Penny is a 7 year old Catahoula Cur in Bethany, OK, who needs $2,000 for TPLO Surgery.

This is Penny. She and her brother, Apollo, are a mix Catahoula Hound. We have had them both since they were weaned. They belong to my daughter and son and they are 7 years old. They have a big backyard and Penny is very active and athletic. She has been struggling for over a year now. We had a difficult time diagnosing her. She is greatly loved. This has been going on for about 18 months.

She started having a slight limp. We visited our vet who thought it might be her CCL or maybe a disc in her back. She had x-rays done. The vet felt like it would heal on its own. But it has gotten to the point where she will hardly put her leg on the floor. A new set of x-rays show arthritic changes and she is in pain all the time now. She has difficulty getting getting up from a sitting position.

We have had her since she was weaned. My daughter loves her so much. Her and Apollo have never spent a day apart. It breaks our hearts to see her in such pain now. She has always been such an active dog and loves chasing balls. But now she can barely get up. The vet thought over time mother nature would heal her leg. But it has only gotten worse and now she is arthritic. The TPLO surgery is $4K.

I had to take early retirement due to medical reasons. I am disabled. In the past 6 months I have had two surgeries and a car accident. I care for my 100 year old mother in my home and I have two children that live here also. I just don't have the money for a $4K surgery.