She Nearly Lost Her Sweet Dog In The Car Accident That Took Her Fiancé’s Life: Now Her Dog Needs A Life-Saving Kidney Surgery To Keep Her By Her Side For Many More Years To Come

Louisville, Kentucky. Alayna is a young woman living in Kentucky who has a 5-year-old dog named Mollie. Mollie isn’t just Alayna’s dog; Mollie is also Alayna’s very best friend.
Mollie is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and Alayna says that she is smart, sweet, and sassy. Mollie melts the hearts of everyone that she encounters, and Alayna couldn’t imagine her life without Mollie.
“My fiancé Jon and I adopted Mollie as a puppy and I’d never seen such joy in his eyes as when he first held her,” Alayna wrote on a GoFundMe page.
“When we lost Jon in a tragic car accident with our whole family involved, it was a miracle that she survived.”
“Jon’s memory lives on in Mollie and I cannot lose her too.”
“After the accident, Mollie and I worked hard to make new memories to try to accept the new shape of our family.”
“We love swimming during annual pup swims, summer boat rides, big hikes, treats & toys, and even had an East Coast summer adventure. There’s no doubt that Mollie has had a great life, but 5 years is not long enough- I desperately need your help.”
One week ago, Alayna noticed that Mollie was quite lethargic and not herself. She took her to a local ER, where Mollie was diagnosed as having a UTI.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Mollie
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From there, veterinarians found that Mollie had a mass in one of her kidneys, which they suspected was cancerous, and removing her entire kidney was the only way to save her life.
Alayna was told that it would be between $9,000 to $12,000 to pay for Mollie’s kidney removal surgery.
As if this wasn’t all shocking enough, Alayna was additionally informed that Mollie’s platelet level was “dangerously low” meaning Mollie could not go right in for her surgery.
Three days after receiving all of this awful news, Alayna chose to take Mollie to another vet for a second opinion, where she learned that hopefully, Mollie’s kidney cancer might not be that at all; it could be possible that Mollie has a kidney stone or some kind of obstruction instead.
“While this is potentially positive news, the unfortunate catch is that her platelet levels continue to dramatically drop and now she has a fever,” Alayna explained.
“The doctors are concerned she has immune mediated thrombocytopenia, where her own immune system attacks and destroys her platelets. They are working to correct this with immune-suppressing drugs, but she is requiring hospitalization and close monitoring.”
“The platelet treatment can take up to two weeks to take effect, and only THEN she can have an exploratory surgery to remove the obstruction or biopsy the mass.”
This vet who provided a second opinion told Alayna it would be around $5,000 to $6,000 to have her kidney removed, though Mollie will need to undergo an exploratory surgery before this is done.
On top of that, Mollie will need blood transfusions, medication, specialized care, and hospitalization as well.
Alayna has already shelled out $3,800 for Mollie to go to the ER three different times, and Mollie’s medical bills are continuing to add up.
“I want to do all I can to give Mollie the best chance at living until a ripe old age by my side,” Alayna said.
“I appreciate anything you can give to help my sweet baby girl. It means so much to me.”
If you would like to help Alayna with Mollie’s medical bills and surgery, you can do that here.
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