Dakota is a 2 year old Great Pyrenees in Matthews, NC, who needs $9,500 for TPLO & Patella Luxation Surgery.

Two and a half years ago this bouncy puppy with big paws, big ears, and lots of love to give. Being mostly Great Pyrenees, he grew very large very quickly. We did all the right things, food and treats specially made for giant breed dogs. He lives inside the house and has been shown nothing but lots of love.

A month ago Dakota started limping on one back leg. At first we thought he may have laid on it wrong or had strained it somehow. When we did not see any improvement, we went to our vet at Indian Trail Animal Hospital. We paid for the orthopedic x-ray, under sedation, which was not cheap. The vet advised both ACL’s were blown in his back legs, and on the left leg, the knee cap is out of place.

The only option for him is surgery, which will completely fix both legs permanently. Unfortunately, the left leg will cost 5200, and is the most urgent one. The other one, slightly less. Already he has a hard time sitting, getting up and walking. He has started dragging his back end and we are so afraid he will lose all of his mobility soon.

Unfortunately, my job of 20 years won’t be here in 6 months. The company was acquired by another company and we are closing our doors. There is no way we can afford to pay 9k-10k for the surgery. It breaks my heart to think of putting him down when it is a fixable proble.