Jimi is a 7.5-year-old Mixed Breed Dog in Hollywood, FL, who needs $1,500 for Biopsy.

Me and my husband adopted Jimi and his sister Janice when they were 6 weeks old from a shelter. they were the cutest pair from the same litter, we knew they were coming home with us. Jimi and Janice were named after Hendrix and Joplin, in the hope of them getting to be 27 just like the originals. Jimi grew up with his 2 cat sisters and 2 new babies that he helped raise in the past 7.5 years.

Jimi is a very active dog, we had him since he was tiny, so he grew to fear and respect his cat sisters. The fact that he was adopted with his sister gave him a lot of confidence and plenty of playtime. He is an older brother for 2 kids that he helped raise. My 4 yo son still calls him his best friend to this day. He is gentle and protective and just the best dog I ever had.

Jimi is the perfect dog for our family, he us full of energy, which means he is always up for playing, he loves chasing after the water from the hose, cuddling with his stuffed animal toys (when he doesn't eat them). He is best friends with my son and his canine sister. Jimi is very smart, and will pick up any command that we teach him really fast and he loves getting his treats.

Jimi's back left leg is swollen & in pain, Dr. stone of Pasadena Lake suspected an infection (it was swollen &hot), antibiotics & pain meds were prescribed. It did not improve after 10 days, went back, got more antibiotics & pain meds, did x-rays, no bone damage, referred us to a specialist @VCA who also didn't find anything after more x-rays, suggested a biopsy. Tried a 3rd vet for their opinion.

We have one source of income, no emergency funds, already spent well over $1000, and we cannot afford the $2100-$2600 biopsy charges, if diagnosed w cancer, we are scared of the options available to us. Jimi is our 2 children's brother, just like all our pets, we need this.