Bullet fragments in dog's head must come out now

Judah is seven years old.

The dog saved his owner's life by taking two bullets in 2024.

Now, his head is swelling, and the fragments have moved.

Lauren Wiggins says the vet confirmed the pieces shifted.

They must be removed to stop brain damage.

Wiggins left her home in November 2024.

Her ex-fiancé grabbed a gun and shot her in the leg.

Judah attacked the man.

He was hit in the head and shoulder.

"If I had gotten two extra shots to me, I would've died that night," Wiggins said.

Doctors left the fragments in place at first.

Extraction was too dangerous immediately after the shooting. Seven years have passed since then. The bullets moved. "If the fragments that have already shifted kept on moving around, it could go to his brain," Wiggins said. "It could affect his eyes, and I don't want that to happen to him. He doesn't deserve that." Wiggins is paralyzed from the knee down on her right leg. She wears an orthotic to walk. "He's literally my lifeline," she said. "Without him, I probably would've crumbled and fallen apart. He really is my soul dog, he's literally everything to me." The surgery cost is high. Wiggins started a GoFundMe to pay for the procedure and recovery. She is asking the community for help. The vet says the operation is necessary now to prevent permanent vision loss or brain injury. Wiggins is facing this cost alone. The fundraising page is open. She needs the money to save Judah.