Matilda is a 3-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux in Fort Scott, KS, who needs $3,065 for surgery to fix her CCL tear (like a human ACL tear).

I drove 8 hours one way to rescue this poor pup when she was 8 weeks old. She was born with a cleft lip, palate and gum. The breeder didn't want her associated with the rest of the litter due to bad publicity for lack of a better term. After I got her home, we went through 5 surgeries to correct the congenital deformities and her palate and gum were corrected - the lip was stubborn and she kept popping the stitches. Since it was just for looks, I decided to stop the surgeries and her nickname is "Snaggletooth". *laughing*
She was also born with a corkscrew tail and we had to have it amputated when she was around a year old due to it causing pain when she'd squat to go potty.
She's now facing surgery on her nose, as the cleft lip is collapsing the structure of her nostrils and will eventually block her airway - that's scheduled for March 2and.
She had a torn CCL and I drove 4 1/2 hours one way and spent all of my savings to have it repaired via TPLO.
What I'm needing financial assistance with is another TPLO on the other hand leg.
All of these surgeries have pretty much wiped me out and I hate seeing her in pain - it breaks my heart....