Nova is a 5 Month Old Labrador Retriever in Cumming, GA, Who Needs $605 for Fluids, Prescription Food, and Probiotics.

Nova came from a service dog breeder and trainer in Mississippi! She will be trained as my personal cardiac and mobility support dog! She lives with me and my fiancé in Cumming, Georgia where she is loved, adored, and cherished by both of us full time! Her AKC name is Black Velvet Supernova, and she lives up to the meaning of it: she’s bright, beautiful, inspiring, and chaotic!

Nova is in the thick of teething, and this girl goes big or goes home. She lost almost 7 teeth in a week, swallow most of them and the blood. Because of this, she developed gastroenteritis and needed treatment for dehydration (due to diarrhea) and extended treatment with prescription food and probiotics. Her breeder also suggested changing her main food to help support a healthier gut biome.

Nova is a blessing I never thought I would have. I fought for my Ehlers Danlos Syndrome diagnosis for most of my adult life. Another service dog was crucial to being diagnosed and helped me see the independence and support I could achieve with my own service dog. I waited in Nova for 18 months before she was born and bringing her home. She means the world to me and I would do anything for her!

My fiancé and I have taken multiple financial hits. We planned for Nova. But not my car breaking down and needing to replace it, or my fiancé’s needing to quit his job to finish school, or my dad losing his job and not being able to help support our wedding…all at once