surgically repaired or he will die from it.

Checkers is one of a kind. He is laid back and loves being your shadow. He also just likes to be picked up and next to you on the couch. He loves being groomed and has the zoomies when I get home. He loves to go in the car and encourages us to be more active too. He simply makes bad days turn good

Checkers has his own personality. He loves to zoom around and chase you. When we pet him he starts to nuzzle his head into a pillow or your leg or whatever he can rub up and push against lol. He also loves to be picked up and just petted sitting next to us. He also takes kibble and runs around with it showing it off haha

He is 11 and has been neutered. He was rescued from the Humanes society in 2013. He has since been treated for congenital Heart failure so he takes medications daily but it doesn’t seem to bother him. Dr Chen from Goshen animal clinic will be doing the surgery. He also needs a EkG and ECHO to make sure his heart is strong enough for the surgery. That is about $1000 itself.

I am currently employed full time and bring in the only income. My fiancée has had health issues she is getting over and is now looking for work but we are short money in the mean time and checkers does not have time.