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Kota

Well back from the specialist. Kotas surgery is probably gonna be 1800-3000 :( i cant believe this, here I am trying to recover from knee surgery and now have to find the funds for my precious angel to have knee surgery.. ughh

my baby needs help

Hi, My name is Rebecca Bickford, I am from Maine and I have a 7 yr old pit bull named dakota..She is my princess, my whole world. When i found out I couldnt have children I got her and she sure is my child, I never knew there could be such a bond between pet pet and owner, or may i say mother and daughter.Well,2 weeks ago my dog was doing her daily running in our back field (and boy can my girl run) well she hurt her left back leg, she was in severe pain and couldn't put any weight on it. I brought her to the vet and he said she tore a ligament in her knee, but due to her weight and the fact it wasn't popping that she shouldn't need surgery, and then he put her on anti-inflammatory meds. She started to get better but yesterday while outside her leg gave out on her and now she is in severe pain and once again not allowing any weight on it, and when it moves it makes a popping sound. She is crying, yelping, and cant walk on her own.Being scared, again I went to the vet today and he said she will need a anterior cruciate ligament surgery which will be between 1500-3000.00 (and I am looking around at different vets that may be on the lowers 1500 side!) I am so scared because seeing her in pain is killing me, she is my whole world, but do to a knee injury myself (actually the same EXACT injury) So i also know her pain and torn meniscus's sure do hurt, I am in a brace now, so we look like quite the pair!I The thing is I have little income and my fiance is primarily unemployed. I just cant bare seeing her in pain and not being able to help her. She will not let me leave her side, and while yelping looks at me the whole time like "help me mommy" and i feel like a failure of a mother, so I have decided to start looking for help.Many organizations have said they cannot help because it is not life threatening, but seeing and hearing her in such pain is killing me. My world is in pain and not being able to fix it hurts so bad. If anyone can make ANY donation, I would be forever grateful. Her site is

http://dakota2010.chipin.com/my-dog-dakotas-knee-surgery