Howard is a 10 year old Mix-Breed in Little Rock, AR, who needs $2,000 for Exploratory Surgery for Bowel Obstruction.

Howard is our first baby. We got him in 2014 when we were two young dumb kids in love living on our own in Seattle. Howard made us a family and was an instant fit in our lives. He was part of our wedding and has moved with us all over the country from Seattle to Miami and now to Little Rock. As our young family has grown, Howard has been there making messes with the kids. He is loved by all of us.

Howard has had medical dramas since the first week we got him and we've been picking up the tab his entire life. This time he ate a sock and that has created a blockage that he cannot pass. He needs surgery to remove the blockage from his intestines or we will lose him.

Howard is like a person. His personality brightens up our days and he literally plays with our 3 year old and watches our 4 month old. We don't know what we would do without him. He is too young to leave us and we want our children to know him for as long as he is can live.

I have been pushing through the mortgage industry even through the high price and high interest rate environment. My wife already spent our reserves to open a business this month before Howard's issue. Plus, we have two kids in daycare which is very expensive each month.