Shadow is a 3-year-old Chihuahua Mix in Choctaw, OK, who needs $2,000 for TPLO Surgery.

Hi, my name is Shadow, I’m a 4 year old Chihuahua mix. My family rescued me from a local rescue group when I was 6 wks old. I was the last of my brothers and sisters. I was heartbroken and scared until my new family came along. It was love at first site. They say I looked like a little teddy bear. I now have 2 human siblings a boy and a girl who I love dearly and they love me so good.

My favorite things to do are taking car rides , cuddling, & playing fetch. I love to explore and protecting my family. My best buds are my two fur brothers & my human boy 10 and girl 6 . I recently lost by bestie Bandit , 12 to heart failure . My other bestie Cooper is 15 and a 3 yr diabetic. So it’s hard for him to keep up these days. But my mom tries so hard and takes good care of us.

Shadow is so very special to our family. We adopted him shortly after we lost my father in law. He brought our 2 older dogs as well as us a great amount of joy in a hard time. Recently we lost my
mother , & 3 months later our chihuahua of 12 years both to heart failure. Even through it all Shadow continues to bring a smile to our face. You can’t help but fall in love with his.

Unfortunately, recently Shadow had an accident playing tearing his ACL. Between genetics and the accent. What we thought was a sprain and that time would heal , X-rays show very different. Shadow will require surgery and sooner the better to prevent further damage and loss of use of the leg completely. Our vet wants to do what’s best for shadow these are his recommendations.

Life has hit hard. Between the unexpected finances of loss of my mom, having to put down our sweet boy & taking care of a diabetic. I am stretched as far as I can go. I do not want my kids or our family to loose another part of our family because we are heart broken enough.