Dewey is a 4-year-old Black Mouth Cur/Plott Hound Mix in Hernando, FL, who needs $2,000 for Femor Head Ostectomy.

We rescued Dewey in March, 2019 when she was approx 12 weeks old as we felt the time was right. We have another rescue, Delilah, who is now 10. They have come to love each other. The rescue had all of Dewey's siblings and they called 3 of them Huey, Dewey, & Louie - my son decided to keep her name.

Dewey's favorite past time is to fetch squeaky balls. We have to be careful how long she plays at a time as she has recently started limping. She also loves her baby pool to splash around in & put her balls cause they are better when they are squishy. Dewey also loves to go for car rides & walks. She just seems to love life!

My favorite thing she does is when she's sitting and will inch closer & closer to you for attention and if that doesn't work, she will start talking to you.😂 Dewey is a hound mix so she enjoys barking which will startle us at times cause it seems out of nowhere. She will also attack running water or rain runoff but she doesn't like to be out if it's raining too hard🤔

Dewey began to bunny hop while running when she was 2 yrs old. Went to the vet & they said she has hip dysplasia and was born with it. They said that we may be able to manage it with meds & changing her diet. This was the only economical solution as a hip replacement is too expensive. The original meds worked for about 6 months & then we added pain meds. She has started to limp & not want to walk.

We are not financially able to afford the FHO procedure which will cost $2,300-$3,000 per hip. Major car/house repairs & employment issues have crushed my efforts. I would love for her to know what it's like to be a normal dog who can jump up on the couch by herself!