Rico is a 11-year-old Chihauha in Wichita, KS, who needs $185 for Heart murmur consultation/treatment, ocular test for cataracts.

I rescued my little Rico November 2021 from a person in Texas. He was taken away from his owner who was kicking him in the head and throwing him. I wanted to give him the best remainder of his life. When I got him he also had fleas, never had shots, no dental work and his nails had never been trimmed. He was underweight at 7 pounds, not affectionate, and walked with his tail tucked under.

Forward 3 months....Rico has gained two pounds, vaccinated, nails trimmed, enjoys the company of my two other dogs, loves his sweater on, and now will whine for me to pick him up and snuggle...even sleeps in my bed now. He used to like being in the kennel but now wants to be out freely in the house so he can be comfortable where he chooses.

The change in 3 months makes my heart melt. He knows my scent and my voice and now wags his tail when I’m around. The mere desire to snuggle and cuddle brings the most joy to me as I know that HE knows he is now safe. His tail is no longer tucked under. Even though he is part blind and deaf from the abuse, his progress has made me the happiest person ever.

Due to little to no medical care his entire life, he has a cough as a result of a heart murmur, he has cataracts that may be improved, and all his teeth will need pulled (what’s left of them) once the heart murmur is under control. This first request is to do an ecg if his heart and a 3d X-ray to see what steps are next for his heart murmur. The teeth will occur when this is fixed

Due to a fixed income, single, and just spent an enormous amount for medical work on one of my other dogs (teeth and bladder cysts removed), I am hoping for some assistance to get my boy as healthy as possible. No one knew the extent of his medical issues prior to this.