Kadja is a 13-year-old Siberian Husky in Desert Hot Springs, CA, who needs $1,500 for Surgical Removal of Cancerous Epulis Tumor and Laser to Prevent Regrowth.

Kadja is a Siberian Husky trained first as a show dog and then as a service dog. In between she had 5 puppies: Bani, Breeze, Koda, Sierra, Tasha. Her name is a type of wind in Estonia. Kadja’s AKC name is Winds of Change and her mantra is: Sometimes in the winds of change … you find your true destiny. Kadja won 12 championships.

Kadja, now age 13, is my service dog. She came to live with me in early 2015 when she was 6 years old We live alone with frequent visits from the 3 grandsons. The youngest Hunterjust adores her and tells everyone her story. She goes everywhere with me: errands; symposiums; USC; medical centers; train rides; ocean and mountains; even the Consumer Electronics Show where she sat in a drone.

Kadja is a very special girl: a show girl; a service girl; a security girl; and a mother of five. Whenever we are out in public people flock to her not only for her demeanor but also her beauty. Every trip to Costco produces at least 2-3 dozen people wanting to meet her. They want to meet her, pet her, take her photo, and learn more about her. She protects me as well as helps me. She is my friend,

My service dog Kadja needs surgery immediately in order to remove a cancerous Epulis tumor on her upper left gum. The fee for everything: diagnostics, Pre-op; surgery & anesthesia, and Post-op follow up to ensure the tumor does not grow back is $2,542 with $500; $300, $265, $200 already pledged/paid. There is no metastasis in her body. So we all are giving her an extra 2+ years.

I am age 73 and disabled (no large intestine and rectum) receiving SSA and SSI since 2011, now $1,060 monthly, my only income. Kadja receives $50 monthly as a service animal from California. Kadja means the world to me: she protects me, she helps me. She is my best friend.