Tisen is a 4-year-old Boxer in Columbus, GA, who needs $2,000 for Autoimmune Disorder.

Tisen is a four year old boxer. We have had Tisen and his sister since they were 8 weeks old. He lives at home here with his sister, Maddie, and our 2 cats. We have a large backyard where they enjoy playing and sunbathing. Tisen has always been very healthy up until two weeks ago..

Tisen is a very happy dog. He loves to give everyone kisses, even strangers. He likes to snuggle with us on the couch and with his sister. He is always the first one to greet us at the door when we arrive home. Him and his sister really enjoy chasing our two cats around the house.

Tisen always has so much energy. When he is excited it is funny to watch his tail and butt shake. We call him floppy, because when he is running his ears and lips flop. He also likes to lay on his back and his lips fall to the sides. He really enjoys chasing shadows outside and a red laser pointer in the house.

We took Tisen to Auburn University Animal Hospital. Within 24 the doctors realized he was suffering from Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. During the DIC state his kidneys were injured. They ended up putting an NG tube in. He was in the hospital for 12 days. This might be Lupus or some sort of autoimmune disorder. He was sent home on 14 medications and will need many follow up appointments.

In December we had to spent all of our savings on our other dog. With this being a lifelong disease, not only did we have the massive vet bill, we will also have many follow up appointments and meds. Tisen means the world to us and we couldn’t imagine not having him here.