Lily is a 14-year-old Chihuahua in Maryville, TN, who needs $1,250 for treatment of pneumonia and fluid in her lungs.

Lily was a birthday gift from my husband who has since passed away. I have had her since she was 6 weeks old. She I had been my support animal for the past 9 years. We spend 24/7 together. This is the first time I have had to leave her in a hospital. Lily’s nickname is Bean. When she was a puppy she had to jump through the grass by jumping.

Lily and I have always shared my bed. She has to be touching me when she goes to sleep. She loves going on walks and even swimming in the lake. She loves fishing and gets so excited when I catch a fish. She loves other dogs and we lost our other fur babyJoJo at age 16 just last year. Lily has really missed him.

I am living alone since my husband passed away a year and a half ago. I am on disability due to my lupus and back problems. It would mean the world to me to have Lily healthy again so we can go on our walks and go for car rides. She’s all I have and I cannot lose her.

Lily has pneumonia and fluid in her lungs but I was told she will recover with treatment. She is in the University of Tennessee veterinarian hospital. They are keeping her overnight on oxygen because she was not breathing very well. They are in the process of doing bloodwork and x-rays to make sure that is the only complications that she has.

Lily is afraid of thunder or people that yell. She has been by my side through a lot of stressful times and can just look at me with those dark eyes and she makes my day better. She has been so healthy her whole life until now. I know she is scared of being in the hospital. I’m always with here. She is the sweetest little thing.