This Adorable Puppy Was Given Less Than A Year To Live Because Of A Heart Defect But It Looks Like There’s A Chance To Save Her Life
Pittston, Pennsylvania. Betty is one adorable Newfoundland puppy who has been named after the iconic Betty White herself.
Betty is just 9 weeks old and sadly, right after she was born, she was diagnosed with a heart defect that’s most likely fatal.
“At her initial diagnosis – the doctor said she would likely only live 6-8 months,” the family who rescued Betty wrote on a GoFundMe page.
“We were asked by a breeder friend of ours if we would take her in and give her all the love for the potentially short time she has.”
“Once we picked Betty up – we knew we had to make sure there was nothing we could do to save her. Turns out there just may be!”
After getting to meet with a cardiologist, who pointed out that Betty has 3 heart defects instead of 1, it looks like Betty’s life can be saved with a surgery.
This cardiologist is convinced that after Betty undergoes this surgery, she’ll go on to live a normal and happy life.
Betty’s surgery has been booked for May 5th, which is quickly coming up, and the surgery to save her life will cost approximately $6,000.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Betty
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The family who took in Betty runs a local pet resort and they have always been the ones to step in and rescue cats and dogs in need without asking for any money or help.
This time though, Betty’s bills are piling up and proving too difficult to take on just by themselves, which is why they made their GoFundMe page.
“Although we are not a nonprofit – we are passionate about rescue and have helped many dogs and cats throughout the years who were strays or needed to get healthy and find their forever homes,” Betty’s family said.
“We also help local rescues with fostering and our city with any lost or abused/neglected dogs when they need it.”
“We rarely ask for help with the medical bills since we truly like to do our part and give back – but in this case, it is just too much for us to handle alone.”
If you would like to help with Betty’s bills, you can do that here.
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