Hey everyone. A friend here in Atlanta finds himself in an impossible situation. His pup Stella is requiring not one but TWO surgeries to correct her knees. You may remember Laika had this surgery too – it’s gruesome and takes quite a while to heal – and that’s just one leg – Stella will have this surgery again after the first one is healed up. It’s also bloody expensive. His initial visit he was quoted at $7200 which he simply does not have and cannot put on a card. Even the “Care-Credit” offer would require him to pay back monthly an amount he could not afford. I feel for him. I understand how difficult this is as we had not only the one leg surgery on Laika, but the emergency (and more costly) surgery on Jaxon this year. We’re trying to keep ahead of the insane payments ourselves.
We have tried to assist finding different programs and grants, but these things can take time and there’s waiting lists. Many places will help with certain operations or therapies, but not orthopedic. One place will do a surgery for $1000 a leg, but ultimately – if that doesn’t work – he’s back at square one with the TPLO surgery – cost on cost. It’s one of the reasons we simply went for it ourselves with Laika.
I know it’s a cruddy time of year to be asking, but Stella is a young dog and has a good chance of recovery. Please, if you can spare a few bucks towards this necessary procedure, it would mean the world to Jim. Like Laika is to me, Stella is the sun and moon to Jim. It’s hard to watch your ‘baby’ suffer.
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