Grunt is a 7 year old Dachshund in Joliet, IL, who needs $2,000 for Urgent Partial Jaw Removal Surgery- Bone Cancer.

Grunty is our Dachshund-Pitbull mix that we adopted 10 months ago from Joliet Animal Control. His back story is unclear as he came here to Illinois all the way from Florida. When we adopted Grunt he was still healing from having his eye surgically removed due to what seemed to be a bad long-term untreated infection. His one-eyed charm and stubby little legs immediately won our hearts!

After a long journey from his regular Vet finding a tooth abscess a month ago, we learned a painful bone infection was destroying his teeth and jaw bone during a dental cleaning. Next, we got into UOfI Hospital for CT scan revealing jaw tumor appearing to be bone cancer. Today at Ohio State University to do a partial jaw removal/ 2nd biopsy in hopes of saving Grunt’s life from bone cancer.

Grunt may have the shortest legs but he has the biggest heart and personality! I am proud to say he chose me as his favorite person that he protects and now it’s my turn to save him. I want to give him a happy long life that he so deserves after a rough past and long term stay in the shelter. He means the world to his family including his little human boy and doggy sister.

We are single income due to my recent loss of job. With 2 kids, 2 rescue dogs, 4 rescue cats (1kitty in kidney failure),chickens/ducks. After thousands on diagnostics we’re behind in bills, looking for a miracle to cover this surgery TODAY without selling car/ foreclosure.