Knee surgery for Ava

My husband and I adopted Ava 3 years ago in 2016, from the SPCA in Wellington when she was 4 months old. We knew from the moment we saw her she was a sweetheart ❤ and we take her everywhere with us, hung her obedience certificates on the fridge and treat her as if she were our child (our spoiled furbaby).

At a year old Ava showed her first signs of knee trouble when her right hind knee cap dislocated. After 6 weeks of limited exercise and rest (vets advised care and medication) she managed to get around allbeit with a bit of a limp after too much exercise but as she was so young we were optimistic she had healed. September 2018 Ava stopped walking on the opposite left hind leg, after 8 weeks resting (vets advised care with medication) it didnt come right and in November Ava was seen by a specialist and had surgery for a torn cruciate ligament. A plate and 6 screws put in her knee followed by 8 weeks intensive recovery crate rest (cost of cruciate ligament TPLO repair $3800 + specialist consultation $155 + post surgery 8 week xray $180). At this time her surgeon told us her right kneecap (the one she had problems with at a year old) was sitting half out of the joint and would need surgery to stop her getting arthritis and being in more pain as she ages. We need help paying for Ava's second knee surgery (vet estimates this at $3500-4000)so she wont be in pain for the rest of her life (hopefully a long while yet as she is only 3yo).

It breaks my heart seeing her limping and struggling to sit properly and we are hoping to raise the funds to get her knee fixed before winter when the cold will only add to her discomfort.

Thanks for reading, and anything given towards Ava's surgery care would be much appreciated.

Ava's mum Talia🐾🐾