Cooper is a 5-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier in Fenton, MI, who needs $2,000 for a blood transfusion.

Cooper a five year old staffordshire terrier, formerly known as Rider, is a rescue from the Genesee County animal shelter. He was frightened by the kennel, refusing to eat and scared. My husband and I adopted him right before Christmas in 2018. Since we do not have children of our own, Cooper is considered our fur baby and he is the love of our lives.

Cooper is friendly to everyone he meets and he’s always getting compliments from people passing by on how handsome he is. He greets everyone at the door with an excessive wagging, whip of a tail. Cooper is very kid friendly. He listens so well to my sweet young niece when she tells him to stay so she can play hide and seek with him and his ball.

Cooper is full of energy, sometimes too much! In the summer Cooper plays outside usually three times a day and goes on long runs with me to get ice cream down town. He loves the winter too, nothing could slow this pup down. Unfortunately, Cooper has fell Ill and is now too lethargic to play. He will go outside excited and turn around because he is too tired. It breaks my heart to see him this way.

At the beginning of November Cooper received three vaccines. He received his rabies, influenza, and distemperment vaccine. Days following the vaccines Cooper was sluggish, but we thought it was a normal side effect post vaccines. Cooper continued to be lethargic for two weeks and we decided to take him to the vet. The vet had stated his red blood cell count was low and everything else was normal.

Coopers hematocrit has continued to decline and he is not producing his own red RBCs at this time. We are seeing a specialist next week for more answers, and options for treatment. Cooper is inevitably in need of a blood transfusion which can cost upwards of $2000.