Rosie is a 2 Year Old Mix-Breed in Dearborn, MI, Who Needs $2,000 for Blood Transfusions.

Rosie is a rescue dog we adopted from Rebel Dogs Detroit and she has been with us since she was a pup. We adopted her on January 15, 2024 (my daughter Isabelle’s birthday) and in her very short life our sweet Rosie has been through so much. Rosie is a Pitbull Terrier, Bulldog, Shar Pei mix and is the sweetest girl.

Just before her first birthday, Rosie was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Masticatory Myositis. This is a disease where her body attacks its own muscles in the mouth and the face. She began the treatment of high dose steroids to combat the disease. A month ago she was diagnosed with Cushing's Disease caused by the steroid. Wednesday Rosie went into the emergency vet for bleeding.

We like to tease that she is an “emotional support dog” for our true emotional support veterans assist dog, Hoyt. Hoyt and Rosie are so wonderful together and she has been such a special addition to our family. With this new potential diagnosis of Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia and her platelets being at zero on Wednesday...we were devastated and at a loss as to how we could not help her.

With our Veteran's Assist Dog Hoyt injured in April and having to have a herniated disc repaired in one area and a second site that was hemorrhaging, we have still not financially recovered. Add in my brother-in-law's recent open heart surgery, we are overwhelmed.