Finn is a 4-month-old Golden Retriever in Summerville , SC, who needs $2,000 for Extrahepatic Portal Systemic Shunt (Portal-Caval).

We adopted my dear Golden nugget, Finn 4th of July weekend. His purpose was to help heal my broken heart after my darling 7yo, Chewie passed suddenly. But instead, 10days after bringing him home, we were met with a slew of medical conditions, bills & hospital stays in order for Finn to stay with us ❤️‍🩹

You can find him cuddled up with Mom or harassing his 2yo brother, Benny (also a Golden Retriever). Because of his illness, he hasn’t be able to explore much outside of his home, but loves playing ball & in the sprinklers and let’s not forget ALL THE CAR RIDES 😌

Finn makes me smile the most when he sits patiently for me to finish making his food then hops over to his bowl! He feels most secure when he’s cuddled up for bedtime.

The most recent hospital stay came a CT scan diagnosis of a rather large Extrahepatic portal systemic shunt (portal-caval).
Because of the size of the shunt, the surgeon will need to go with the cellophane bands that will induce inflammation, gradually closing the shunt with scar tissue. He will need treated at Charleston Veterinary Referral Center.

Unfortunately due to all the unexpected medical expenses we have encountered since adoption, this surgery is basically unaffordable for us. Without it, we were told his life expectancy is 1-2 years maybe.