Ten years ago, my wife and I adopted Oscar as a tiny Shih Poo puppy, and he quickly became the heart of our family alongside his three brothers. Oscar has always been our curious, nurturing boy who loves car rides and bringing joy to everyone he meets – especially his grandparents, who would light up watching him get the "zoomies" during visits.

Recently, Oscar was diagnosed with a severe perianal hernia, a life-threatening condition that's making it nearly impossible for him to defecate without excruciating pain. Right now, I'm giving him strong laxatives three times daily to keep his stool soft and prevent the hernia from rupturing. I massage him regularly to help him go to the bathroom, and we've already had to have him manually cleaned out twice when the pain became unbearable.

Oscar needs emergency surgical repair immediately—there's no other treatment option. The estimated cost is $5,000, which is beyond our current financial means. Without this surgery, Oscar will continue suffering excruciating pain with every bowel movement, and the hernia could rupture, potentially causing fatal complications.

Our fur children mean everything to us, and watching Oscar suffer daily is heartbreaking. Any help toward his surgery would mean the world to our family.