Mocha Needs Your Help!
VET BILLS ARE IN PHOTOS.
Mocha, our dog, was just diagnosed with thyroid carcinoma, and I’m asking for help to get the surgery the specialist says she needs. Mocha is so much more than a pet to our family. She has been a true emotional support animal for us, especially for my wife and our daughter.
Our Daughter started her first semester of university in August, and while we did everything we could to make that happen financially, her leaving home has been a huge emotional blow for us, especially for my wife. I work long hours as a truck driver, and while I’m away, Mocha has been the one constant source of comfort at home for her now. The support and healing Mocha gives every day are hard to put into words. Which is why I let gofundme ai rewrite some of the paragraphs I wrote. It pretty much nailed it so kudos to them.
We first noticed a small bump on Mocha’s neck in June of 2026 and took her to the vet that same day. We were told it was likely a bee sting, and it seemed to go away. But about a month later, it had become a 5 cm lump, and my wife rushed her back. Because it was an emergency visit we didnt see her normal vet. They x-rayed her neck and came back with it could be cancer, malignant or benign and also resting on her esophagus. Further tests would need to be done but ultimately she'd need surgery. She gave us specialists to call for the tests. Turns out those specialist do not do the testing we'd need a diagnosis and then we call them. So we spent 200 dollars to not do the tests we needed for a proper diagnosis. We had to pay another 200 and waste a week waiting for her normal Vet to be in. Her normal Vet is Amazing. Got the tests, came back all clear. Except the biopsy. Thyroid Carcinoma malignant. We contact the specialist schedule an appointment... Another week wait. Of course I'm frantically researching and knowing the size and location, I know it's pretty unlikely the surgeon can save her. But to our Surprise she said the tumor is movable so she's confident that surgery will go well. But we need at least $6060usd.
We are financially stretched for the next few months. We used much of what we had to help our daughter start university, and the rest has already gone toward Mocha’s tests and put us into some debt just to get answers. Every donation will go directly toward Mocha’s surgery.
As a family we rarely use social media. Even our daughter typically uses it to share creative things she's done vs doom scrolling. This weekend we're going out with pamphlets door to door and asking local buisness if we can advertise and set up a fundraiser table. My daughter is making the pamphlets and passing them around her university. Even some extended family are taking time out to try some outreach in their areas. We really love our dog.
If you can share ideas information, anything of value to help us get this going. We are incredibly grateful the time you've given us just reading this, Thank you.
[GoFundMocha](http://gofund.me/8bea00529)