Jaxxten Ryan is a 2-month-old Bassett Hound in Sioux Falls, SD, who needs $2,000 for Parvo.

We decided to get a bassett hound puppy to use the name we had picked if we were going to have a boy. We found the puppy we wanted about 8 hours away from us. We picked him up when he was 8 weeks old. We only got to spend about 4 days with him before he took a turn for the worst and was diagnosed with parvo at 3AM.

With only having spent 4 days with our little guy we were just starting to get to know him. We know he loves to chew on things and love all his dog toys so far with the fox or rope with ball being his favorite. He loved to play with us and he was working in learning his name. He is such a loving, funny, and lazy puppy.

In the 4 days we have got to spend with him he loved to take a toy in particular the fox and moved his head back and forth rapidly. He can be so lazy and cuddles. We would take him out to use the restroom and he would use it and walk a few steps and lay down. You have to pick him up to his legs to get him to follow you to the house. Also, right before getting sick he learned to go up a step!!!!

We are asking for help with with emergency room visit at the Animal Emergency Hospital. We were able to get a care credit card but that has been maxed out. He will need to contiune to be on many medications up to a month and is currently still in the E.R and is stable. Currently he has no fever and has not vomitted in 24 hours. We are still working on bowel movements and eating.

We maxed out all we could on the ER visit. My kids keep asking when he gets to come home. He has only been with us a short amont of time but he is already part of the family. We love our little guy so much.