Ruby is a 7-year-old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier in Surrey, BC, who needs $2,000 for Percutaneous Transvenous Coil Embolism.

Ruby has had our hearts for 7 years. When we found out she had been born on my beloved Grandma’s birthday I knew she was meant to be ours. She came to us at 8 weeks old and has made our lives better every day since.

Ruby’s favourite person in the world is her Grandma Betty who in Ruby’s opinion lives too far away (about 10 blocks). She does enjoy living with her 3 human brothers, mom (me) and dad. She has the bestest neighbours who up until she got sick supplied her with the most delicious wild salmon treats. Her best buddy Baxter, a Boxer/Lab cross conveniently lives right next door.

Ruby loves stuffies. She has a collection. Her favourites are from IKEA. They are just the right plumpness and softness. Piggy, Puppy 1, Puppy 2, Bunny, Donkey and Panda all take turns bring her bedtime companion. She chooses one, brings it to bed and proceeds to suck on it while she soothes herself to sleep.

Ruby has a rare liver defect called an Intrahepatic Portalsystemic Shunt (IHPSS). Unbeknownst to us she was born with it. It was diagnosed after 4 weeks of investigation which included 2 stays in 2 different hospitals, many blood/urine tests, ultrasounds, X-rays, and a CT scan.

We have used our emergency fund to pay the $15,000 CND vet bills which were necessary to treat her immediate needs as well as to get to the point where we now have a diagnosis and plan for treatment. The treatment is surgery which will cost approximately 20,000 CND.