Leila is a 14 year old Cardigan Welsh Corgi in Palo Alto, CA, who needs $2,000 for Hospital Stay for Diagnosis.

We fell in love with cardigan welsh corgi since the fateful day in 1998 when I found a "Cardi pups available" in the Boston Globe. Rissa was the best first dog anyone could have. Since then, we have gotten eight pups. While we love all dogs, cardis personalities just fit with our lifestyles well. Leila came to us in 2010. She's the smallest of her litter of 9 but she has lots of charm and energy.

Leila is just one month shy of being 14 years old. Early this year her blood work showed that she is developing kidney issues. We put her on medication and special diet. 3 - 4 days ago, her situation dramatically got worse as she refused to eat. Her bloodwork today showed very high kidney and live values and she's staying at the hospital so they can lower the numbers and do more tests.

While one of the smallest cardigan welsh corgi we have ever seen, at only 21 to 23 pounds, she has a lot of energy and personality. She's not afraid of anything and she loves her family. When she was a young pup, one time when the meter person came in, she and her big sisters barked at him, with Leila doing her best while backing up even though she was / is a tiny thing. She loves to take charge.

I lost my job for six months and living off my IRA even though we cannot retire yet. Fortunately, I just got a job and will be starting next week but there are lots of bills to catch up. We are max'ing out on most credit cards, and just the diagnosis will stretch us further.