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Save Buddy: Maria can't afford the emergency vet
A three-legged dog named Buddy needs an operation to remove the blockage - a $600 bill the family can't cover.
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Buddy is my three-legged dog of three years. On 20 September we rushed to Lapu-Lapu Veterinary Centre with a ruptured cruciate ligament. 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 November.
Buddy is more than a pet - Buddy walks my kids to the bus stop every morning. I have already put $25 toward the bills and asked for a payment plan.
Whatever I can't raise, I'll repay to anyone who needs it back.
Funds will be paid straight to Lapu-Lapu Veterinary Centre and I'll share the invoice and an update on Buddy's recovery.
Where the $600 goes:
• Emergency surgery: $400
• Hospitalization (3 nights): $105
• Medication and follow-up visits: $45
• Diagnostics (X-ray, bloodwork): $50
I hope life is good to you.
- Maria
Updates from Maria
Good news. Because of your gifts ($40 in total) I met with the vet clinic and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Small update. $44 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Lapu-Lapu.
Thank you. If you're in Lapu-Lapu I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Poor Buddy, hope they feel better soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Ribeirão Preto
So sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Alcalá de Henares this morning. Blessings.
Wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. Love from San Jose.
Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Hope it all works out, Maria. We've got a rescue too so I know how much they mean. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Sacramento.