max is a 10 year old Maltese in anaheim, CA, who needs $6,000 for MRI and Liver Ultrasounds with Additional Testing.

My mom had gotten me max as a gift for my 14th birthday. i was so happy i cried. He was 8 weeks old when we got him and he could fit in the palm of my hand. My dad became disabled a few years ago so i moved in with him to become his full time care giver and support his needs and rent. Im a student/working as a server so its hard. But my dad and max love eachother so much, they are inseparable.

max’s condition is very hard to figure out. we have gone to multiple doctors and done multiple tests but we can’t figure it out. we did a heart ultrasound, blood work, x-rays, fecal check, almost everything except a MRI and a liver ultrasound. these 2 things we need to check but we don’t have the funds. we have already spent over $2500 and they couldn’t figure out anything with those tests.

when max isn’t going thru his episodes he’s the happiest dog, loves to play and wants u to chase him. when he goes through these episodes he becomes completely limp and pretty much paralyzed as seen in the video i uploaded. his tongue turns blue and he stays limp for a few minutes to over an hour, and then he comes out of it like it never happened. but these episodes have become more frequent.

i’m trying to help support my disabled dad and keep a roof over our head. i’m 23 and trying to do school/work things have been getting so expensive no matter how much i work it’s not enough.and after paying all these tests for max it’s been hard. but he means the world to us