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Save Buddy: Lungile can't afford the emergency vet

A German shepherd named Buddy needs an operation to remove the blockage - a $600 bill the family can't cover.

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Lungile F. Mthembu
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Johannesburg
Buddy is my German shepherd of thirteen years. On 3 March we rushed to Johannesburg Veterinary Centre with severe tick fever. The vet recommends an operation to remove the blockage, and the estimate came to $600. They have stabilized Buddy, but the treatment can't wait beyond April. Buddy is more than a pet - Buddy got me through my hardest year. I have already put $55 toward the bills and asked for a payment plan. Whatever I can't raise, I'll repay to anyone who needs it back. If more is raised than needed, the surplus goes to Johannesburg Veterinary Centre's charity fund for other animals. Where the $600 goes: • Hospitalization (2 nights): $100 • Medication and follow-up visits: $40 • Emergency surgery: $460 Thanks for being kind about this.

Updates from Lungile

  1. Update from Johannesburg: the plan for hospitalization is now scheduled. We're at 25% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($139 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($40). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for hospitalization is now scheduled.

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    “Hang in there. Only $79 but hope it helps. - São Paulo”

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  • Na Fang Su 🇺🇸 · $20
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  • Reagan Prescott 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Noah C. Booker 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $10

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  • take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

    • Best of luck, Lungile. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

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