Help get Tui back on her feet 🐾

If you know us (Nikki and Sam), then chances are you know our awesome dog Tui, a six-year-old love bully Staffy-X. We adopted her from the pound in 2018 just after we moved to Whanganui.

Unfortunately, Tui's incredible lust for life has now gotten the better of her. We've been advised by our vet that she has a ruptured cruciate ligament in her back leg. She cannot bear any weight on this leg and is on strict crate rest, only allowed out to eat and do her business. As you can imagine, this situation has been distressing for all of us.

For Tui to have the best possible quality of life, her injury requires surgery and a lengthy recovery period. She'll be spending at least another 6+ weeks in the crate and then a rehabilitation journey. We've also been informed there's a greater than 50% chance she will require this surgery again in future for her other back leg.

To proceed with the surgery, we must pay an initial deposit of $1500, which by itself is a huge stretch for us at the moment. Especially as we are both self-employed and recently depleted our savings by funding an urgent trip to the UK to see family.

Once the deposit is paid, our vets are good sorts and can offer us an extended payment plan from there, but this still leaves us in a precarious position. That's why we're asking for help.

We're deeply appreciative that everyone is struggling at the moment in various ways. Thank you so much for even considering a donation! Let us know if you'd like to donate to us directly.