Zeppelin is a 12-year-old Pitbull in Wallingford, CT, who needs $2,000 for Tetraparesis.

Zeppelin was adopted from a rescue group and then fostered for adoption. I adopted Zeppelin on Father’s Day two months after my dad tragically passed away. Zeppelin was everything I needed in such a difficult time in my life. I saved him and he ultimately saved me. Zeppelin has become the emotional support dog to me and is my bestfriend. I like to believe he was gift from my dad.

Zeppelin is a lover, a cuddler, a piggy, and loves to sleep and snore. Zeppy loves his squeaker toys, begs for food, eats rabbit poop, and insists on following me everywhere I go even if that means the bathroom. He is a very needy pup.

Zeppelin’s favorite thing to do around dinner time is to pick up his bowl and bring it to another location in the house. He’ll drop it and all the kibble spills everywhere which allows him to eat the trail it leaves behind. He also cannot go to sleep without being covered entirely by a blanket or will cry. If he gets uncovered in the middle of the night he’ll cry and wake you up to cover him.

Zeppelin starting using the bathroom uncontrollably in the house multiple times a day everyday. He slowly started losing function and motor skills on his right side. I brought him to the vet and they gave him steroids and took X-rays. Over the next 3 days he was brought back for steroids and antibiotics but his condition only worsened until he was completely unable to walk.

Zep was brought to the ER & they took an MRI and found that his C4 and C5 discs were severely herniated which caused the loss of mobility. The only way for Zepp to restore mobility and his motor skills was to receiver emergency surgery which would cost $5600