Gizmo is a 9-year-old Chihuahua in Pueblo, CO, who needs $2,000 for TPLO.

I had back surgery and my Siberian Husky became very sick and I had to make the hardest decision ever to stop her suffering when there was nothing that could be done for her. I was hurting emotionally from her loss. All of a sudden Gizmo so tiny at 5 weeks old was in a situation that she needed rescued from and I needed her as much as she needed me. We've been inseparable ever since.

Gizmo is very special and spends her time sitting with me, putting smiles on everyone's faces. She sleeps right next to me, she has to be touching me or she is not happy and will move blankets or her brother out of her way.

Gizmo came to me when she was 5 weeks old, she fit in the palm of my hand. Her first car ride she sat on my lap and has insisted since that day that she must ride on my lap. She does not like to go out in the rain, snow, or cold and will wait until she can't wait any longer. She keeps her brother Toby in line and tolerates her kitty brother Louie. She loves to play with her toys.

I had surgery to remove a tumor and lymphnodes,and when I got home from surgery the animals were all really excited to see me. Gizmo went to jump on the couch and somehow she hit her knee on the side of the couch, yelped, and landed in the floor. She wouldn't put any weight on it. I called the vet and explained what happened and they set us up with an emergency visit. She tore her ACL.

My husband and I are disabled and on a fixed income. The surgery she needs is more than we can afford. With what I'm going through with my health I need to know that she is healthy, happy, and not in pain anymore. She keeps me mobile.