Scotch is a 0.4-year-old Golden Retriever in ANCHORAGE, AK, who needs $1,325 for Hospital stay until cardiologist can evaluate him, cardiologist specific appointment cost, and possible cardiac surgery..

This little boy came into our snowy Alaska home unexpectedly in less than a day, due to a family emergency in the original home. We rearranged our life, and went and brought him home 16 hours later. My partner and I played with multiple names, but eventually ended on Scotch, his 7 year old brother in our home is named Butter, so we just thought fit that we had a Butter/Scotch duo.

Scotch has been a funny floppy little addition to our one dog family. Butter, our 7yo golden, quickly learned that Scotches favorite place to be is snuggled up as close as glue to any part of him. He has put Butter on a diet by trying to consume his old man food without breathing in 0.7 seconds. His 23lb self somehow has become boss of 70lb brother.

Scotch loves to greet my partner and/or I with our lovely 12hr worn socks. I have no idea how he finds these socks, I believe he is breeding them somewhere. I truly believe that he feels like he has given me the world when he drops that stinky sock in my hand, whole body wiggling with pride, accepting his praise.

After at 3mo old Scotch started getting exercise intollerant and very short of breath. We learned that he has a heart murmur that has thrown him into heart failure. We live in Alaska, the one pet cardiologist, Dr Webber, is not in state, and we had to wait 25 days to see her. Scotch got on 2 heart medications until Webber can see him.

Scotch was unable to stand/breath last night, a day before his cardiology apt. He is currently in the ER in an oxygen tank waiting for his cardiology apt. His 12hr estimate was $1200 on low end. We owe it to him to at least make it to see if his heart failure is surgical.