After helping save a family in a house fire, a Penticton man is reaching out to the community for help covering the cost of his best friend鈥檚 surgery.
Gord Portman鈥檚 dog, Zippy is 鈥渧ery sick鈥� and needs immediate mouth surgery or he may be put down.
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The five-year-old toy fox/rat terrier is currently on antibiotics and struggling to get by. Normally energetic, Zippy鈥檚 infection has made him lethargic. Zippy needs to be hand-fed by a human or else he won鈥檛 eat.
Zippy has surgery scheduled for Nov. 19 but Portman cannot afford the procedure on his own. Because of this, Portman has launched a to help with Zippy鈥檚 surgery costs.
If Zippy doesn鈥檛 get surgery, he may put down. Portman hopes to raise $1,560 to help with the $1652 cost of surgery. So far the page has raised $130.
鈥淶ippy likes to follow you everywhere, he鈥檚 very energetic,鈥� said Portman. 鈥淗e loves his belly rubbed and knows tons of tricks. Zippy is so smart鈥� he has many years left to live.鈥�
Portman entered a recovery program over four months ago shortly after intervening in a Duncan Avenue house fire as a bystander.
Zippy, described by Portman as 鈥渢he most loving dog ever,鈥� has been staying with friends in Okanagan Falls since Portman entered the treatment program.
Portman has been staying at Discovery House men鈥檚 treatment centre for over four months and has been clean and sober for over five months. He previously told The Western News helping to save a family in a March house fire was the wake-up call he needed to get sober.
Portman was recently nominated for a Canadian Bravery Award from the Royal Canadian Humane Association for his actions during the fire.
Zippy鈥檚 GoFundMe can be found at .
| Portman and Zippy (Submitted) |
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