Heidi is a 14-year-old Mini Schnauzer in Ocala, FL, who needs $2,000 for Left Perianal Mass/Three Mammary Mass Removal.

I have owned Heidi since she was 8 weeks old. She survived Puppy Parvo about a month after purchasing her. I knew she was a fighter right then. She has been a constant companion to me and my late husband. She exudes love. I can't imagine a life without her; at least not yet. She has been healthy and playful but has developed a mass on her left backside which needs to be removed.

Heidi is such a friendly dog. She shows love to everyone who visits. My daughter brags that Heidi saved her life when she was going through some troubling times. When I am walking her, she goes up to people and lets them pet her.

Heidi follows me everywhere. Always making sure I am okay; and anyone else in the home. She knows what time to eat, walk and sleep. Very smart. When she knows it's time to go out, she will stand in front of you till you put on the leash. Same with eating and sleeping.

Heidi has been healthy & every time I take her to the Vet for her checkups the doctor always says she is in perfect health except for a growth on her backside that needs to be removed. It is a mass which requires surgery which means a night at the UF Small Animal Hospital in Gainesville.

I am on a fixed income and when situations like Heidi's medical needs occur which is not a normal thing, I find it very difficult to pay as I could when my late husband was alive. I have never asked anyone for help until now.