Rocky Needs Surgery

06/08/2026

Rocky’s leg is doing great.
He goes this week for his abdominal ultrasound to make sure he has no stones. In July he will get another Cushings test. I pray if he is early stages it’s enough on test to start him on meds . His last test showed he was right at the line to diagnose him with Cushings. His tummy is turned into a pot belly and he’s hungry all the time. I want my baby well . I love him so much.

05/09/2026

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Nancy’s world revolves around her beloved 8-year-old maltipoo,… Marianne Barnes needs your support for Help Nancy Save Rocky; Needs help paying high vet bills

05/09/2026

Rocky is doing good with his new leg but his little pot belly still hurts my heart. I pray we can get him on medication soon for this. He goes for another Cushings test at the end of the month. Please keep him in your prayers. If you are able to contribute to his GoFund we’d really appreciate it as this will be another $900 test unless she gives me the discount then it will still be another $500. We’ve got his balance down to around $3500 on Care Credit thanks to all that have given. He will be having some big bills coming in from his Internal specialist concerning this soon. We will keep you posted about his test results . And concerning his leg surgery we are praying he will be released by his surgeon at the end of this month too. Again thank you for caring about him with your prayers.

04/22/2026

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04/18/2026

Poor little Rocky’s tummy looks so big. I cry when he’s laying on his side cause it’s real big to me. I’ll be glad when 7 weeks are here and we go back to the Internal specialist. He had to go to his regular vet to have his gland expressed today. He never acts like he’s in pain it’s just he has a lot going on. Please pray for him. He’s the sweetest boy I’ve ever seen. He just wants everyone to love him. His tail never stops wagging. I wouldn’t trade him for a million dollars!

04/06/2026

Rocky saw knee surgeon today. His knee looks great. He didn’t hop in his office. The surgeon said it’s a 2% chance he tore his meniscus even though he had a tear at surgery and the surgeon fixed it. But as soon as he got home he started hopping at times. He has reached the halfway mark in his surgery. The dr was happy. If he starts hopping a lot they’ll do an ultrasound. He said since he’s only halfway he may have times it’s sore and may hop. He feels like if it’s a meniscus tear he’d be in lots of pain. I’m praying it’s not that or anything bad. I love this little boy. I’ve been real depressed over him hopping and not putting weight on his leg at times. He can’t keep going through pain and surgeries.

04/01/2026

I’m in tears. Dr Manson , Rocky’s Internist just called and his Cushing test is inconclusive. To have cushings Rocky’s cortisone level is 3 points away before he can take medication. So we have to do the Cushings test over in four months. I thought I’d get answers and he’d go on medication. She is not worried his organs would fail. She said we just have to keep monitoring to make sure he gets no bladder stones or tears the other ACL in the other leg. So he’s on meds to regulate the PH and I have to keep leash walking him which he hates. So we are still in the “don’t know” zone. The vet said we probably are just catching it in the early stages but she’s sure it’s Cushings. We go back in 2 months for an ultrasound to make sure he’s not forming stones. Just keep praying. And if you can donate even $5 to help it would be appreciated. I’m trying to get bill down more (as it’s still $4,000) so when we have to start the expensive test again it won’t be so overwhelming. Thank you so much

03/31/2026

Still waiting to hear from Dr about Ricky’s Cushings test

03/27/2026

No results on Cushing test till Tuesday. She feels like it is though but says we caught it real early so he can get on meds and get adjusted and feel better. His urine was normal and she was happy. His liver test came up and that’s great. She said in two weeks if he does have cushings he’ll need a $500 test then another one as month later. After that it won’t be for six months. We will make it as long as he’s getting better like he is. I’ll let yall know Tuesday if it’s Cushings for sure. Thanks for prayers and keep praying please

03/27/2026