Cookie is a seven-year-old Poodle mix in Dallas, TX, who needs $500 for urgent surgery.

Scott B. from Pooch Savers Rescue is thankful he got the call about Cookie. A woman who felt the sweet Poodle mix was neglected convinced the dog's owner to surrender him to the rescue.

But even Scott wasn't expecting Cookie to be in such bad shape. "He was limping. The dog's leg looked like he had on an extra-long sock. It was so noticeable. He was also dirty and matted," Scott tells Waggle.

Cookie went straight to the animal hospital for X-rays that revealed he had an old fracture in his leg. "The vet believes Cookie's best option at this point is amputation," Scott says. "Sadly, had the owner taken care of this fracture when it happened, he wouldn't have suffered nearly as much, and he would have been able to keep his leg."

The amount of stinky, gross fur the medical team shaved off Cookie was the size of a rabbit. His teeth are in poor condition; he needs dental surgery and to be neutered.

With your help, Pooch Savers is ready to get Cookie all the surgeries he needs. Without the amputation, Cookie will remain in pain. "He's in discomfort," Scott says. "Leaving it on is not an option. People failed him. It's sickening."

But once Cookie gets fixed up at Noah's Ark Animal Hospital, Scott knows the dog will have a great life ahead.

"We can change Cookie's life," he says. "We can take the neglect and stop it right here in its tracks. It's heartbreaking to see. We feel horrible the dog had to go through it. We look at it as an opportunity to stop him from hurting and change his life in the future. No more pain. No more suffering. When we see a wrong, we do whatever we can to right it."
Please help Cookie get on the road to recovery and the next, happier chapter of his life!