Dandy is a 4.5 year old Dalmatian in Fairfield, ME, who needs $1,827 for Addison's Disease Crisis Diagnosis and Treatment.

2.5 years ago I adopted Dandy from a Humane Society up here in Maine. Since then, he's gotten to live the life of a spoiled dog - plenty of treats, time on the sofa, multiple pet beds, and tons of toys - while (trying) to get along with my cat, Ciri. When I first adopted Dandy, the shelter told me that he had anxiety, which we've been working on since that day 2.5 years ago.

Recently, Dandy experienced a crisis. After taking him to multiple emergency vets, including spending 24 hours at the Portland Emergency Vet Hospital, he was diagnosed with Addison's Disease, and will need treatment for the rest of his life.

Surprisingly, Dandy loves to just hang out and sleep. He is a big love bug, whose favorite past time is getting butt scratches. If he knows you, then he lets you use him as a big teddy bear. If he doesn't know you, then he'll eat grass as a way to self-soothe. He loves his toys, especially squeakers. His absolutely favorite is to throw his squeaky ball around after holding it in his mouth.

I don't have a lot of money anymore. Within the last 1.5 years, my financial situation quickly changed and I've been personally struggling since. Suddenly, I was now faced with an overwhelmingly expensive pet bill from 2 separate emergency vets due to his crisis.