Otis is a 1-year-old Lab Mix in Los Angeles, CA, who needs $2,000 for Left Total Hip Replacement.

Otis came into my life by accident. I was walking through the animal shelter trying to find a small to medium sized dog that would steal my heart, but left with a large lab mix with due eyes. I agreed to foster him at first, but quickly fell in love with his sweet demeanor. The shelter told me he was hit by a car and abandoned by his previous owner twice. I adopted him after 2 weeks.

Otis lives in a 1-bedroom apartment with his mom. He loves to lounge on the softest surfaces, so the bean bag is his favorite place to hang out. He usually leaves a trail of toys around the bean bag, his favorite being his balls. He loves his squeaky balls more than anything, but he does love to play tug of war with his mom, too. However, his favorite place to be is right near his mom at all times

Otis loves love. He's the first one to greet you and loves to give kisses to all dogs. Otis' special talent is that he can fit 3 tennis balls in his mouth! He started off with 1 and slowly worked his way up. His other special talent is his ability to be loved by all. Seriously, everyone who has met him tells him how sweet and cute he is, he gets a lot of compliments on his floppy ears & large paws

Otis has severe bilateral hip dysplasia that is causing him active & chronic pain, and reduced mobility. Otis will need to be treated as soon as possible by Orthopedic Surgeon, Laurent Guiot at ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospitals - Los Angeles. There is an urgency to this situation as the pain is causing Otis to walk on his tippy toes, which could cause permanent damage to his leg if left untreated.

This is an unexpected and extremely expensive expense that I do not have the money for. I am on a fixed income and have a surmounting student loan debt. I do not have savings and live check by check. This is an expense that I neither can save for nor work more hours for.