Paloma is a 5-year-old Poodle in Harvey, IL, who needs $2,000 for Mandibulectomy.

Paloma came into our life's 5 years ago. our neighbor's dog got pregnant and had puppies. she is the only family dog of the household. we named her Paloma because Paloma in English means Dove. Due to her white coat, we believed was a perfect match. she is soo spoiled with toys, and a closet of clothing!

Paloma has her own "apartment" she has access to the entire basement, where she sleeps, plays, etc. she loves to go for walks but somehow is scared of the harness.. we all say that all she needs is to speak because she is so intelligent. she is also bilingual! she understand commands in spanish and english. she does not like nor care for any water activities.

Paloma is so spoiled that she gets her ice cream in the summer and frozen fruit to cool down. she also loves the snow. which is funny because she blends in and all you see are the 3 dots; her nose, and 2 eyeballs. LOL . she loves to be carried. she loves to cuddle. she loves to play with her toys fetch and tug a war.

Paloma has a benign mass rapidly growing from her front bottom jaw. The veterinary dental specialist informed us that she needs a mandibulectomy. The only way to save her life is by performing the surgery to which also implies removing part of her bottom jaw bone. There's no way to know how it initiated, we were told by our general practitioner that its sometimes due to cell mutations.

This was an unexpected urgent expense that we are not financially prepared for. She is our life and our family bond, our companion. She is to young to be going through this, but with this surgery she is expected to live a healthy life.