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Bentley is our baby sharpei. He's 7 months old. We got him from a
litter of 8 puppies last November. Unfortunately Bentley turned out
to be the unlucky one out of the litter and 3 weeks after we took him
home he began having fainting episodes. We took him to the vet where
they ran some tests and we found out that he had to undergo emergency
diaphragmatic hernia surgery. But after making it successfully out of
surgery, complications arose and the doctors weren't sure if he was
going to make it. We were heartbroken and we weren't ready to let him
go, especially after waiting so long to get him.
After being in the ICU for a week, and under constant care at
the hospital, Bentley pulled through :) He is a fighter! But due to
the surgery, he came down with pneumonia. We have been trying to
clear up his pneumonia for the past 5 months with very limited
success. To add insult to injury he also contracted cornea ulcers 2
days before Christmas. Bentley will most likely need entropion eye
surgery in the near future in addition to elongated palate surgery.
In regards to the pneumonia, the doctor believes that the reason
Bentley can’t seem to get rid of it is because he may have aspiration
pneumonia. This condition causes a dog's lungs to become inflamed due
to the inhalation of foreign matter, from vomiting, or from the
regurgitation of gastric acid contents. In order to really see what
is going on in his little body, more extensive tests will need to be
done, which means added expense.
Over the past 5 months we have been in and out of the vet's and
hospitals more times than my fingers and toes can count. We never
expected to be paying so many vet and hospital bills so soon after
bringing Bentley home. Even though we have pet insurance all of these
surgeries and tests are not covered, due to the fact that all of these
problems arose while we were waiting to have our insurance approved.
They now regard his conditions as pre-existing.
I know economic times are tough right now for everyone. Our
ultimate goal is to give Bentley a better life. He has had it rough
in his short life and he is only 7 months old. All of the issues he
has had thus far we would never have expected in such a young puppy.
He still has so much to live for and even when the outcome looked
grim he never gave up. We refuse to give up on him. We are not asking
for millions of dollars. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Every
little bit counts. Our goal is to reach $10k for the tests and future
surgeries Bentley will need but that insurance won’t cover. All funds
raised that are not used will be donated to the Shar Pei Rescue. We
will gladly pay it forward and donate the funds to them. Please help
us reach our goal! We welcome prayers and well wishes also.
Thank you everyone in advance.
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