Maggie is a 13-year-old Mixed Pit/Boxer in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for Diagnosis and Treatment.

Maggie came to me by way of a family friend. She was too much energy for a little boy so she was give to my husband's daughter. As it turned out, she was not loving enough for her so "I" kept her for my daughter and eventually ended up with me. I had bonded to Maggie, and Maggie to me. I didn't expect cuddles much. I JUST LOVED HER THE WAY SHE WAS. She stayed by my side.

If I slept in the bed, on the couch, or in a chair, she was there. If I was sick, she didn't leave. If I slept all day, she would be there, waiting on food and going without sometimes because I was too weak to get up. But she stayed. She didn't whine or bark. She simply stayed. If she was sick, I stayed with her. Simple friendship and love.

Maggie just melts my heart. She signs just like me. I catch her all the time or so I did. I sing "You are my sunshine my only sunshine" to her and call her my baby girl because she is my heart.

Maggie developed parvo no long after I got her. She stayed in the hospital for that and recovered well. She is spayed and had no puppies now she is sick. She is not eating much if at all. Lost a lot of weight. This has been rapid. She always been relatively healthy all her life. Until now. NOW , I'm worried.

When I got Maggie, I had a job. My husband had a job. Now we are living on disability and I have to have a transplant soon. So my income is not where I would like. But life has a way of working out like this. I simply can't afford a large vet bill. She is my heart.