Lionel is a 10 year old Mix-Breed in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, who needs $13,710 for Abdominal Laparotomy and Gastropexy.

I found Lionel at Clark County HS in 2016. He was 3 months old, rescued from an Amish farm puppy mill. He was the only one from his litter that was left alive that CCHS was able to rescue. I knew that it was fate and I was meant to rescue him. He has been with me through the toughest times in my 20’s and he has so much more life to live and love to give.

He experienced GDV and bloat, critical life threatening conditions. We are so thankful for VEG ER in Madison for saving his life. Prior he had stayed at a kennel for 3 nights and I was not notified he had not been eating, given his comfort blanket, or enough potty breaks during his stay. The combination of their neglect and eating a meal upon returning home caused his stomach to twist 360 degrees.

He is an extremely special creature! So gentle and kind. He speaks to me in “woo’s” and is a great listener by giving head tilts like he knows everything I say. He has that husky sass and is bossy, but in a silly way. His favorite way to lay down is in a sploot or being my little spoon as we cuddle. Imagine a deer in a dog’s body, that is my sweet guy, truly one of a kind with unique quirks.

This was an unexpected surprise to return home from vacation to have to go to the ER roughly 2 hours being home. The options presented to me was surgery or euthanasia, after being neglected by the kennel he was at, I had to do everything I could to save him.