Help Kaaz Pierre get diaphragmatic hernia surgery— Boynton Beach, FL

Hello, my little baby Kaaz came into my life a couple years ago. He was passed down from somebody that could not take care of him when we initially got him. I had to do a lot care wise because it seemed as if he’s never been to a vet or gotten groomed, he was severely matted and under my care he has grown tremendously, and I love seeing how happy he is and comfortable to even express himself, which is something he wasn’t able to do before

Earlier this year, he was coughing. We went to the vet and initially they stated it might be an allergy. He continued coughing so around July I noticed difficulty breathing and took him to the doctors to where they did some x-rays they seen that they was a mass in his lungs and at first diagnosed him with cancer so we scheduled cancer treatment appointments to later find out after more x-rays and test testing that it’s a diaphragmatic hernia, which and result would be to get a surgery, which is complex as well

My baby has brought so much joy to our family. I know Covid has affected so many others family in my case. My mother was a nurse so she was surrounded by sick patients and had to take the Covid vaccine regularly which resulted in her getting sick and being in a coma and not being able to work for years now as he does bring joy to the family this heartbreaking news of his condition has also been difficult

I need the assistance because I have been paying for multiple testing and x-rays which have already been around $8000 and the surgery itself is another $10,000. The doctors would not do surgery without getting the testing done, but the testings have put me in a hole itself. I don’t have enough financial funds to do it myself, and my mother does not work due to her needing a lung transplant after her coma