Deke is a 5 year old Labrador Retriever in Burton , MI, who needs $2,000 for Transfusions.

Deke (aka lizard) was 8 weeks old when we picked him up for my husband. Deke received his nickname due to the fact everyone he meets he has to slobber with his long tongue. This boy is the most loving dog ever. He follows me everywhere including the bathroom! Our favorite place to lay and hide! He is a healthy 6yr old besides this situation.

Deke was diagnosed with Autoimmune Anemia yesterday which caused him to get deadly sick extremely fast, which was an unexpected expense for us. This will be a ongoing problem but we can handle that later. Now is the problem Oakland Veterinary Referral Services is currently where Deke is located. This is thousands of dollars for several transfusions.

Deke has 3 special kids at home that we adopted 2 yrs ago. One of them is his hunting buddy. Wherever Linkyn goes Deke is right there with him. When my daughters read to him, he lays down. These kids are his life and he is theirs. My husband and I have to have our boy in our bed at night to sleep. He obeys on hand command, he loves his duck decoy toy and his favorite stuffy is his pink elephant.

I currently am on short term disability which is 60% of my normal income, we have 3 kids and my husband works very hard to support us. We want our household whole again and without our lizard here it's completely empty and sad. Anything will help. Thank you so much.