Luca is a 9 year old American Pit Bull Terrier in Fort wayne, IN, who needs $6,500 for TPLO Surgery.

I found a breeder out of Arkansas on Facebook and researched him before reaching out to him about getting a puppy from him. I got my little guy on Mother's Day a few months later. I have had Luca ever since he was 10 weeks old. His full name is Heinz Luca - total Steelers fan here. He is 9 years old now. We currently live in a house in Fort Wayne, IN with a frenchie and 2 indoor cats

On May 18 when I returned home from vacation he was his normal super excited self, jumping and running around grabbing toys excited to see me. I believe this is when he injured himself. He started limping and wouldn't put weight on his leg. The vet said he tore his ACL in his right rear leg. I took him to Aboite Animal Clinic in Ft. Wayne.

Luca is very much a talker, when he first meets you or if he thinks you are in any way talking about a walk lol. I have 3 grandbabies and he has loved every one of them, he's the perfect baby sitter when they're first learning to sit. He wraps himself around them and supports them. He's mostly a cuddly, lazy guy content to take naps except for his daily walks which he loves and looks forward to

I lost my job of 23 years recently and had to file bankruptcy. I have started working somewhere else but it's substantially less money. I miss having my walking buddy with me. Every time I see him trying to climb stairs or sit down my heart aches