Noodle is a 1-year-old Maltese/Mini Australian Shepard Mix in Louisville, KY, who needs $2,000 for Potential Traumatic Brain Injury.

We got Noodle the day before Thanksgiving 2021. He was very shy at first but got his own personality after some time. When we got him he was only 5 pounds, but grew to be 7. He definitely is a little guy! His first birthday was in July 2022, and we celebrated with him by going to his favorite dog park.

Noodle is very friendly and playful. He loves meeting new people and dogs, the dog park, and going on walks. He’s a mama’s boy, he cuddles with me every night when we go to sleep. His favorite food is chicken, and he will beg for almost anything you’re eating. Noodle also loves adventure, and playing with toys with his dad.

Noodle has something to say, always. He is a very quick learner and is very smart, so he knows a whole bunch of different tricks. Anytime we leave the blinds open, Noodle loves to sunbathe on the floor. His favorite toy at the moment is a watermelon toy that’s probably 2 times his size, he drags it behind him and jumps all over on top of it.

Noodle suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing. I gave him CPR until his dad could get home to take us to the pet hospital. He was taken back immediately, in shock and completely limp and unable to move his limbs. After a while, he was stabilized but now we aren’t sure what’s wrong. He has to travel 2 hours to get to a neurologist to get his brain checked out.

Noodle means everything to me and my fiancé. He is like a kid to us. We are willing to spend anything to help him, but already living paycheck to paycheck as is; this is not a great time for us to take on $5000+ in medical bills.