Jack is a 3-year-old Cairn Terrier Mix in Groton, CT, who needs $1,500 for balloon valvuloplasty.

We lost our previous dog Finn after Thanksgiving 2020. He had been sick and we took him to our vet Friday for vomiting. Finn died that night, and we were heart broken. And after a few months we started looking for a new dog to rescue. We started looking in January and finally found a few candidates in April, and we met Jack at a rescue in May 2021.

Jack was very quiet when he first came home with us. We think he was very scared and stressed. He has opened up a lot, and enjoys our company, and frequently visits with Kasey's mother and grandmother. He is very affectionate, and will often wait until Cliff comes home to go to bed. He spends a lot of time with Kasey, in her lap, comforting her after cancer treatments.

Kasey suffered a severe back injury 4 years a go and was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer 3 years ago. She had surgery and has been receiving chemo every 2 weeks since. She has been disabled since her cancer surgery, due to her cancer.

We are looking for help to pay for heart surgery for Jack. He has a grade 5/6 heart murmur, and needs a balloon valvuloplasty. His listing had a heart murmur listed, but not the severity. We only found out about the severity after we took him to a vet after we brought him home. Our vet cardiologist is at Central Hospital for Vet Med in North Branford, CT. The vet cardio is Dr Eric de Madron.

Jack his very quiet, but very observant. He likes to spend time looking out our windows and watching the world. He was very timid and scared when he came into our home, but now he is a grinning, happy, friendly dog. He still doesn't know how to play with other dogs or toys yet, but we are teaching him basic commands.