fuckyeahbostonterriers:

Leela is thankful to everyone who has donated thus far towards her surgery!

If anyone would like to “Like” her Facebook page to spread the word, we would be so appreciative!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Leelas-Knees/197341220343387

http://littleleelasknees.chipin.com/little-leelas-knees

fuckyeahbostonterriers:

Submitting this for a Boston Terrier in need. Any help would be wonderful!

“As all of you know, I’m obsessed with my Boston Leela. Something so tiny is FULL of energy and love and it pains me to even think about the pain she’s experiencing right now and how she is unable to express her distress.

On a routine visit to the vet I found out both her knees have a condition called Patellar Luxation. Her knee cap slips out of the joint causing a painful popping sensation and she is forced to favour the other leg, which also has the same problem. I called several pet insurance companies inquiring about this medical problem and they don’t cover it since it’s a common problem in small dogs, especially Boston Terriers. My vet quoted me $1500 to have a surgeon come in from Milton, ON to perform the surgery and claimed that the surgeon would perform the surgery on both knees for a combined cost of $1700. As a student who is already in debt from my post-secondary education I’m left with the decision to post-pone the surgery until I can find the funds to pay for Leela’s surgery. This could develop the Patellar Luxation into full blown arthritis and leave Leela unable to walk later in life and that thought alone is devastating.

I set up this ChipIn page in hopes of my friends, family and dog lovers/enthusiasts to “chip in” whatever they can to help me accelerate raising the funds for Leela.”

http://leelatheboston.tumblr.com/

Chip in here! —-> http://littleleelasknees.chipin.com/little-leelas-knees

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Leelas-Knees/197341220343387

As all of you know, I’m obsessed with my Boston Leela. Something so tiny is FULL of energy and love and it pains me to even think about the pain she’s experiencing right now and how she is unable to express her distress.
On a routine visit to the vet I found out both her knees have a condition called Patellar Luxation. Her knee cap slips out of the joint causing a painful popping sensation and she is forced to favour the other leg, which also has the same problem. I called several pet insurance companies inquiring about this medical problem and they don’t cover it since it’s a common problem in small dogs, especially Boston Terriers. My vet quoted me $1500 to have a surgeon come in from Milton, ON to perform the surgery and claimed that the surgeon would perform the surgery on both knees for a combined cost of $1700. As a student who is already in debt from my post-secondary education I’m left with the decision to post-pone the surgery until I can find the funds to pay for Leela’s surgery. This could develop the Patellar Luxation into full blown arthritis and leave Leela unable to walk later in life and that thought alone is devastating.
I set up this ChipIn page in hopes of my friends, family and dog lovers/enthusiasts to “chip in” whatever they can to help me accelerate raising the funds for Leela.

http://littleleelasknees.chipin.com/little-leelas-knees

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Leelas-Knees/197341220343387

Please vote for Leela so she can be Fido’s new spokesdog!

http://www.fidocastingcall.ca/dogs/118

Every vote accrues a $1 donation from Fido towards Dog Guides Canada!!
Thank you :)

Leela is happy (here she is grumpy) and healthy!

fuckyeahbostonterriers:

Leela being a complete and utter ham for the camera

Leela, 5 months

Those bulbous eyes will get her out of any sticky situation she is the root of.

Leela is getting big :’)

Post Boston T Party (Taken with instagram)

Leela had SO much fun meeting the other two Bostons that showed up. I’m assuming everyone was on vacation, but that just means more fun for the next one in the fall :)

Everyone was commenting on how small she was, she’ll always be the runt!

Leela’s previous frantic visit to Dr. Kirby proved my suspicions right because she has Demodectic mange (it DOES look like microscopic alligators). She’s taking daily doses of liquid Ivermectin for 45 days and I’m hoping that her little bald spot will see it’s last day as her immune system grows stronger. Poor baby.