Last night, after a nice long walk as the summer heat cooled off, my little Yorkie mix Barkley was attacked and thrown around bodily by the front left paw by a German shepherd. We snatched him up as quickly as we could - thank God the shepherd's owner managed to keep a tight hold of the leash, or else Barkley might not have survived. As it is, he made it out with a deep puncture wound on his right temple and a broken ulna in his left front leg, along with bite marks around that wrist.

We rushed him to the emergency vet clinic at about 9 at night for treatment, and while he received several antibiotics and wound cleaning, he will need surgery on his leg that we expect to cost about $10,000.

I am willing to pay whatever it takes to get Barkley back on his feet (literally)... but that amount will decimate my bank account, to the point where I will not be able to afford basic necessities for either Barkley or myself beyond this. I don't normally do things like this, but any amount to help ease the financial pressure would help tremendously.

Any money given towards our goal that exceeds the cost of the surgery will go towards feeding Barkley and making sure he is comfortable, well cared for, and avoids any lasting psychological trauma from the attack. No dog deserves this happening, but Barkley is too sweet to be put through any kind of pain, and it's breaking my heart seeing him all drugged up in a splint like this.

Thank you for reading this, and for considering donating to his surgery. Barkley and I are both deeply grateful for any and all help. God bless you.

This campaign is unpublished.