Mulberry is a 13-year-old Greyhound in Geneva, OH, who needs $108 for Chest X-Rays to Assess Heart Functioning.

Mulberry was born into the world of racing, but came to our Sanctuary at a young age, due to a defect in her spine which rendered her unable to control her bladder or bowels. She's had a number of health problems over the years, but has managed to thrive and is now over 13 years old. She's a bit unsteady on her legs and has developed intermittent swelling in her hind legs.

Mulberry is our longest resident at the Sanctuary and she's very much a part of our lives. Over the last 11 years, we've learned to handle her incontinence and Mulberry happily wears diapers. Her needs are many, but caring for her helps us to connect with her and helps us to be better humans. She's always been an atypical greyhound and we joke that she never read the "Greyhound Manual."

Being a true blue greyhound, Mulberry attracted much attention when she first arrived. We got many, many inquiries from people wanting to adopt her, but once they learned of her health issues and how much effort it would take to care for her, they never submitted an application. We knew that Mulberry was meant to stay with us and she makes us smile with her many expressions.

Mulberry has problems with her vision, kidneys, liver, heart and has chronic UTIs. As she ages, her heart and kidney functioning is declining. Frequent lab work and regular blood pressure checks are required and chest x-rays were needed to try to explain the swelling in her hind legs. New medications are helping. Dr. Tom Zulandt, owner of Madison Vet Hospital is treating her.

We are a non-profit animal sanctuary to depends on donations to pay for medical bills. We've already raised money to pay for Mulberry's lab tests, but need funds to pay for her chest x-rays. Mulberry has been with us for 11 years and we cannot ignore her needs now.