Royal is a 7-month-old Yorkshire terrier in Philadelphia , PA, who needs $2,920 for Liver shunt.

Royal came into my life in august 2022 as a birthday gift when he was 8 weeks old, and he is now around 7 months. He currently lives with me, and my other puppy Koda who is about 6 months old. When I received royal he was already given his name but I really liked the name for him so I decided not to change it. After having royal for two weeks I decided to get him his brother Koda for company

Royal is the star of the house hold! He is a very active puppy and likes to jump up and down and fight/play with Koda all day long. Typically, royal sleeps with me in the bed, his bed in my bedroom, or his bed in the living room. Royal spends his day playing on my balcony, fighting with Koda, jumping up on the couch, running back and fourth in the apartment, playing with his toys & me &my friends

Royal is the best at cuddling, if you’re sitting/ laying down royal will come up under you and lay on you. He also LOVES biting/licking ears I like to believe it’s his way of saying he loves you. He is the boss of all the toys, he loves to take all the toys and put them onto the couch because he knows Koda can not jump up on the couch and he’ll watch Koda try to jump up as he plays with the toys

Royal has a liver shunt problem & needs surgery in order to fix this. He currently is on medication to help control his symptoms of confusion, head nodding, seizures & vomiting. If he gets surgery it will fully fix his problem & he’ll no longer need medication and can continue to grow healthy. Surgery is pricey &as of now I’m deciding between 2 vets to perform it depending on who will be cheaper

I live alone and work as a cleaner, I’m unable to afford surgery and have been trying to save as much as I can. It would be great to get royal this surgery so we’ll never have to experience seizures again &actually see him live a normal life without medications and have fun