u/TalentScout13

Fiocco (we also call him Spino) is a 11-12 year old fluffy white dog who belongs to nobody - and to everyone. For over 10 years he has been the heart of our small village of San Potito Sannitico in Campania, southern Italy.

Every morning, he waited outside the butcher's. Every Sunday, he showed up at church. He walked elderly neighbors to the post office on pension day because he knew there was a treat waiting after.

On April 4th, Easter Saturday, he collapsed without warning. No vets were working - it was a holiday. We managed alone through the night.

Three vets, three different diagnoses: stroke, spinal hernia, cardiac collapse. One wanted to euthanize him on the spot. We refused.

He is still fighting. Yesterday, after a spinal injection, he became active - barking, trying to stand, playing. He's not giving up.

We need a CT scan and a neurology consult. In three weeks, we have spent nearly €1,000 of our own money.

Every share helps. Thank you from our whole village 🐾💗

Fiocco (we also call him Spino) is an 11-12-year-old fluffy white dog who belongs to nobody - and to everyone. For over 10 years, he has been the unofficial mayor of our small village in Campania, southern Italy. He walks elderly neighbors to the post office on pension day, waits outside the butcher every morning, and shows up at church every Sunday like clockwork.

On April 4th, Easter Saturday, he collapsed without warning. We found him unconscious in the yard. No vets were working that day, it was a holiday. We managed on our own through the night and found a vet on Facebook on Easter Sunday who has been treating him since.

Three vets, three different diagnoses: stroke, spinal hernia, cardiac/pulmonary collapse. One wanted to euthanize him on the spot. We refused.

He is still fighting. He eats, drinks, and looks at us with those eyes. But we need a CT scan (€700) and a neurology consultation (€100) to finally understand what is wrong with him and whether he can be saved.

In two weeks, we have already spent nearly €1,000 of our own money. The whole village is asking about him every day. People came to visit from Rome and Naples.

If you can help - even just by sharing - we would be forever grateful.

Thank you from our whole village🐾