California man Jason Garrett is willing to do anything to save his dog’s life. He is cashing out his 401K and digging deep into his life savings in order to pay for surgery his dog needs.
His dog is Lola, a 12-year-old miniature Schnauzer, who was diagnosed with mitral valve disease, Garrett explained in a recent YouTube video (you can watch the videos on the next page)
The disease — which is common in dogs — affects her lungs and heart, and a doctor gave her about eight to nine months to live.
Now, Lola isn’t just a mini-schnauzer—she’s my world. I adopted Lola at 8-weeks and, 12 years later, Lola has been right by my side every step of the way.
After Lola’s diagnosis, Garrett said he learned about a canine open-heart surgery procedure pioneered by Japanese doctor Masami Uechi. Because the surgery is so specialized and only Uechi and the few surgeons he’s trained to know how to do it, it’s expensive — $45,000, Garrett said in the video.
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